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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jones jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Ceasar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Julius Ceasar enters the cage!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Jones jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Julius Ceasar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones jr checks a leg kick.
Jones jr 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.
Ceasar lands a big head kick that sends Jones jr tumbling to the mat! Ceasar takes a step backwards and waves Jones jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ray Jones jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ceasar.
Jones jr is breathing heavily.
Jones jr dives in and grabs Ceasar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ceasar pushes down on Jones jr's head and hops out.
Ceasar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ceasar scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Ceasar.
Jones jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ceasar can pounce on him.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ceasar! Jones jr is out on his feet! Ceasar rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jones jr is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jones jr is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Ceasar!
In his post fight interview, Julius Ceasar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Curik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark has chosen Uprising as his entrance music. Miroslav Curik has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Miroslav Curik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curik shoots and misses
and Curik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Curik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clark counters with a left to the body.
Curik takes one to the chin there.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Curik should have avoided that one.
Clark lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Miroslav Curik has been cut.
Curik takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Curik should have avoided that one.
Clark's corner calls for a 1-2. Clark obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Curik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooh!!! Clark has knocked Curik down with a huge combo! Clark steps away and waves a wobbly Curik back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Curik is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark lands with a hook. Curik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Curik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Donk. Clark catches Curik right on the button with a cross.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Curik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab lands there for Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark stalks Curik and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Curik's face. Curik staggers backwards, shaken.
Clark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clark swinging wildly here.
Curik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Curik seems to have got his legs back now.
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Curik is breathing heavily.
Clark throws a right and a left that Curik avoids nicely.
Curik tries for a takedown but Clark circles away easily
and Clark counters with a three punch combo that has Curik backing up. Curik nods at Clark to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miroslav Curik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Clark. Those never looked like landing.
Clark pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Curik back to the cage. Clark follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark is working the combinations to good effect here.
Curik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Clark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Curik had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Curik misses with a takedown attempt
and Clark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Curik thinking.
Clark connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curik is looking to clinch.
Clark cracks Curik with an open hand slap.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Clark lands the left hand.
A left lands for Clark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark throws a right hand that Curik ducks under and follows up with a left that Curik also avoids with ease.
Clark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Curik eats them both and turns towards Clark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Clark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miroslav Curik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clark lands a lovely overhand right.
Curik doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clark counters with a left and a right... And another left! Curik is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Clark!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jack Clark thanked Terror-Trition: Video Proven 155Q for $49+Laundry! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Zackerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Cutting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Zackerman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackerman manages to avoid it.
Cutting swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zackerman counters with a nice body shot.
Cutting throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zackerman counters with a three punch combo that has Cutting backing up. Cutting nods at Zackerman to acknowledge the strikes.
Zackerman ducks under a wild hook from Cutting.
Cutting fails with a takedown attempt.
Cutting cracks a nice hook into Zackerman's ribs.
Cutting shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zackerman pinned against the cage. Zackerman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zackerman, as that shot connected.
Cutting gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zackerman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zackerman connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackerman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cutting.
Zackerman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Cutting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cutting jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cutting takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Cutting.
Sloppy strikes from Cutting. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cutting is defended easily by Zackerman.
Zackerman connects with the punch.
Cutting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zackerman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cutting.
Cutting thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackerman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cutting throws a right hand that Zackerman ducks under and follows up with a left that Zackerman also avoids with ease.
Cutting misses with a double jab
and Zackerman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zackerman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cutting misses with a lunging right hand
and Zackerman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cutting gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cutting throws a combination that misses
and Cutting takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackerman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Cutting does no damage.
Zackerman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Zackerman finds it's way through Cutting's defenses.
No luck for Cutting with that takedown attempt.
Danny Zackerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cutting is breathing heavily.
Cutting throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cutting takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting throws a hook but Zackerman avoids it easily.
Cutting shoots in and drives through. Zackerman sprawls well.
Zackerman scores with a nice head shot.
A nice combination there by Zackerman.
Cutting takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zackerman looks to land a combination. Cutting sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cutting closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cutting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bill Cutting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackerman blocks a jab.
Cutting swings for the body but Zackerman moves out of range.
Cutting shoots in but Zackerman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Zackerman scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackerman connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cutting rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zackerman counters with a stiff right hand.
Cutting drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zackerman slips under a jab.
Zackerman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cutting had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zackerman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Zackerman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cutting. Cutting circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cutting looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cutting throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zackerman counters with a nice uppercut.
Cutting tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zackerman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cutting somewhat.
Cutting throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zackerman jabs at Cutting's body.
Horrible takedown by Cutting or perhaps it was just good defense by Zackerman which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Zackerman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zackerman!
Zackerman dips to his left and cracks Cutting with an uppercut!
Zackerman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cutting backs up against the cage.
Bill Cutting is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zackerman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cutting looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zackerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cutting.
Danny Zackerman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zackerman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cutting.
A jab from Zackerman finds it's way through Cutting's defenses.
Zackerman lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Cutting.
Cutting has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cutting swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zackerman counters with a stiff right hand.
Zackerman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutting shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zackerman as he avoids it easily.
Zackerman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cutting misses with a straight right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cutting.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Cutting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zackerman feints a jab promting Cutting to slip. Zackerman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cutting slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zackerman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zackerman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zackerman throws out a powerful jab.
Zackerman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cutting.
Zackerman with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackerman scores with a three punch combo!
Zackerman slaps away a takedown attempt from Cutting, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Zackerman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zackerman.
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!
Zackerman scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Zackerman finds it's way through Cutting's defenses.
Cutting looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cutting jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zackerman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cutting shoots in but no luck this time.
Good standup being displayed there by Zackerman as he connects with a hook.
Zackerman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutting takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cutting misses with a right hand
letting Zackerman counter with a right hand.
Cutting throws a combination that misses
and Zackerman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Zackerman.
Zackerman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zackerman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zackerman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cutting back to the cage. Zackerman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zackerman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cutting has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zackerman finds it's way round the side to connect with Cutting's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cutting might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Cutting or perhaps it was just good defense by Zackerman which made him look bad.
Zackerman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cutting doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackerman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zackerman feints a jab promting Cutting to slip. Zackerman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cutting slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zackerman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cutting misses with a shot to the body
and Zackerman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cutting takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cutting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackerman.
Zackerman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Zackerman scores with a four punch combination!
Zackerman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zackerman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cutting throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zackerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cutting throws the left hand but Zackerman avoids the punch easily.
Zackerman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zackerman lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Zackerman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cutting takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cutting with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zackerman to score with a decent uppercut.
Zackerman cracks a nice hook into Cutting's ribs.
Cutting moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Zackerman. That snapped Cutting's head back.
Cutting misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cutting throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Zackerman to counter with a crisp jab.
Cutting misses with a shot to the body
and Zackerman counters with a nice uppercut.
Zackerman cracks Cutting with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cutting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zackerman lands a nice shot to the body.
Cutting misses with a lunging right hand
and Zackerman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zackerman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cutting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutting throws a combination that misses
and Zackerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zackerman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cutting back to the cage. Zackerman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zackerman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zackerman lands a nice shot that snaps Cutting's head back.
A right-left combo lands from Zackerman.
Cutting takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Zackerman does it's job there.
Zackerman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zackerman lands a body shot.
Zackerman scores with a jab to the head.
Zackerman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cutting.
Cutting misses with a double jab
and Zackerman counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutting misses with a left hand
and Zackerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zackerman lands the left hand.
Cutting rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zackerman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zackerman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zackerman throws a good cross that connects.
Zackerman works Cutting's body with a nice hook.
Cutting has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zackerman finds it's way round the side to connect with Cutting's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zackerman.
Zackerman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Cutting.
Cutting takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zackerman jabs at Cutting's body.
Cutting misses with a wild body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cutting. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Zackerman.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cutting.
Zackerman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cutting walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cutting throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zackerman's waist but Zackerman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cutting off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Cutting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zackerman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zackerman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cutting waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zackerman.
Cutting takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Zackerman.
Cutting misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackerman lands a jab to Cutting's midsection.
Zackerman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zackerman thuds his right hand into Cutting's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Zackerman - just one landing.
Cutting has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackerman throws a shot to the body.
Danny Zackerman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cutting swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zackerman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cutting misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackerman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zackerman connects with a body shot.
Bill Cutting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cutting takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zackerman connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Zackerman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zackerman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Zackerman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kwaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Steptoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steptoe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. . kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Kwaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Steptoe!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwaak shoots in and drives through. Steptoe sprawls well.
Kwaak connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kwaak misses the target.
Steptoe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steptoe there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Albert Steptoe has been cut.
Steptoe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kwaak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steptoe is out of range.
Kwaak misses with a straight left.
Steptoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwaak.
An inside leg kick lands from Kwaak.
Steptoe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Steptoe throws an elbow that misses. Kwaak uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steptoe's guard. Nice move by Kwaak!
Steptoe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Kwaak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kwaak pushing down on Steptoe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kwaak thows a huge punch but Steptoe dodges it nicely.
Kwaak is trying to control. Steptoe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steptoe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kwaak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kwaak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kwaak throwing shots but Steptoe is blocking nicely.
Kwaak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steptoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steptoe is not content to let Kwaak control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kwaak wants to take a breather but Steptoe is having none of it.
Steptoe is trying to stand up here but Kwaak is controlling him well.
Kwaak throwing shots but Steptoe is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Kwaak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwaak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kwaak is nestled in close to Steptoe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kwaak winds up and cracks Steptoe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kwaak thows a huge punch but Steptoe dodges it nicely.
Steptoe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kwaak throwing shots but Steptoe is blocking nicely.
Kwaak looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steptoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steptoe is trying to stand.
Steptoe looks gassed!
Kwaak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kwaak thows a huge punch but Steptoe dodges it nicely.
Kwaak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak is nestled in close to Steptoe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kwaak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kwaak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steptoe's head.
Kwaak with the ground and pound but Steptoe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Steptoe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steptoe is looking for a triangle but Kwaak pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Kwaak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwaak stands up over Steptoe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kwaak works over Steptoe with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Kwaak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Steptoe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kwaak shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steptoe defends it nicely.
Kwaak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwaak. That's going to slow Steptoe down.
Kwaak just misses with a punch to the body.
Kwaak rushes Steptoe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kwaak lands a damaging elbow.
Kwaak lands an elbow just above Steptoe 's eye.
Kwaak tries to land a knee to the head but Steptoe blocks with his arms.
Kwaak taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kwaak landing knees to the head.
Steptoe looking for a takedown.
Kwaak just leaning against Steptoe, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steptoe is working for takedown but Kwaak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kwaak misses with a knee strike.
Steptoe wants to get back to striking at distance but Kwaak won't allow it.
Kwaak crunches a lovely knee into Steptoe's ribcage.
Steptoe is breathing heavily.
Kwaak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kwaak is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steptoe tries to break free but Kwaak pushes him back against the cage.
Steptoe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sam Kwaak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Steptoe.
Kwaak landing knees to the head.
Steptoe is rocked!
Kwaak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steptoe is still on wobbly legs! Can Kwaak finish him?
Kwaak with a knee to the head.
Kwaak lands an elbow that stopped Steptoe in his tracks for a moment.
Kwaak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kwaak - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwaak has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Steptoe is trying to keep an underhook but Kwaak manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kwaak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Steptoe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Kwaak connects with a nice short shot to Steptoe's temple.
Kwaak throwing shots but Steptoe is blocking nicely.
Kwaak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Steptoe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kwaak is nestled in close to Steptoe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kwaak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kwaak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steptoe can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kwaak is looking to take a break and control but Steptoe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kwaak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwaak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steptoe's head.
Kwaak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steptoe seems to have recovered his senses.
Kwaak lands with a punch from half guard.
Kwaak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kwaak is nestled in close to Steptoe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwaak winds up and cracks Steptoe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Steptoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kwaak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steptoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kwaak.
Kwaak lands with a punch from half guard.
Kwaak trying to pass the guard but Steptoe defending well.
Kwaak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steptoe's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kwaak throwing shots but Steptoe is blocking nicely.
Steptoe wants to get back to his feet.
Kwaak not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Kwaak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Albert Steptoe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kwaak throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steptoe checks a leg kick nicely.
Steptoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kwaak. Kwaak obviously looking to wear him down.
Kwaak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kwaak tries to bum rush Steptoe with a series of wild strikes but Steptoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Steptoe. No joy for Kwaak on that attempt.
Steptoe shoots in looking for a takedown but Kwaak manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steptoe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kwaak sizes up Steptoe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kwaak scores with a leg kick.
Steptoe drops his hands momentarily and Kwaak takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steptoe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steptoe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kwaak. Kwaak obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Steptoe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwaak scores with a decent looking hook.
Steptoe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kwaak lands a right hook to the body.
Kwaak throws the left hand but Steptoe avoids the punch easily.
Kwaak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steptoe's sensitive parts.
Kwaak stuffs the takedown attempt from Steptoe. Steptoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Kwaak throws an overhand right that drops Steptoe like a sack of potatoes! Kwaak dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Kwaak!
After winning the bout, Sam Kwaak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mazard Unis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. War is the Answer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mazard Unis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unis doesn't manage to clinch there - Jensen circles away.
Jensen sizes up Unis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Unis looks to land a left hand but Jensen moved out of range nicely.
Unis swats away the attempt to clinch by Jensen.
Unis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jensen cracks the inside of Unis's front leg.
Jensen shoots in and bounces Unis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jensen throws a big right hand that misses.
Jensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Unis is retaining full guard.
Jensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jensen throws a big elbow that misses.
Jensen trying to control the position from guard on top but Unis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jensen trying to control but Unis is working from the bottom.
Unis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Unis blocks nicely.
Jensen won't allow Unis to get back to his feet.
Jensen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jensen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jensen throws a big elbow that misses.
Jensen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jensen tries to free his leg and advance position but Unis is retaining full guard.
Unis wants to get back to his feet but Jensen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jensen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jensen lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jensen stands up over Unis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Unis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws a big elbow that misses.
Unis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jensen throws a big right hand that misses.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Unis keeps moving.
Jensen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jensen stops Unis from standing up.
Jensen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Unis is trying to keep Jensen in close.
Jensen scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Unis keeping full guard, as Jensen tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Unis has wrist control.
Jensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jensen passes Unis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Jensen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Unis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jensen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jensen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Unis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jensen. That did some damage!
Unis throws a sloppy head kick and Jensen moves out of range easily.
Jensen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Unis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Unis pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jensen back to the cage. Unis follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Adam Jensen has been cut.
Jensen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jensen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Unis keeps working.
Jensen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Unis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen is nestled in close to Unis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Unis kicks off Jensen and gets to his feet.
Jensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jensen rushes Unis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jensen lands with a short shot to the head.
Unis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Unis misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Jensen to work.
Jensen taking a breather.
Unis gets through Jensen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jensen wants to get back to striking at distance but Unis won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Unis.
Unis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jensen lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jensen can't find room to land a body shot as Unis controls the action.
Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jensen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jensen working aggressively here.
Jensen is looking for a takedown.
Unis throws a head punch that misses.
Unis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jensen is defending well for now.
Unis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jensen's elbow.
Jensen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jensen is looking for a takedown.
Jensen lands with a right to the head.
Jensen tries to work over Unis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Unis on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jensen.
Jensen is trying to force a seperation but Unis has the dominant position.
Unis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jensen swings wildly with an uppercut but Unis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jensen has picked Unis up - he's going for a ride! Jensen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Adam Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jensen wants to work for an arm triangle but Unis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Unis tries to kick Jensen off but Jensen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Unis is refusing to be controlled, as Jensen sits in half guard.
Jensen stops Unis from getting back to his feet.
Jensen throwing shots but Unis is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jensen.
Unis has one foot on Jensen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unis moves out of range of the leg kick from Jensen.
A low kick from Jensen is predictable there
enabling Unis to counter with a crisp jab.
Unis tries for a takedown but Jensen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jensen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Unis under the eye.
Jensen has closed the distance and engaged Unis in a clinch.
Jensen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jensen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Jensen.
Jensen trying to stall but Unis improves his position.
Unis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Jensen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jensen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jensen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adam Jensen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Unis.
Jensen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Unis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jensen cracks Unis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Unis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Unis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jensen lands a shot to the body.
Jensen misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jensen.
Jensen just leaning against Unis, taking a breather.
A short right from Unis on the inside.
Jensen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Unis lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Jensen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen tries to work over Unis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unis tries to work over Jensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jensen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Unis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unis tries to throw a body punch but Jensen avoids it by throwing Unis back against the cage.
Jensen is looking to control Unis's arms but Unis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jensen has his back to the cage.
Unis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Unis lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jensen blocking some punches.
Jensen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unis's elbow.
Mazard Unis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jensen.
Unis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Unis throws a punch but it's blocked by Jensen.
Jensen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Unis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Unis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jensen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jensen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jensen has closed the distance and engaged Unis in a clinch.
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!
Jensen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Unis backwards.
Jensen lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Unis misses with the head strike.
Jensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Unis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Unis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unis swings wildly with an uppercut but Jensen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Jensen.
Jensen misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Unis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Unis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jensen.
Jensen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jensen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Unis misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unis.
Jensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Unis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jensen has a couple of punches blocked by Unis.
Unis misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jensen fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jensen backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jensen has a couple of punches blocked by Unis.
Jensen blocks an elbow strike from Unis.
Jensen stalls.
Unis misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Unis.
Unis tries to work over Jensen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jensen is looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jensen is struggling to control the position.
Jensen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adam Jensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for Unis.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adam Jensen.
Well Jensen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Jensen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meredith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black. Da Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Meredith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Romeo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Meredith pushes him off.
Da Silva lands a head kick!
Meredith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meredith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Da Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meredith misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Meredith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Meredith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to slow Meredith down by chopping away at his legs.
Meredith misses with a hook
and Da Silva counters with a leg kick.
Meredith tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meredith tests Da Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Meredith.
Meredith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Meredith lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Meredith being controlled against the cage.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meredith is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meredith.
Meredith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meredith jumps into guard, dragging Da Silva to the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Da Silva tries to stand but Meredith is controlling from the bottom.
Da Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith looking for a sweep. Not yet Meredith, not yet.
Da Silva stands up and waves to Meredith to follow him.
Meredith scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meredith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Meredith clinches up against the cage.
Meredith stalls.
Meredith throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meredith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva is trying to stall.
Da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meredith.
Meredith avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
Da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meredith.
Meredith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Da Silva breaks from the clinch.
Meredith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Meredith misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Meredith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Meredith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justin Meredith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Da Silva blocks the leg kick.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Meredith circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Meredith. That's going to slow Da Silva down.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Meredith keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meredith misses with a left hand
and Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva misses with a hook. Meredith ducked under it nicely.
Meredith misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Romeo Da Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Meredith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Silva.
Meredith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Meredith keeps it at a distance.
Meredith clinches.
Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Silva.
Meredith throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Silva is looking to control Meredith's arms but Meredith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Da Silva has his back to the cage.
Meredith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meredith is defending well for now.
Meredith jumps guard and drags Da Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Meredith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva won't allow Meredith to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meredith is keeping the position for now.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Meredith keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Romeo Da Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Meredith throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meredith thumps Da Silva with a low kick.
Meredith keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Silva throws a wild body kick that Meredith sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meredith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Da Silva on the side of the head.
Meredith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva scores with a hook.
Meredith swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva.
Meredith is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.
Meredith misses with a hook.
Meredith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva tries to clinch up but Meredith circles away and keeps his distance.
Meredith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da Silva connects with a single shot there.
Da Silva moves out of range as Meredith strikes.
Meredith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Da Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Meredith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meredith misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Romeo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meredith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
Da Silva throws a leg kick but Meredith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Da Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Da Silva wants to clinch but Meredith slips to the side
and Meredith counters with a left and a right that stings Da Silva.
Justin Meredith is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Da Silva.
Meredith misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Meredith.
Romeo Da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meredith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Meredith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Meredith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Da Silva into the cage.
Da Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Meredith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Da Silva lands a head kick. Meredith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Da Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meredith throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva scores with a leg kick.
Da Silva is looking to clinch.
Da Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Meredith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to keep at a distance but Meredith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meredith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meredith lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva obliges.
Meredith trying to stall but Da Silva improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Meredith.
Meredith missing with knees to the body.
Meredith throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Meredith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Meredith.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Meredith blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Meredith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meredith misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Da Silva.
Da Silva gets underhooks to prevent Meredith's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Da Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Da Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Meredith fails to land.
Da Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Meredith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Da Silva taking a breather.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith stalls.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Meredith is blocking nicely.
Meredith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Meredith is blocking nicely.
Meredith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meredith landing knees to the body.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Da Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meredith trying to land knees to the body.
Meredith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Meredith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Da Silva is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Meredith is blocking nicely.
Meredith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meredith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
Da Silva dodges an elbow strike from Meredith.
Meredith tries to stall but Da Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Merediths head.
Meredith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Da Silva obliges.
Meredith tries to score a body lock takedown but Da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Meredith.
Meredith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Da Silva's defenses.
Meredith throws an elbow but it misses.
Da Silva with a knee to the head.
Meredith looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Da Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Prime Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Prime Time told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Prime Time!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime Time takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Darwin catches Prime Time right on the button with a cross.
Darwin swinging wildly here.
Prime Time slips under a jab.
Prime Time tries to clinch
and Darwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darwin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Darwin throws a lazy right hand but Prime Time sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Darwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Prime Time tries to clinch up.
Darwin looks to land a right hand but Prime Time moved out of range.
Prime Time keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Prime Time checks a leg kick.
Prime Time tries to clinch up
and Prime Time takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darwin lands a jab to Prime Time's midsection.
Prime Time is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prime Time tries to close the distance and clinch but Darwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darwin. Prime Time does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darwin takes a swing at Prime Time's ribcage but misses.
Prime Time tries to clinch but Darwin moves away
enabling Darwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Prime Time.
A big right from Darwin misses.
Prime Time uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darwin.
Darwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darwin throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Prime Time.
Prime Time gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Darwin.
It looks like Mike Prime Time has been cut.
Darwin dips to his left and cracks Prime Time with an uppercut!
Mike Prime Time is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darwin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Darwin lands in his opponent's guard.
Prime Time looks gassed!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Darwin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Prime Time's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin is working for a kimura but Prime Time is defending it quite comfortably.
Well, if Darwin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Darwin is trying for a kimura here. Prime Time looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Darwin wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Darwin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pudzian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemmelin comes to the cage accompanied by Fönt ja en körv. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudzian!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzian closes the distance and clinches.
Lemmelin working aggressively here.
Pudzian has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lemmelin after a bit of a struggle.
Pudzian turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pudzian manages to end up in side control.
Pudzian postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pudzian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lemmelin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lemmelin is trying to control Pudzian's posture but Pudzian avoids it.
Pudzian tries for a kimura but Lemmelin is defending well.
Lemmelin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pudzian tries to score with some ground and pound. Lemmelin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lemmelin parries the strikes from Pudzian easily there. Pudzian is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lemmelin to escape.
Lemmelin manages to get back to half guard.
Pudzian drops an elbow to the side of Lemmelin's head.
Pudzian is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lemmelin is just riding it out for now. Pudzian eventually gives up the hold.
Pudzian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pudzian throwing shots but Lemmelin is blocking nicely.
Lemmelin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pudzian scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pudzian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pudzian is pressing down on Lemmelin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lemmelin is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pudzian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lemmelin tries to roll over but Pudzian keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin is staying active underneath Pudzian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pudzian wants to free his trapped foot but Lemmelin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pudzian throws a strike but Lemmelin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pudzian looking to pass the guard.
Pudzian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pudzian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lemmelin is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin has momentary wrist control but Pudzian slips an elbow through the middle.
Pudzian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lemmelin's head.
Pudzian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lemmelin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lemmelin is trying to keep Pudzian in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pudzian passes Lemmelin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pudzian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pudzian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lemmelin counter with a right hand.
Pudzian shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lemmelin is staying active underneath Pudzian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lemmelin tries to get to full guard but Pudzian has control of the leg.
Lemmelin trying to control but Pudzian postures up.
Pudzian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lemmelin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzian throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pudzian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pudzian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lemmelin is looking for a sweep. Pudzian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pudzian tries to pass to full mount but Lemmelin defends it.
Pudzian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pudzian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pudzian is working for a submission of some sort.
Lemmelin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pudzian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pudzian.
Lemmelin keeping full guard, as Pudzian tries to pass.
Pudzian wants to control from the top but Lemmelin keeps moving.
Pudzian missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin keeping full guard, as Pudzian tries to pass.
Pudzian is looking to advance position but Lemmelin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pudzian is trying desperately to improve position.
Lemmelin looking to control but Pudzian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pudzian wants to hold on but Lemmelin pushes him away.
Pudzian 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lemmelin.
Pudzian makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pudzian.
Pudzian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lemmelin trying to control but Pudzian is working from the bottom.
Lemmelin cracks Pudzian with a solid left hand.
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!
Pudzian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lemmelin trying to control but Pudzian is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pudzian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lemmelin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pudzian tries to clinch there but Lemmelin circles away.
Lemmelin throws a hook but Pudzian blocks it.
Lemmelin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pudzian.
Lemmelin tries to sprawl but Pudzian drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pudzian is looking for a kimura but Lemmelin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pudzian to get the leverage.
Lemmelin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pudzian.
Pudzian passes to full mount!
Pudzian with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Pudzian misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lemmelin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzian looking to ground and pound but Lemmelin is blocking nicely.
Pudzian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pudzian raining down shots from the mount!
Lemmelin is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lemmelin tries to reverse the position but Pudzian maintains control.
Pudzian looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lemmelin covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mariusz Pudzian!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Taste the back of my crystal fist! as his entrance music. Ramon Hernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Patrick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez scoring well with a low kick there.
Hernandez throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Patrick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hernandez to the ground. Patrick is now in Hernandez's guard.
Patrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.
Patrick stopping the sweep attempt from Hernandez.
Patrick has gone for a leg lock! Hernandez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Patrick's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patrick looking for a guillotine here but Hernandez defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez is sitting in close to Patrick's body. Patrick has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hernandez is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hernandez is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Patrick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Evan Patrick!
Evan Patrick is the new featherweight champion!
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pop
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mgr
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