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UFC - Friday Night Fights 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gahiji Sentwali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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252 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gahiji Sentwali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sentwali takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Sentwali misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sentwali.
Sentwali fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Sentwali.
Danga de danga de dang - Sentwali scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like David Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a high kick.
Sentwali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Sentwali takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Sentwali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sentwali. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentwali slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sentwali misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sentwali shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Sentwali.
Sentwali misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Sentwali throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Sentwali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Sentwali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sentwali misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Sentwali backing up. Sentwali nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Gahiji Sentwali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sentwali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sentwali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Sentwali throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sentwali.
Sentwali moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva lands a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sentwali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Sentwali was not able to check.
Silva digs a good hook to Sentwali's body.
Sentwali misses with a straight left.
Sentwali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Sentwali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Sentwali is breathing heavily.
Silva thows a body kick. Sentwali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sentwali on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sentwali takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva lands a nice hook to Sentwali's body. Sentwali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Sentwali looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sentwali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sentwali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Sentwali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Sentwali.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Silva lands.
Sentwali misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sentwali momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Silva'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.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sentwali in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Sentwali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sentwali tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva keeps control of Sentwali as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sentwali fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentwali walks into a left hand.
Sentwali misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sentwali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sentwali thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sentwali's calf.
Sentwali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
David Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Sentwali, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Sentwali against the cage but Sentwali circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sentwali is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sentwali misses with a hook
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva lunges at Sentwali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sentwali's hand.
Sentwali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva thuds a left hand into Sentwali's body.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva jabs Sentwali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva cracks Sentwali with a big right hand but Sentwali just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Sentwali on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sentwali tries to get out of the position.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sentwali is rocked!
Silva advances to mount.
Oh Sentwali is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a big elbow - Sentwali is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sentwali is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Peezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Szczevnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peezy comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Theme song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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144 lbs
12 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Peezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Jan Szczevnikov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peezy looks to clinch
so Szczevnikov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Szczevnikov 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.
Peezy wants to stand but Szczevnikov is controlling the position.
Szczevnikov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peezy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Szczevnikov distracts Peezy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Szczevnikov passes Peezy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szczevnikov is working for a submission of some sort.
Peezy trying to control but Szczevnikov postures up.
Szczevnikov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peezy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Szczevnikov.
Peezy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peezy is looking to improve his position but Szczevnikov isn't that keen on the idea.
Peezy is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Szczevnikov locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Peezy is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Szczevnikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blacko Mangetesmorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William McKey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William McKey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
190 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
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182 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Solid 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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Blacko Mangetesmorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, William McKey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangetesmorts with a lazy takedown attempt
and McKey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mangetesmorts's knee momentarily.
Mangetesmorts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McKey connects with a leg kick. Mangetesmorts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice sprawl there from McKey as Mangetesmorts shoots in.
McKey throws an overhand right that lands on Mangetesmorts's shoulder, as Mangetesmorts tries to avoid the shot.
McKey lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - McKey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mangetesmorts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McKey to the mat! McKey manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McKey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangetesmorts tries to free his leg and advance position but McKey is retaining full guard.
McKey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mangetesmorts's guard.
McKey looking to sit in guard and control but Mangetesmorts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mangetesmorts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McKey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKey wants to sweep here but Mangetesmorts controlling him for the moment.
McKey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mangetesmorts controlling from the top position.
McKey has momentary wrist control but Mangetesmorts slips an elbow through the middle.
McKey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mangetesmorts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mangetesmorts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mangetesmorts slips nicely into half guard.
Mangetesmorts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mangetesmorts lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McKey is looking to control Mangetesmorts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McKey avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts 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.
Mangetesmorts 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.
Mangetesmorts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mangetesmorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
McKey trying to control here.
McKey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mangetesmorts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McKey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mangetesmorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mangetesmorts is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McKey defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangetesmorts controlling the pace.
Mangetesmorts moves nicely into side control.
Mangetesmorts trying to control the position but McKey is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McKey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mangetesmorts lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McKey down.
McKey tries to bench press Mangetesmorts off him but Mangetesmorts keeps the position.
Mangetesmorts in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mangetesmorts tries for a kimura but McKey is defending well.
Mangetesmorts lands a few punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangetesmorts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKey manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Mangetesmorts.
Mangetesmorts prevents McKey from improving his position.
Mangetesmorts is thwarting McKey's attempts to control the position.
McKey tries to roll over but Mangetesmorts keeps him under control.
Mangetesmorts is looking for a kimura here.
Mangetesmorts is keen to just control but McKey is a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangetesmorts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blacko Mangetesmorts dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McKey cracks a nice hook into Mangetesmorts's ribs.
McKey gets caught napping as Mangetesmorts dives in and scores a takedown. McKey manages to retain guard.
Mangetesmorts is stalling in the full guard.
Mangetesmorts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKey is keeping the position for now.
Mangetesmorts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blacko Mangetesmorts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mangetesmorts forces his way into half guard.
McKey wants to control but Mangetesmorts is keeping busy.
Mangetesmorts 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. McKey tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mangetesmorts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blacko Mangetesmorts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Felipe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Felipe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ain't That A Kick In The Head. Tj Lavin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
220 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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27
195 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Felipe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tj Lavin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felipe scores with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Felipe. Lavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lavin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Felipe circles away.
Felipe cracks Lavin with an open hand slap.
Felipe throws out a powerful jab.
A cross from Felipe lands.
Felipe looks for the body kick but Lavin saw that one coming.
Lavin shoots in looking for a takedown. Felipe tries to sprawl out of it but Lavin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Felipe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Felipe ducks under a wild hook from Lavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felipe lands a jab to the head.
Felipe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lavin has time to react.
Lavin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Felipe lands with a right hand.
Felipe cracks the inside of Lavin's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Felipe scores with a hook to the body. Lavin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lavin looks gassed!
Felipe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Felipe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mickey Felipe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lavin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Felipe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lavin. That did some damage!
Nice body kick from Felipe.
Felipe cracks Lavin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lavin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Felipe finish him?
Lavin is rocked!
It looks like Tj Lavin has been cut.
Lavin wants to stay close but Felipe steps back to make room for something. Lavin seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Felipe and Lavin drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mickey Felipe!
Mickey Felipe opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan Davison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Martin Walter's chin.
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dylan Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Walter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davison tries to avoid it but Walter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davison to the ground. Davison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Davison shoots in but Walter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walter shoots for a double leg takedown but Davison sprawls well. He's pushed Walter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Walter.
Davison tries to improve position but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Walter.
Walter working the ground and pound but Davison is defending the strikes.
Walter trying to control the position but Davison is working away.
Davison tries to buck Walter off but Walter is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter working the head and body with strikes.
Walter wants to control but Davison is keeping him busy.
Davison is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Davison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walter on the ground.
Walter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davison keeps working.
Davison taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Davison struggling a bit here.
Walter cracks Davison with a big elbow.
Walter is looking to take a break and control but Davison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Walter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davison keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walter.
Walter is looking to take a break and control but Davison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davison tries to get out of the position.
Walter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Davison down.
Walter wants to control but Davison is keeping him busy.
Walter tries to score with some ground and pound. Davison controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Walter throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands some shots froms side control.
Davison struggling a bit here.
Walter is chipping away with strikes.
Walter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davison regains half guard, as Walter was trying to land strikes.
Walter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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.
Walter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davison is looking to escape.
Davison is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Walter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walter shoots for a double leg takedown but Davison sprawls well. He's pushed Walter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walter closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Davison is not content to let Walter control the position.
Walter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Walter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Davison can't do much from the bottom here.
Walter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Davison down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Walter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Davison is trying to get back to half guard.
Walter works to advance to full mount. Davison defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Walter wants to control the pace but Davison is squirming around nicely.
Walter unloading with bombs!
Walter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Davison is looking to escape.
Davison is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter looking to ground and pound but Davison is blocking nicely.
Walter controlling from the full mount.
Davison is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Davison avoids a series of strikes thrown by Walter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter looking to control but Davison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Walter breaks from Davison's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter with good strikes from the mount here!
Walter lands a heavy elbow.
Walter unloading with bombs!
Walter with shots to the head and body - Davison looks very uncomfortable down there.
Walter controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter misses with a head shot.
Walter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Davison is in a horrible position here. Walter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Walter looking to control but Davison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davison blocking the ground and pound.
Walter looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter landing strikes from the mount and Davison is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Walter shoots in looking for a takedown but Davison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Walter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Walter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dylan Davison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Walter.
Walter lands with a nice combination. Davison backs away looking to recover.
Martin Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davison shoots in but no luck this time.
Walter throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Davison was covering up waiting for the punch and Walter finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter tries to free his leg and advance position but Davison is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter stopping the sweep attempt from Davison.
Walter is stalling in the full guard.
Walter stopping the sweep attempt from Davison.
Walter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter is looking to work some ground and pound but Davison has wrist control.
Davison wants to sweep but no luck.
Walter passes Davison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Walter working over Davison with some ground and pound. Davison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davison keeps working.
Walter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Walter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davison's head.
Walter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davison's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter trying to control the action but Davison is working from the bottom.
Walter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Davison!
Walter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Davison tries to lock up and control but Walter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Walter working Davison over with strikes here.
Walter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Walter unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davison takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Davison is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands a big shot there that rocks Davison but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Davison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walter is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Walter Rushes Davison and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Davison is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Walter Piles on the pressure and Davison crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Walter!
Martin Walter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drowning Pool - Step up. 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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205 lbs
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214 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Parker!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Parker is not content to let Douglas control the position.
Parker tries to bench press Douglas off him but Douglas keeps the position.
Parker wants to get back to his feet.
Douglas throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Douglas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker wants to get back to his feet but Douglas drags him back down.
Douglas wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Douglas tries to advance to mount but Parker denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas decides to stand back up. Douglas steps back and let's Parker get back to his feet.
Douglas feints and as Parker raises his hands in defense, Douglas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Douglas drops back looking for a leg! Parker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Parker manages to kick Douglas off! Douglas jumps back into Parker's guard.
Douglas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Douglas won't allow Parker to get back to his feet.
Douglas stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Parker wants to stand but Douglas is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas stands up and waves to Parker to follow him.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Douglas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Parker's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Douglas is controlling him.
Douglas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker trying to keep a closed guard but Douglas is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker keeping full guard, as Douglas tries to pass.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Gavin Douglas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Douglas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Douglas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Parker is trying to stand up.
Douglas thowing shots but they're missing.
Douglas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Parker's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Douglas throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Douglas unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Douglas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Parker is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Parker flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Douglas anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Parker and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Douglas slips an arm under Parker chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Douglas has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Douglas is squeezing on Parker like an anaconda would it's prey. Parker fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gavin Douglas!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blake Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes into the arena with For Whom the Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. Blake Axe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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181 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Axe prevents Walter from escaping the position.
Axe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Walter bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Walter stuffs the takedown.
Walter throws a series of punches but Axe moves out of range.
Axe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walter counters with a stiff right hand.
Stephan Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Axe darts in and clinches Walter up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe prevents a body shot from Walter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walter.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Walter.
Axe lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Axe prevents a body shot from Walter.
Axe struggles to land a body shot inside as Walter controls his hands.
Walter tries to work over Axe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axe blocks an uppercut.
Axe lands a shoulder strike.
Axe effectively controlling the action here.
Axe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walter as Axe tries to tie him up.
Axe blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Axe.
A knee to the head by Axe.
It looks like Stephan Walter has been cut.
Axe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axe taking a breather.
Axe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Axe blocks a body shot from Walter.
Walter is leaning against Axe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Axe pushes Walter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walter takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walter.
Walter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walter lands with a light punch inside.
Axe looking to stall.
Walter digs a right hand into Axe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Axe's gas tank.
The referee calls for Axe to work.
Axe missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe stalling against the cage.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Axe blocks an uppercut.
Axe gets through Walter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walter tries to throw a body punch but Axe avoids it by throwing Walter back against the cage.
Axe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axe's elbow.
Axe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Axe looking to throw knees to the head but Walter is blocking nicely.
Axe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe is looking to control Walter's arms but Walter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Axe has his back to the cage.
Axe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Axe.
Walter keeps the fight on the outside.
Walter throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Walter does no damage.
Walter punishes Axe's body with a nice straight punch.
Walter throws a hook to the side of Axe's head but Axe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walter missing with a left hand there. Axe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axe has a takedown stuffed.
Walter throws the left hand but Axe avoids the punch easily.
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.
Walter looks to score with a jab to the body but Axe is just out of range.
Walter scores with a jab to the head.
Axe clinches up against the cage.
Walter misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Blake Axe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephan Walter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Axe is looking to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Axe takes the fight into the clinch.
Walter misses with a punch on the inside.
Axe misses with a knee strike.
Axe pushes Walter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axe blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Axe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walter blocks it with crossed arms.
Walter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Axes head.
Walter tries to throw a body punch but Axe avoids it by throwing Walter back against the cage.
Walter can't find room to land a body shot as Axe controls the action.
Walter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walter tries a body shot but Axe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe has Walter pushed against the cage.
Axe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walter is keeping busy.
Axe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Axe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walter.
Axe taking a breather.
Axe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axe's elbow.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Axe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walter.
Walter lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe blocks a body shot from Walter.
Axe looking to throw knees to the head but Walter is blocking nicely.
Walter throws a head punch that misses.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axe lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Walter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter misses with a punch to the body.
Walter misses with a body punch.
Axe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Axe blocks a body shot from Walter.
Walter pushes Axe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walter lands with a light punch inside.
Axe is trying to maintain a safe position but Walter gets an underhook and turns Axe into the cage.
Walter managing to block the knees to the body from Axe.
Blake Axe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walter is leaning against Axe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter letting Axe take a breather here.
Axe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Axe taking a breather.
Walter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Axe scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walter throws a punch but it's blocked by Axe.
Walter misses with a body punch.
Walter misses with a punch to the body.
Walter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walter throws a punch but it's blocked by Axe.
A left hand lands to the body for Walter.
Axe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walter misses with the head strike.
Axe is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walter.
Walter tries a body shot but Axe blocks it.
Axe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walter is defending well for now.
Walter tries to work over Axe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter tries to work over Axe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walter swings wildly with an uppercut but Axe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Axe prevents a body shot from Walter.
Walter takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left hand lands to the body for Walter.
Walter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walter prevents a body shot from Axe.
Axe tries to stall but Walter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stephan Walter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stephan Walter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Walter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axe takes the fight into the clinch.
Axe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Axe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Axe slowing the pace effectively.
Walter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Walter.
Axe misses with a knee strike.
Walter throws a punch but it's blocked by Axe.
Axe can't find room to land a body shot as Walter controls the action.
Walter lands a shot to the body.
Axe scores with a knee to the head.
Walter misses with the head strike.
Walter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter working aggressively here.
Walter digs a right hand into Axe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Axe's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walter lands with a short shot to the head.
Axe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Axe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Walter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axe tries to land knees in the clinch but Walter avoids the damage to the body.
Walter throws a head punch that misses.
Walter tries to throw a body punch but Axe avoids it by throwing Walter back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Axe.
Walter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walter misses with a punch to the body.
Axe lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walter.
Walter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Axe is rocked!
Nice body punch from Walter - that landed with a thud.
Oh Axe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Walter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Walter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Axe blocks a body shot from Walter.
Walter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Axes head.
Walter dips a shoulder and cracks Axe with a mighty uppercut! Axe falls back against the cage and Walter unloads with a barrage of strikes! Axe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Walter screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Walter!
During a confident post fight interview, Stephan Walter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragos Ilie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiodor Jemelianko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragos Ilie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiodor Jemelianko!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilie shoots in but Jemelianko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jemelianko shoots in but no luck this time.
Jemelianko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ilie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ilie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jemelianko manages to avoid it.
Jemelianko has his takedown stuffed
and Ilie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragos Ilie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiodor Jemelianko.
Jemelianko takes one to the side of the head.
Ilie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jemelianko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ilie but Ilie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dragos Ilie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Ilie misses.
Jemelianko fails with a takedown attempt.
Jemelianko shoots in looking for a takedown. Ilie tries to sprawl out of it but Jemelianko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ilie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemelianko checks a leg kick.
Jemelianko shoots and misses
so Ilie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ilie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jemelianko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ilie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jemelianko is looking for a triangle but Ilie pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ilie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jemelianko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ilie is looking to take a break and control but Jemelianko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.
Ilie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jemelianko keeps working.
Ilie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ilie lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilie wants to control but Jemelianko is keeping him busy.
Jemelianko is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilie scores with punches from side control.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.
Ilie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jemelianko some visible discomfort.
Ilie working away.
Jemelianko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ilie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ilie trying to control the position but Jemelianko is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ilie scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jemelianko wants to control but Ilie postures up.
Ilie scores with punches from side control.
Ilie working the ground and pound.
Ilie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.
Jemelianko tries to escape but Ilie is in control.
Ilie working the ground and pound.
Ilie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ilie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragos Ilie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ilie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jemelianko circles away quickly and effectively.
Ilie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jemelianko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jemelianko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ilie can pounce on him.
Jemelianko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ilie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ilie throws a right and a left that Jemelianko avoids nicely.
Ilie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jemelianko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ilie.
Ilie shoots in and gets a takedown into Jemelianko's guard.
Jemelianko looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemelianko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ilie defends it easily.
Jemelianko working for a triangle but Ilie defends it easily.
Ilie stands and throws Jemelianko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ilie scoring with punches and elbows.
Jemelianko is trying to get back to half guard.
Ilie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jemelianko to see if he's OK.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jemelianko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ilie working the ground and pound from side control.
Ilie scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Jemelianko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jemelianko is breathing heavily.
Ilie scores with punches from side control.
Ilie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jemelianko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ilie scoring with punches and elbows.
Jemelianko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ilie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jemelianko can do to turn this around?
Ilie working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilie scoring with punches from side control.
Jemelianko is trying to improve his position.
Ilie wants to control but Jemelianko is keeping him busy.
Ilie lands an elbow.
Jemelianko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ilie wants to take a breather but Jemelianko is having none of it.
Jemelianko looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ilie pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jemelianko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ilie with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jemelianko is in a horrible position here. Ilie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ilie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ilie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ilie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jemelianko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jemelianko sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jemelianko trying to control here.
Jemelianko looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dragos Ilie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jemelianko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ilie.
Jemelianko takes one on the button.
Jemelianko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ilie sprawls well. Ilie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jemelianko gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Ilie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ilie looking to score a takedown here. Jemelianko is defending well but Ilie drives through and ends up in Jemelianko's guard.
Ilie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ilie wants to control from the top but Jemelianko keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilie looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jemelianko has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ilie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jemelianko.
Jemelianko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ilie scores with punches from side control.
Jemelianko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ilie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jemelianko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ilie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jemelianko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilie working away.
Jemelianko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jemelianko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ilie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jemelianko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ilie lands a nice short elbow.
Jemelianko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ilie wants to control but Jemelianko is keeping him busy.
Jemelianko is pressing down on Ilie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ilie postures up and lands a big shot to Jemelianko's brow.
Ilie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ilie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jemelianko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemelianko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ilie has passed into half guard!
Ilie wants to take a breather but Jemelianko is having none of it.
Ilie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jemelianko!
Jemelianko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ilie looking to finish Jemelianko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jemelianko!
Jemelianko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ilie is landing with some decent strikes but Jemelianko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jemelianko is in a horrible position here. Ilie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jemelianko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ilie trying to control but Jemelianko is having none of it.
Ilie controlling from mount.
Ilie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fiodor Jemelianko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jemelianko takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ilie's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragos Ilie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Kann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kann!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker misses with an uppercut.
Kann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skywalker.
Skywalker dodges the punch combination from Kann.
Nice sprawl there from Skywalker as Kann shoots in.
A right-left combo lands from Kann.
It looks like Luke Skywalker has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skywalker.
Skywalker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Skywalker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skywalker throws out a leg kick but Kann moves out of range and Skywalker only half commits.
Skywalker throws the kick towards the body but Kann avoids it.
Skywalker tries to land a front kick but Kann steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skywalker connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kann. Skywalker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kann throws a series of punches but Skywalker avoids them all with ease.
Kann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kann moves out of range of the body kick from Skywalker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker pushes Kann up against the cage in a clinch.
Kann can't get the takedown.
Luke Skywalker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keast Kann.
Skywalker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kann's defenses.
A body shot lands from Skywalker.
Skywalker lands an elbow that stopped Kann in his tracks for a moment.
Skywalker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kann wants to take the fight to the mat but Skywalker manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Skywalker pushes Kann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Skywalker.
Kann looks gassed!
Kann takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skywalker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Skywalker.
Skywalker lands a nice knee to the body.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skywalker lands a good knee to the midsection. Kann won't want to take too many of those.
Skywalker landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skywalker with a knee to the head.
Kann is rocked!
Skywalker scores with a hook to the body.
Kann is still on wobbly legs! Can Skywalker finish him?
Skywalker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kann's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kann drops to his knees and Skywalker pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Skywalker!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen I shot the Sheriff as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azure misses with a hook
and Hardy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Azure fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azure. That did some damage!
Azure uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Azure throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Azure tries to bum rush Hardy with a series of wild strikes but Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azure.
Azure connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Azure shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hardy's guard.
Azureis looking to pass into half guard but Hardy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hardy is in guard.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azure is keeping the position for now.
Azure has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Azure has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Azure looking for a guillotine here but Hardy defends easily.
Azure trying to control the position.
Azure is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hardy defends well.
Azure keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hardy!
Hardy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Azure prevents Hardy from getting the reversal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azure throwing strikes here but Hardy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hardy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Azure.
Hardy manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Hardy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Azure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Azure lands strikes from half guard.
Azure not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Azure drops an elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy pushes Azure off looking to stand but Azure dives back in and keeps control.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Azure.
Azure not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Azure is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Azure thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azure misses with a head shot. Hardy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Azure postures up and lands a big shot to Hardy's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Azure chips away with some ground and pound.
Azure scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hardy is rocked!
Azure working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy is still in real trouble! Can Azure finish him?
Azure lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Azure might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Azure lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azure throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Azure is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Azure dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot by Azure.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Azure closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Azure pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azure, as that shot connected.
Hardy defending well as Azure loads up on a big left hand.
Azure fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Azure shoots in and bounces Hardy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hardy is on top in guard.
Azure is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardy is aware though and is defending well.
Mr Azure overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy tries to stand but Azure is controlling from the bottom.
Azure looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure keeping full guard, as Hardy tries to pass.
Azure wants to sweep but no luck.
Azure bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.
Azure makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hardy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Azure trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Azure postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Azure postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Azure is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Azure trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Azure postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardy wants to stand but Azure is controlling the position.
Azure loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Azure throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azure wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azure throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet but Azure is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Azure is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Azure postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azure cracks Hardy with a solid left hand.
Azure missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Azure throwing strikes but missing.
Azure wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy pulls Azure in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Azure slips an elbow through the middle.
Azure throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azure is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
Azure postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Azure isn't so interested in that idea.
Azure wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Azure accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azure throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azure scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azure is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Azure dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azure takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azure moves out of range as Hardy strikes.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Azure uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azure scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Azure swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hardy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azure thinking.
Azure throws a hook to the side of Hardy's head but Hardy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azure gets a double leg takedown into Hardy's guard.
Azure with a flurry of punches that miss.
Azure works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Azure throws an elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Azure's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
Azure trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azure is keeping the position for now.
Azure looking for a sweep. Not yet Azure, not yet.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Azure is keeping the position.
Azure 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.
Hardy postures up.
Hardy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hardy won't allow Azure to sweep him here.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azure is keeping the position for now.
Azure looking for a guillotine here but Hardy defends easily.
Azure manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Azure in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Azure throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azure working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Azure postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardy has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Azure keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Azure advances to half guard.
Azure missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Azure is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hardy is just riding it out for now. Azure eventually gives up the hold.
Azure thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Azure sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hardy defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Still in half guard, Azure seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Azure connects with a nice short shot to Hardy's temple.
Azure is trying to control. Hardy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Azure is looking for a kimura but Hardy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Azure to get the leverage.
Azure missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Azure is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azure is working for a kimura but Hardy is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azure not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Azure clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azure throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Azure lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardy misses with a hook.
Azure tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Azure keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Azure looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azure throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azure is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azure.
Azure throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azure scoring well with a low kick there.
Mr Azure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Azure.
Azure blocks a low kick nicely.
Azure misses with a combination
and Hardy counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardy ducks under a wild hook from Azure.
Azure displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Azure is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Azure. Those never looked like landing.
Azure takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hardy connects with a high kick.
Mr Azure is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Azure.
Hardy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Azure manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azure throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Azure keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Azure.
Azure throws a looping overhand right but Hardy ducks down to avoid it.
Azure throws a lazy right hand but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy moves out of range as Azure strikes.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Azure.
Hardy lands with an uppercut that bounces Azure off the cage and back into range.
Azure loads up on a big right hand but Hardy slips the punch.
Azure gets the takedown into side control.
Azure tries to score with some ground and pound. Hardy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Azure throws an elbow but Hardy slips to the side and avoids it well.
Azure scoring with punches from side control.
Azure connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
Azure throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Azure misses with the ground and pound.
Azure trying to control the position but Hardy is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardy, who protects the arm well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hardy is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hardy parries the strikes from Azure easily there. Azure is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hardy to escape.
Azure connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hardy some visible discomfort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Azure connects with a decent elbow.
Azure working the ground and pound from side control.
Hardy defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Azure had his way with Ray Hardy in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Azure lands a two punch combo.
Azure looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Azure throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Azure misses its intended target.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy lands with a hook. Azure tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Azure staying out of range there.
Hardy slips a jab from Azure.
Azure throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Azure shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hardy.
Hardy slips a straight right by Azure.
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azure bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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.
Hardy is working to avoid the ground and pound but Azure connects with a decent elbow.
Azure prevents Hardy from escaping the position.
Azure throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Azure in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Azure fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Azure working the head and body with strikes.
Azure is looking to take a break and control but Hardy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azure working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy parries the strikes from Azure easily there. Azure is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hardy to escape.
Check out the look on Azure's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hardy is trying to control Azure's posture but Azure avoids it.
Hardy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Azure.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Azure postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Azure cracks Hardy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hardy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Azure lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hardy down.
Azure cracks Hardy with a big elbow.
Azure working the ground and pound from side control.
Azure tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Azure has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Azure looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Azure looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hardy is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ray Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hardy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Azure is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Azure scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azure throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mr Azure is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azure landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Azure showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Azure has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Azure!
Mr Azure retains his featherweight title!
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