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LFNC 106 - Underworld v Diaz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Hannedy (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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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Hannedy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry dodges the punch combination from Hannedy.
Hannedy shoots in looking for a takedown. Berry tries to sprawl out of it but Hannedy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Berry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hannedy throws a combination. Berry tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hannedy gets the takedown into side control.
Hannedy trying to control the position but Berry is working away.
Hannedy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Berry will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hannedy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Berry is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hannedy staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hannedy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hannedy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hannedy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Berry sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hannedy taking a break here but Berry is having none of it and regains half guard.
Hannedy prevents Berry from improving his position.
Hannedy passes to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hannedy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berry is trying to get back to his feet.
Hannedy is trying to get an arm triangle but Berry is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hannedy scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hannedy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hannedy looking to score a takedown here. Berry is defending well but Hannedy drives through and ends up in Berry's guard.
Hannedy sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hannedy wants to control from the top but Berry keeps moving.
Hannedy 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.
Hannedy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hannedy trying to control but Berry is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Walter Hannedy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Berry tries to bum rush Hannedy with a series of wild strikes but Hannedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berry gets caught napping as Hannedy dives in and scores a takedown. Berry manages to retain guard.
Hannedy pushes down on Berry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hannedy is working for a submission of some sort.
Hannedy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Berry is defending against the submission attempts here by Hannedy.
Hannedy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy is controlling the pace.
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hannedy on the ground.
Berry wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hannedy wants to control but Berry is keeping him busy.
Walter Hannedy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hannedy seems to be working for a kimura but Berry defends the submission attempt.
Hannedy seems to be working for a kimura but Berry defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy controlling the action here.
Hannedy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berry's head.
Well, if Hannedy 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.
Hannedy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hannedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Hannedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hannedy has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Hannedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hannedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hannedy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Berry!
Hannedy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Berry's face.
Hannedy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hannedy looking to control but Berry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hannedy is working for a guillotine from mount but Berry frees his head quite 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!
Hannedy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
John Berry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hannedy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berry squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hannedy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy looking for a guillotine from mount but Berry is having none of it.
Hannedy looking to finish Berry with some ground and pound. This is bad for Berry!
Hannedy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Berry is on top in guard.
Berry stopping the sweep attempt from Hannedy.
Hannedy is looking for a triangle but Berry pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berry is one step ahead there.
Berry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hannedy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berry has managed to get both his arms back between Hannedy's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berry got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hannedy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Berry has managed to get both his arms back between Hannedy's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Hannedy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hannedy 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Hannedy!
Walter Hannedy spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Melartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melartin has chosen Pennywise- Homesick as his entrance music. Rafael Melartin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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124 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Rafael Melartin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Melartin.
Cheese wants to clinch
letting Melartin counter with a right hand.
Melartin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oooooh!!! Melartin has knocked Cheese down with a huge combo! Melartin steps away and waves a wobbly Cheese back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cheese is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheese fails with the takedown.
Oh Cheese is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melartin lands a slapping body shot.
Melartin throws a series of punches but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese glances at the clock... BAM! Melartin nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Cheese crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Cheese is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Melartin!
After the big win, Rafael Melartin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Basil Lundeby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lundeby comes to the cage accompanied by Casino Royal 007 Theme. 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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170 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Basil Lundeby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundeby explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Lundeby sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lundeby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lundeby connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lundeby closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lundeby scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lundeby gets to mount! Taylor was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Taylor is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Lundeby connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Taylor is trying to escape the mount.
Lundeby has hold of Taylor's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Taylor manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundeby working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lundeby with shots to the head and body - Taylor looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Jesse Taylor has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Lundeby has a good base and remains in mount.
Lundeby lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
Taylor takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lundeby controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundeby lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lundeby scoring with strikes but Taylor is staying in there.
Lundeby putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Lundeby's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taylor's face.
Lundeby trying to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Taylor is squirming around, avoiding Lundeby's attempts to control the action.
Lundeby is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lundeby looking to finish Taylor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Taylor!
That has opened up Jesse Taylor's cut even more.
Lundeby punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lundeby 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.
Lundeby looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Lundeby pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Taylor is rocked!
The cut above Jesse Taylor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jesse Taylor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Basil Lundeby!
Basil Lundeby took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Flood Diesel - Lost Cause. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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272 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Lexus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lexus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lexus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nelson somewhat.
Nelson fails with the takedown.
Nelson with a poor takedown
and Lexus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lexus is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Lexus circles away and we're back to standing.
Lexus tries to clinch there but Nelson circles away.
Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nelson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lexus looking for a sweep. Not yet Lexus, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson trying to control but Lexus is working from the bottom.
Nelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lexus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lexus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lexus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lexus working a defensive guard here.
Lexus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lexus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lexus's guard.
Nelson wants to control but Lexus is keeping him busy.
Nelson is pressing down on Lexus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lexus is holding on for now.
Nelson is looking for a kimura here.
Nelson passes to side control.
Lexus is looking for a sweep.
Nelson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lexus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lexus is trying to control Nelson's posture but Nelson avoids it.
Lexus tries to bench press Nelson off him but Nelson keeps the position.
Lexus struggling a bit here.
Lexus gets back to half guard.
Lexus trying to control but Nelson postures up.
Nelson wants to control but Lexus is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexus missing with punches from the bottom.
Nelson trying to control the action but Lexus is working from the bottom.
Lexus wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lexus defend it? Nelson steps over the head and cranks it - Lexus is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brad Nelson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Farr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farr has chosen Welsh National Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Farr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
Farr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farr avoids the head kick by Edwards.
A jab from Farr misses.
Farr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Edwards eats them both and turns towards Farr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Farr jabs at Edwards's body.
Farr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edwards at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edwards.
Farr throws a series of punches but Edwards avoids them all with ease.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tommy Farr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farr.
Edwards misses with a straight left.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Farr checks it.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Edwards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
No joy there for Farr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farr throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Edwards is looking to chop away at Farr's legs.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Farr off balance momentarily.
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Farr.
Edwards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farr is out of range and Edwards settles back down.
Edwards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farr blocks a low kick nicely.
Farr misses the shot to the body.
Farr throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farr misses with a two punch combination.
Farr misses with a two punch combination.
Farr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Edwards walks into a stiff left hand from Farr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farr avoids the body shot from Edwards.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Farr avoids the head kick by Edwards.
Farr misses the shot to the body.
Farr throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farr looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Edwards slips under a jab.
Edwards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Farr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farr is able to avoid easily.
Farr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Farr throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Farr.
Edwards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Farr's front leg but catches the back leg as Farr tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Edwards on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Edwards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farr takes a step back to recover.
Farr looks gassed!
Farr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Farr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farr. That did some damage!
Edwards looks to land a body kick but Farr moved away.
Edwards keeps Farr at a distance using the push kick.
Farr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farr jabs at Edwards's body.
Edwards throws out a leg kick but Farr moves out of range and Edwards only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a chopping leg kick but Farr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice body punch from Farr.
Edwards staying out of range there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edwards.
Farr misses with the combination.
Edwards tries to land a front kick but Farr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Farr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farr checks a leg kick nicely.
Farr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Edwards was well out of range. Poor timing from Farr.
Edwards moves out of range of the strikes.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Farr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tommy Farr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Edwards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Farr misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Farr.
Farr throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Edwards scores with a head kick.
Farr connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
Jab from Farr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farr misses with a body shot.
Farr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Edwards misses with a head kick.
Farr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Farr blocks the low kick.
Edwards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edwards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farr blocks a head kick by Edwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edwards walks into a straight right hand from Farr.
Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edwards throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Farr.
Edwards looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Edwards looks for the body kick but Farr saw that one coming.
Farr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Edwards's hands.
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!
Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
A low kick from Edwards is predictable there
and Farr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edwards throws a solid leg kick but Farr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Edwards.
Edwards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Edwards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Edwards. That's going to slow Farr down.
A leg kick checked by Farr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Edwards, right into the meat.
Edwards wants to clinch.
Farr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edwards pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farr catches Edwards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Farr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Edwards has time to react.
Farr misses with a body shot.
Farr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farr checks the leg kick.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farr throws a looping overhand right but Edwards ducks down to avoid it.
Farr looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.
Edwards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edwards lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Farr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Farr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Edwards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edwards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Farr lands with a good body shot.
Farr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edwards thumps Farr with a low kick.
Nice cross by Farr.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Farr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Farr avoids it.
Farr misses the body punch
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farr's knee momentarily.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Farr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farr lands with a nice body punch.
Tommy Farr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farr throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farr throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Edwards throws a low kick, looking for Farr's leg but Farr calmly moves out of range.
Farr checks a low kick from Edwards.
Farr swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Farr. Beautiful body shot.
Edwards is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Farr.
Farr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edwards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farr throws a combination that misses
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farr's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Edwards.
Farr moves out of range of the leg kick from Edwards.
Farr looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Edwards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Farr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Farr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edwards motions for Farr to come forward. Edwards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Edwards tries to work over Farr's front leg with a kick but Farr checks it.
Farr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farr misses with a right hand
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Edwards.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards throws the kick towards the body but Farr avoids it.
Edwards lands a front kick.
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!
Edwards throws a low kick but Farr moves out of range easily.
Farr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Farr sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwards tried to score with a low kick but Farr checks it.
Farr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Farr.
Farr blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice body kick there by Edwards.
Edwards wants to slow Farr down by chopping away at his legs.
Farr misses with a series of wild punches.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Edwards there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Edwards connects with a solid leg kick.
Farr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edwards trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards is looking to chop away at Farr's legs.
Farr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Farr.
Farr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Farr.
Farr throws a nice looking combination but Edwards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edwards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edwards is looking to land body kicks.
Edwards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aaron Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farr thows a body shot but no joy.
Farr scores with a hook to the body. Edwards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edwards lands a high kick!
Farr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edwards ducks under a wild hook from Farr.
Farr looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Farr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edwards.
Farr throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards thumps Farr with a low kick.
Edwards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Farr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good work by Farr as he checks the leg kick.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards throws a sloppy head kick and Farr moves out of range easily.
Edwards swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edwards lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Farr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Farr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Farr jabs at Edwards's body.
Tommy Farr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Farr lands a jab.
Farr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Edwards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farr.
Farr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edwards takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Farr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Edwards back to the cage. Farr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Farr 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Farr!
Tommy Farr really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Washington has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Marvin Washington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marvin Washington!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington digs a good hook to Smith's body.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Washington.
Washington digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Washington lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Washington throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Washington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith is rocked!
Washington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a body kick that misses.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Smith misses.
Washington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Washington.
Smith keeps control of Washington as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Washington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington walks into a left hand.
Washington looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Washington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington misses with a kick to the body.
Smith staying out of range there.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Washington throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Washington throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Washington throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Washington throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Washington's head.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Washington.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Washington's ribs.
Smith lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Washington.
Smith tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Washington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries to clinch up.
Washington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Washington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Washington connects with a crisp jab.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Washingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Washington swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith moves away from the strike by Washington.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith forces Washington back against the cage and clinches.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Washingtons head.
Washington tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marvin Washington will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Washington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Washington settles back down.
Washington lands the left hand.
Smith lands with a cross.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
Nice jab there from Smith.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Smith on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Washington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Washington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
Smith lands a jab to Washington's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Washington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Washington jabs at Smith's body.
Marvin Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Washington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Washington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice shot lands for Washington.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Washington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Washington throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Washington's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a straight right by Washington.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a series of punches but Washington moves out of range.
Washington on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Washington throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Washington misses with a leg kick.
Washington clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Washington did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Washington to stand up.
Smith wants to clinch.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Washington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Washington blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
Smith slips a straight right by Washington.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Washington slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Washington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Washington.
Washington misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Washington looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Washington is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Marvin Washington has been cut.
Washington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Washington keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marvin Washington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marvin Washington's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Washington takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Washington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith throws a right hand that Washington ducks under and follows up with a left that Washington also avoids with ease.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab by Washington.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Washington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Washington staying out of range there.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Washington avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
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!
Smith taking a breather.
Washington has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith digs a right hand into Washington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Washington's gas tank.
Washington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Washington tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Washington tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Washington is having none of it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a combination. Washington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Michael Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Washington as he avoids it easily.
Smith moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Washington.
Washington is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Washington has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Washington is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
Washington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Washington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Marvin Washington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith digs a good body shot into Washington's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Washington.
Washington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith avoids the body shot from Washington.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Washington has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Washington pushes him off.
Washington thuds his shin into the meat of Smith's side.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Washington ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Washington 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marvin Washington!
After the fight, Marvin Washington was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Till I Collapse. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kane's choice of entrance music: Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform. This should be fireworks!
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dean walks into a stiff left hand from Kane.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kane.
Kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean clinches up against the cage.
Dean is trying to trip Kane. He has hold of a leg but Kane is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dean persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Kane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane controls Dean momentarily but Dean frees himself.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
Kane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kane advances position into side control!
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Kane scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the action but Dean is working from the bottom.
Kane goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dean rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kane's guard! Nice work there by Dean!
Dean won't allow Kane to sweep him here.
Kane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dean looking to sit in guard and control but Kane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dean can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kane controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.
Dean keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kane stops Dean from standing up.
Dean seems keen to control Kane's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddie Dean wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dean scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kane scores with a punch to the head.
Dean drives through and clinches with Kane against the cage.
Kane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dean up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Kane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dean closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dean tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dean throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dean throws an elbow but Kane slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dean working away.
Kane is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Kane keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
Dean slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dean 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.
Dean working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Kane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane parries the strikes from Dean easily there. Dean is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kane to escape.
Dean lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dean scoring with punches from side control.
Dean scoring with punches and elbows.
Dean lands a nice forearm strike.
Kane stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Kane is trying to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean working away.
Kane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dean moves nicely into side control.
Kane parries the strikes from Dean easily there. Dean is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kane to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Kane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kane is looking to regain half guard here but Dean keeps moving and retains side control.
Dean grinds an elbow into Kane's temple.
Kane is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dean asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dean creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kane sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Dean working the ground and pound.
Dean gets to mount! Kane was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kane wants to hold on but Dean pushes him away.
Kane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kane tries to hold on but Dean postures up.
Dean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dean with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean looking to finish Kane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kane!
Kane is rocked!
Dean thowing shots but they're missing.
Kane tries to hold on but Dean pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kane is still in real trouble! Can Dean finish him?
Kane tries to hold on but Dean postures up.
Kane can't escape the position.
Dean with a couple of short strikes.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Dean! Kane is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddie Dean!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Dean 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton comes to the cage accompanied by Granville Bowlin - Wild Bill. This should be a great matchup!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Compton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Salvatore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Compton.
Compton misses with the combination.
Salvatore lands a nice shot to the body.
Compton blocks a jab.
A solid body kick from Compton.
Salvatore throws a hook but Compton blocks it.
Salvatore misses with a body kick.
Compton lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salvatore. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Compton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salvatore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvatore.
Salvatore scores with a shot to the body.
Salvatore takes a swing at Compton's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton rushes Salvatore and presses him up against the cage.
Salvatore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Compton is keeping busy.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Compton presses Salvatore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salvatore.
Salvatore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Compton's elbow.
Salvatore tries a body shot but Compton blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Salvatore.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salvatore pushes Compton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Salvatore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Compton or not.
Compton blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Compton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Compton can't find room to land a body shot as Salvatore controls the action.
Salvatore leaning against his opponent.
Compton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
Compton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salvatore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salvatore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Compton or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore has Compton pushed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Compton.
Compton can't find room to land a body shot as Salvatore controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Salvatore.
Salvatore tries a body shot but Compton blocks it.
Compton misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Salvatore scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salvatore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salvatore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Compton tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Compton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A leg kick checked by Salvatore.
Compton throws a low kick but Salvatore avoids it.
A punch combination from Salvatore misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore blocks a jab.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Salvatore moves away from the strike by Compton.
Compton wants to clinch up but Salvatore keeps it at a distance.
Salvatore lands with a good body shot.
Compton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salvatore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Compton has a couple of punches blocked by Salvatore.
Salvatore will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Compton up against the cage.
Salvatore lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Compton lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Nick Salvatore has been cut.
Salvatore blocks an uppercut.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore prevents a body shot from Compton.
Compton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salvatore displaying some good clinch control by pressing Compton up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Compton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salvatore tries a body shot but Compton blocks it.
Compton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Compton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salvatore lands with a left to the head.
Compton wants to stall.
Compton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
A shot in the inside from Compton.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salvatore blocks an elbow strike from Compton.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Salvatore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salvatore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
Salvatore is trying to push Compton away but Compton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Salvatore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Salvatore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salvatore fakes the leg kick and cracks Compton in the body.
Salvatore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Salvatore throws a lazy body kick
and Compton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Compton clinches up with Salvatore and pushes him back against the cage.
Compton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
Nick Salvatore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Salvatore tries a body shot but Compton blocks it.
Salvatore misses with a body punch.
Compton blocking some punches.
Compton stalling.
Salvatore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Compton tries a body shot but Salvatore blocks it.
Compton lands an elbow inside.
Compton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salvatore is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Salvatore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
Compton blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Compton.
Compton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Compton just leaning against Salvatore, taking a breather.
Salvatore lands a nice uppercut.
Salvatore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salvatore tries to throw a body punch but Compton avoids it by throwing Salvatore back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Compton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salvatore is working Compton over against the cage.
Salvatore lands with a light punch inside.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Compton on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatore misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Compton trying to land knees to the body.
Salvatore misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatore looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Compton.
Compton prevents a body shot from Salvatore.
Compton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salvatore.
A left hand lands to the body for Salvatore.
Salvatore blocks an uppercut.
Salvatore looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Compton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salvatore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Compton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Salvatore.
Salvatore lands a shot to the body.
Salvatore misses with a body punch.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Compton takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Bill Compton has been cut.
Compton lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Compton throws an elbow but misses.
Salvatore tries to work over Compton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salvatore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salvatore throws a hook but Compton blocks it.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvatore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatore is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Compton rather than just go for the knockout.
Salvatore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Salvatore works Compton's body with a nice hook.
Compton tries to clinch up
and Salvatore counters with a right hand to the body.
Compton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
Salvatore misses the jab.
Salvatore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Compton.
Compton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salvatore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Compton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Salvatore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvatore attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatore misses with an uppercut.
Salvatore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away.
A punch combination from Compton misses.
Nick Salvatore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salvatore lands a nice hook to Compton's body. Compton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Compton throws an off balance right hand
and Salvatore counters with a right hand to the body.
Salvatore lands a jab-cross combination.
Salvatore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Compton throws a head kick that misses.
Salvatore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Compton manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
Salvatore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Compton moves away.
Salvatore throws a lazy right hand but Compton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Compton lands a high kick!
Salvatore misses with an uppercut
and Compton counters with a straight right hand.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Compton throws a right hand that misses
and Salvatore counters with a right hand to the body.
Salvatore looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
Salvatore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Compton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton tries to clinch but Salvatore is having none of it.
Salvatore blocks a head kick by Compton.
Salvatore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salvatore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.
Salvatore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvatore.
Salvatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salvatore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Compton's sensitive parts.
Compton moves away from the strike by Salvatore.
Compton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salvatore.
A chopping leg kick lands by Compton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton thows a body kick. Salvatore tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Salvatore misses with a hook.
Salvatore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Salvatore slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salvatore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Compton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Compton tries to clinch up but Salvatore circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Compton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bill Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Compton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Salvatore scrambles back to his feet.
Compton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Salvatore.
Salvatore is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Compton feints and then cracks Salvatore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salvatore down.
The fighters circling - Salvatore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Compton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salvatore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvatore throws a body kick that misses.
Compton lands a jab.
Salvatore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Salvatore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Salvatore really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salvatore's corner calls for a 1-2. Salvatore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Compton doesn't manage to clinch there - Salvatore circles away.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from Salvatore.
Compton throws a head kick that half lands.
Compton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Compton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salvatore loads up on a big right hand but Compton slips the punch.
Compton is looking to clinch.
Salvatore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Compton.
Compton scores with a nice right hand.
Compton moves away from the strike by Salvatore.
Salvatore thuds his shin into the meat of Compton's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton scores with a hook to the body. Salvatore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Compton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salvatore circles away quickly and effectively.
Compton tries to clinch there but Salvatore circles away.
Compton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Compton. Salvatore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Compton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Compton wants to clinch but Salvatore slips to the side
and Salvatore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Compton.
Salvatore can't find room to land a body shot as Compton controls the action.
Salvatore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Compton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Salvatore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Compton's elbow.
Compton working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore blocking some punches.
Salvatore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
Compton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Compton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Compton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Compton throws a punch but it's blocked by Salvatore.
Compton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salvatore is keeping busy.
Compton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head punch on the inside from Compton fails to land.
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Compton throws an elbow but it misses.
Compton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Compton lands a hook that snaps the head of Salvatore backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Salvatore.
Nice body punch from Salvatore - that landed with a thud.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore tries to work over Compton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Compton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Compton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salvatore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Salvatore - that landed with a thud.
Salvatore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salvatore struggles to land a body shot inside as Compton controls his hands.
Compton misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Compton has him pressed against the cage.
Salvatore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Compton is trying to maintain a safe position but Salvatore gets an underhook and turns Compton into the cage.
Salvatore presses Compton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Salvatore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Compton is keeping busy.
Salvatore digs a right hand underneath Compton's ribcage. Compton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatore scores with a shot to the side of Compton's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore works on Compton's body with a couple of short punches.
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salvatore blocking some punches.
Salvatore missing with knees to the body.
Compton misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvatore working aggressively here.
Salvatore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Compton on the inside.
Salvatore struggles to land a body shot inside as Compton controls his hands.
Compton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salvatore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Compton is trying to maintain a safe position but Salvatore gets an underhook and turns Compton into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salvatore tries a body shot but Compton blocks it.
Compton swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvatore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salvatore looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nick Salvatore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Compton misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatore slips a jab and a cross from Compton.
Compton tests Salvatore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salvatore throws out a leg kick but Compton moves out of range and Salvatore only half commits.
Compton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salvatore lands a slapping body shot.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salvatore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salvatore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Compton throws a body punch but Salvatore moves out of range.
Compton moves away from the strike by Salvatore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Compton tries to clinch there but Salvatore circles away.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Salvatore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Salvatore thuds a left hand into Compton's body.
Salvatore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Salvatore moved out of range.
Salvatore is looking to score with low kicks.
Compton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvatore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Compton pushes Salvatore up against the cage in a clinch.
Compton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvatore's elbow.
Compton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Compton prevents a body shot from Salvatore.
Nice body punch from Salvatore - that landed with a thud.
Salvatore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Compton lands an elbow inside.
Salvatore is working Compton over against the cage.
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.
Salvatore can't find room to land a body shot as Compton controls the action.
Salvatore misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Compton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Salvatore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Compton's elbow.
Salvatore lands with a light punch inside.
Salvatore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Compton missing with knees to the body.
Salvatore works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Compton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Compton blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore tries to throw a body punch but Compton avoids it by throwing Salvatore back against the cage.
Salvatore misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvatore tries to throw a body punch but Compton avoids it by throwing Salvatore back against the cage.
Salvatore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Compton lands with a light punch inside.
Salvatore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Salvatore tries to throw a body punch but Compton avoids it by throwing Salvatore back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton blocks a body shot from Salvatore.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nick Salvatore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Salvatore can't find room to land a body shot as Compton controls the action.
Compton is trying to stall.
Salvatore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bill Compton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Compton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Compton misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Compton.
Compton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salvatore is trying to maintain a safe position but Compton gets an underhook and turns Salvatore into the cage.
Salvatore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salvatore misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Salvatore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Salvatore 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Salvatore! Nick Salvatore retains his lightweight title!
Nick Salvatore bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Invincible. A fine choice. Underworld has chosen Mr. Torture as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Underworld throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Underworld counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Underworld throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Underworld counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underworld leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Underworld throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz moves to clinch but Underworld breaks away
and Underworld counters with a leg kick.
Underworld throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Underworld.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Underworld and Diaz are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Underworld throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Diaz into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Underworld knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hades Underworld! Hades Underworld retains his middleweight title!
Hades Underworld very nearly forgot to thank [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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