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Bloodsport 124 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alistair Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson lands a jab to the head.
Marko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marko eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marko moves away.
Anderson feints and then cracks Marko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marko down.
Marko ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marko walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson lands with a hook. Marko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Anderson throws a front kick that sends Marko stumbling back into the cage.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marko.
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Marko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anderson momentarily.
A jab from Anderson does it's job there.
Marko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Marko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
A head kick by Marko misses
and Anderson counters with a body kick that stops Marko in his tracks momentarily.
Marko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from Anderson.
Cain Marko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marko needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Anderson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anderson throws a nice head kick!
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
A swing and a miss from Marko.
Anderson scores with a jab. Marko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
Marko walks into a stiff left hand from Anderson.
Anderson tests Marko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson jabs Marko right on the nose. Marko blinks but takes it well.
Marko misses with a wild body shot.
Marko tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Alistair Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marko throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
Marko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marko throws a lazy head kick
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marko is rocked!
Marko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marko circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Anderson. Marko falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Anderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alistair Anderson!
Alistair Anderson made sure to mention his sponsor, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moreira has chosen Manowar _ Gods of War as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pedro Moreira was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Moreira!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Pedro Moreira has been cut.
Bob throws a series of punches but Moreira avoids them all with ease.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Bob bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moreira's head backwards.
Nice takedown defense from Bob. No joy for Moreira on that attempt.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Moreira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bob misses with a two punch combination.
Bob throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Moreira counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moreira seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bob is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bob is keeping the position for now.
Bob scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bob displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bob misses with the combination.
Bob looks to land a combination but Moreira avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Bob throws a series of punches but Moreira avoids them all with ease.
Moreira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bob!
Moreira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira punching from mount but Bob doing a good job of avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob trying desperately to get to his feet.
Moreira working for a submission but Bob is keeping him at bay.
Moreira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bob to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bob shrugs it off.
Bob really wants to buck Moreira off and get back to his feet.
Moreira looking to control but Bob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moreira is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bob is surviving well by controlling Moreira's body position as best he can.
Moreira looking to finish with strikes here!
Moreira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Moreira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira tries to control but Bob wriggling away.
Bob is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bob really wants to buck Moreira off and get back to his feet.
Bob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Moreira.
Bob holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Moreira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bob is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bob defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moreira.
Moreira working for a submission but Bob is keeping him at bay.
Bob holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Moreira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bob is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira wants to take Bob's back here but Bob is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Bob wants to get back to his feet.
Bob holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Moreira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Moreira looking to control but Bob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moreira thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob taking shots to the head.
Moreira punching from mount but Bob doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bob wants to try and get back to his feet.
Moreira throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Moreira stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pedro Moreira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pedro Moreira's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moreira dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Bob Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moreira.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moreira tests Bob's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bob tries to bum rush Moreira with a series of wild strikes but Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Moreira shoots in for a double leg but Bob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bob misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bob!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
Bob Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Bob Bob has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Moreira.
Bob works over Moreira's head and body with a nice combination.
Bob lands with a nice combination. Moreira backs away looking to recover.
Bob scores with a jab. Moreira acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Bob tries to bum rush Moreira with a series of wild strikes but Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bob throws a series of punches but Moreira avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bob scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Moreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Moreira avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Moreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moreira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Moreira stands and steps away. Bob gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moreira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Moreira prevents Bob from getting back to his feet.
Moreira advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bob keeps working.
Bob is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Moreira passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bob!
Bob blocking the ground and pound.
Bob is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Moreira working for a guillotine from mount but Bob is in no mood to give up.
Moreira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bob is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira looking to finish with strikes here!
Bob's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Moreira looking for a guillotine from mount but Bob is having none of it.
Moreira stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob connects with the punch.
Bob throws a right hand that Moreira ducks under and follows up with a left that Moreira also avoids with ease.
Moreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bob.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bob is trying to stand back up but Moreira is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Moreira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pedro Moreira's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moreira counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bob!
Bob is trying to stand.
Pedro Moreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moreira jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bob manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bob wants to get back to his feet but Moreira drags him back down.
Moreira decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bob scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Bob looks to land a combination but Moreira avoids it well.
Moreira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Moreira tries for a takedown but Bob sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
Moreira looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bob!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bob squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Moreira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Moreira stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bob looks to land a combination but Moreira avoids it well.
Moreira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moreira scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bob wants to get back to his feet.
Moreira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bob to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bob shrugs it off.
Moreira wants to control the pace but Bob is squirming around nicely.
Moreira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Moreira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Moreira controlling his opponent.
Bob tries to buck Moreira off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Moreira working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bob squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Moreira pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Moreira wants to control the pace but Bob is squirming around nicely.
Bob is trying to stand up.
Bob trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bob blocking the ground and pound.
Bob is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Moreira thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bob's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Moreira forces the positional change into back control.
Bob looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bob fending off the submission attempt from Moreira.
Bob Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moreira is looking for the choke from the back position but Bob is controlling his hands well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Moreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moreira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Atkins scores the fight for Pedro Moreira!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Pedro Moreira!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Pedro Moreira!
Pedro Moreira wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Pedro Moreira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mcnain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roussimoff is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Headstrong - Trapt. John Mcnain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andre Roussimoff's chin.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mcnain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Roussimoff!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcnain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roussimoff to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roussimoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roussimoff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roussimoff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mcnain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roussimoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcnain striking off his back but it's not causing Roussimoff any problems.
Roussimoff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roussimoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcnain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roussimoff is stalling in the full guard.
Roussimoff makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussimoff postures up and lands a big shot to Mcnain's brow.
Roussimoff throwing strikes but missing.
Roussimoff advances position into side control!
Mcnain is working to avoid the ground and pound but Roussimoff connects with a decent elbow.
Roussimoff is staying tight to Mcnain's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Roussimoff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two 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!
Roussimoff is chipping away with strikes.
It looks like John Mcnain has been cut.
Roussimoff working the ground and pound from side control.
John Mcnain's cut is getting worse.
Roussimoff is putting a hurting on Mcnain here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mcnain is rocked!
Jeez, John Mcnain's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Mcnain's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Roussimoff!
Andre Roussimoff took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to thank my sponsor and all the fans. And let everyone know that ANYONE that steps into my cage is in for a beating!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombardo's entrance music is From Despair To Where. A fine choice. Quick has chosen Indestructible, by Disturbed as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nick Quick was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
16 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Quick!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Quick scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Anthony Lombardo has been cut.
A combination from Lombardo does no damage.
Quick moves away from the strike by Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a leg kick
and Quick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lombardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quick moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Lombardo there.
Lombardo jabs at Quick's body.
Lombardo misses with the combination.
Lombardo looks to clinch
and Quick counters with a stiff right hand.
Lombardo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quick pinned against the cage. Quick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anthony Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo gets tackled into the cage by Quick. Quick maintains the clinch.
A short right from Quick on the inside.
Lombardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Quick backwards.
Lombardo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Quick clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Quick just trying to survive but Lombardo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lombardo's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lombardo looking for the choke from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo cracks Quick with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Quick from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Lombardo wants to control but Quick is keeping busy.
Quick is trying to stand back up.
Lombardo tries to get the hooks in deep but Quick pushed the leg off.
Lombardo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Quick.
Lombardo patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Good control from Lombardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo is looking to control Quick but Quick is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lombardo lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Lombardo.
Lombardo is controlling the position but Quick somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Lombardo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quick has managed to free his arm - good work.
Quick flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quick is in a horrible position here. Lombardo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lombardo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Quick is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombardo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombardo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lombardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Lombardo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lombardo throws a shot from downtown. Quick moves away and avoids it.
Quick slaps away a takedown attempt from Lombardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lombardo connects with a nice cross there... Quick is looking wobbly and Lombardo recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Quick to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Lombardo jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anthony Lombardo!
Anthony Lombardo very nearly forgot to thank Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Sorenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tham Boon Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yodsuwan has chosen LL Cool J - Mama' Said Knock You Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tham Boon Yodsuwan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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28
169 lbs
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26
168 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Sorenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yodsuwan has managed to clinch.
Yodsuwan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sorenson lands a knee to the head.
Yodsuwan lands a hook that snaps the head of Sorenson backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Sorenson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yodsuwan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yodsuwan breaks from the clinch.
Yodsuwan fails with a takedown attempt.
Sorenson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yodsuwan, pushing him back against the cage.
Yodsuwan is trying to push Sorenson away but Sorenson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sorenson misses with a knee strike.
Sorenson looking to throw knees to the head but Yodsuwan is blocking nicely.
Yodsuwan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sorenson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sorenson is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan shoots for a takedown but Sorenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nate Sorenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tham Boon Yodsuwan.
Sorenson tries to clinch up but Yodsuwan circles away and keeps his distance.
Yodsuwan closes the distance and clinches.
Sorenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sorenson leaves Yodsuwan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yodsuwan has Sorenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Yodsuwan avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sorenson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yodsuwan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sorenson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sorenson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sorenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorenson tries to clinch there but Yodsuwan circles away.
Yodsuwan has managed to clinch.
Sorenson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sorenson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yodsuwan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sorenson stops a takedown attempt from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan has Sorenson pressed against the cage, preventing Sorenson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sorenson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yodsuwan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sorenson walks away with a smile on his face. Yodsuwan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sorenson swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yodsuwan lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nate Sorenson has been cut.
Yodsuwan looking for a takedown.
Yodsuwan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yodsuwan can't find room to land a body shot as Sorenson controls the action.
Yodsuwan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sorenson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yodsuwan throws a punch but it's blocked by Sorenson.
Sorenson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan lands with a light punch inside.
Yodsuwan can't find room to land a body shot as Sorenson controls the action.
Sorenson controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yodsuwan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yodsuwan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sorenson moves out of range as Yodsuwan strikes.
Sorenson instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorenson breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yodsuwan is defended easily by Sorenson.
Yodsuwan misses with a takedown attempt
and Sorenson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tham Boon Yodsuwan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nate Sorenson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sorenson wants to clinch up but Yodsuwan keeps it at a distance.
Yodsuwan closes the distance and clinches up with Sorenson, looking for a takedown. Yodsuwan pushes Sorenson against the cage but Sorenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sorenson pushes Yodsuwan up against the cage in a clinch.
Yodsuwan is trying to break the clinch but Sorenson is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Sorenson fails to land.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sorenson is looking to clinch.
Yodsuwan lands a big head kick that sends Sorenson tumbling to the mat! Yodsuwan takes a step backwards and waves Sorenson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sorenson is rocked!
Tham Boon Yodsuwan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sorenson tries to clinch up but Yodsuwan circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Sorenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yodsuwan throws an off balance right hand
and Sorenson counters with an inside leg kick.
Sorenson seems to have got his legs back now.
Yodsuwan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yodsuwan won't allow Sorenson to get back to his feet.
Yodsuwan stands and steps away. Sorenson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yodsuwan pushes Sorenson up against the cage in a clinch.
Yodsuwan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sorenson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sorenson tries to break the clinch but Yodsuwan is controlling the position.
Yodsuwan has Sorenson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Yodsuwan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sorenson tumbling to the mat - Yodsuwan dives into Sorenson's guard.
Sorenson keeping full guard, as Yodsuwan tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson has a closed guard, preventing Yodsuwan from standing up.
Yodsuwan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tham Boon Yodsuwan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sorenson tries to clinch but Yodsuwan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nate Sorenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tham Boon Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sorenson just leaning against Yodsuwan, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Sorenson.
Yodsuwan has had enough of the clinch but Sorenson keeps him there for the moment.
Yodsuwan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Sorenson as Yodsuwan shoots in.
Yodsuwan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sorenson.
Sorenson tries to close the distance and clinch but Yodsuwan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Yodsuwan fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yodsuwan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sorenson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sorenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yodsuwan fails with a takedown attempt.
Yodsuwan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sorenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tham Boon Yodsuwan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nate Sorenson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sorenson closes the distance and clinches.
Yodsuwan is trying to break the clinch but Sorenson is controlling him.
Sorenson tries to land knees in the clinch but Yodsuwan avoids the damage to the body.
Yodsuwan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sorenson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yodsuwan looks to land a combination but Sorenson avoids it well.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick that misses.
Sorenson pushes Yodsuwan up against the cage in a clinch.
Yodsuwan has hold of one of Sorenson's legs. Sorenson is fighting the takedown attempt but Yodsuwan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Yodsuwan wants to control from the top but Sorenson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorenson wants to sweep here but Yodsuwan controlling him for the moment.
Sorenson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Yodsuwan fails with the takedown.
Yodsuwan pushes Sorenson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sorenson to keep the fight standing.
Nate Sorenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tham Boon Yodsuwan.
Sorenson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yodsuwan lands a nice knee to the body.
Yodsuwan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sorenson prevents it.
Yodsuwan is trying to break free.
Sorenson is trying to maintain a safe position but Yodsuwan gets an underhook and turns Sorenson into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sorenson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yodsuwan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sorenson's efforts to push away.
Yodsuwan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Sorenson.
Sorenson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan shoots in looking for a takedown. Sorenson tries to sprawl out of it but Yodsuwan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sorenson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sorenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sorenson is looking to clinch but Yodsuwan is avoiding it.
Yodsuwan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sorenson circles away.
Yodsuwan with a poor takedown
and Sorenson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yodsuwan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sorenson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yodsuwan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yodsuwan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sorenson counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorenson pushes Yodsuwan up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorenson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sorenson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yodsuwan blocks an elbow strike.
Yodsuwan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Yodsuwan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorenson blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yodsuwan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yodsuwan fails with the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tham Boon Yodsuwan.
I've got Yodsuwan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Tham Boon Yodsuwan!
Tham Boon Yodsuwan wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tham Boon Yodsuwan thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Walujew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Couto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couto has chosen HellBringer - HellBringer as his entrance music. Nikolai Walujew has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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28
300 lbs
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26
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Walujew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cristiano Couto!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walujew misses with a few strikes there.
Couto misses with a two punch combination.
Couto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walujew counters with a three punch combo that has Couto backing up. Couto nods at Walujew to acknowledge the strikes.
Walujew scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Cristiano Couto has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walujew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Couto fails with the takedown
and Walujew connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walujew just misses with a punch to the body.
Walujew misses with a body shot.
Couto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walujew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Couto wants to clinch.
Couto tries to clinch up but Walujew circles away and keeps his distance.
Walujew cracks Couto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Couto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Walujew finish him?
That has opened up Cristiano Couto's cut even more.
Couto shoots for a double leg takedown but Walujew sprawls well. He's pushed Couto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nikolai Walujew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cristiano Couto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couto tries to clinch up
and Walujew counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Couto thinking.
Walujew looks to land a combination. Couto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Couto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Walujew counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Couto has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolai Walujew!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nikolai Walujew thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bublasaur Venusaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On to the Next One. Venusaur has chosen Bulbasaur bongo bebop as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Bublasaur Venusaur!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller shoots in and drives through. Venusaur sprawls well.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venusaur manages to avoid it.
Venusaur ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Venusaur gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Venusaur lands with a right to the head.
Miller tries to work over Venusaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Venusaur lands with a left to the head.
Venusaur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
A short uppercut from Venusaur.
Venusaur lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Venusaur.
Miller tries to work over Venusaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Venusaur lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venusaur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Venusaur has him pressed against the cage.
Venusaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Miller has closed the distance and engaged Venusaur in a clinch.
Venusaur breaks the clinch.
Miller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miller lands a body shot.
Venusaur moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venusaur.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Venusaur on the side of the head.
Jab from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venusaur was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller misses with a kick to the body
and Venusaur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venusaur has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Venusaur lands with a light punch inside.
Miller cracks Venusaur with a nice body shot.
Venusaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Venusaur has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venusaur.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Venusaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Venusaur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller darts in and clinches Venusaur up against the cage.
Miller is working for takedown but Venusaur is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch on the inside from Venusaur fails to land.
Venusaur throws a head punch that misses.
Venusaur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller tries to work over Venusaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller looking for a takedown.
Venusaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venusaur.
Venusaur forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Miller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Venusaur stands and steps away. Miller gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Venusaur does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Venusaur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miller is looking for a takedown.
Venusaur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Venusaur uses from the top position.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Venusaur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miller has a closed guard, preventing Venusaur from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that David Miller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Venusaur fails to land.
Venusaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Venusaur manages to break the clinch.
Venusaur pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Venusaur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Venusaur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Venusaur avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller throws a combination. Venusaur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Venusaur moves into the clinch.
Miller tries for a takedown but Venusaur manages to get underhooks.
Miller working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is working for takedown but Venusaur is calmly controlling the position for now.
Venusaur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Venusaur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Venusaur is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venusaur gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Venusaur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Miller letting Venusaur take a breather here.
Venusaur lands an uppercut.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Venusaur prevents it.
Venusaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller is looking to advance position but Venusaur won't allow it.
Venusaur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Venusaur gets full guard.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Venusaur is keeping the position.
Miller won't allow Venusaur to sweep him here.
Venusaur keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Venusaur is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Miller drops back looking for a leg! Venusaur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Venusaur manages to kick Miller off! Miller jumps back into Venusaur's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venusaur is keeping the position for now.
Venusaur wants to stand up but Miller is controlling him.
Venusaur pulls Miller in to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Venusaur trying to control from the bottom.
Venusaur controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller stops Venusaur from getting back to his feet.
Venusaur kicks Miller off and gets back to his feet.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Venusaur has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Venusaur is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Venusaur has his back to the cage.
Venusaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller tries to pull guard but Venusaur won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bublasaur Venusaur will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Venusaur throws a good cross that connects.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller clinches up against the cage.
Miller lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Venusaur.
Venusaur gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venusaur.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venusaur.
Miller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Venusaur smiles and moves away.
Venusaur pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller tries for a takedown but Venusaur manages to get underhooks.
Miller blocking some punches.
Bublasaur Venusaur seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Venusaur smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Venusaur clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Venusaur lands with a right to the head.
Venusaur leaning against his opponent.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Venusaur throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Venusaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller clobbers Venusaur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Miller throws a hook but Venusaur blocks it.
Venusaur gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Venusaur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller fails to pull guard.
Miller is trying to pull guard but Venusaur has him pressed against the cage.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Venusaur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Venusaur gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Venusaur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Venusaur stalling the fight.
Miller tries to work over Venusaur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Venusaur lands with a right to the head.
Venusaur gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venusaur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Venusaur gets caught napping as Miller dives in and scores a takedown. Venusaur manages to retain guard.
Venusaur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him.
Miller trying to control but Venusaur is working from the bottom.
Venusaur controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Miller stops Venusaur from standing up.
Miller trying to control but Venusaur is working from the bottom.
David Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Venusaur instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Venusaur.
Miller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Venusaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Venusaur is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Venusaur down to the mat. Venusaur avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Venusaur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller throws a head kick that misses
and Venusaur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Venusaur fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Venusaur lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Venusaur manages to break the clinch.
Miller swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bublasaur Venusaur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Venusaur 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 for Bublasaur Venusaur!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Bublasaur Venusaur!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Bublasaur Venusaur!
Bublasaur Venusaur wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bublasaur Venusaur thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hunt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to London Calling. Pearl is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by yes. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mr Pearl enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Silik Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pearl!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearl.
Hunt throws a head kick but Pearl moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pearl.
Pearl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Pearl moved away.
Pearl scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pearl throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt lands a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Pearl both land. Nice combination.
Pearl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pearls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pearl fails with a takedown attempt.
Pearl takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pearl.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearl cracks Hunt with an open hand slap.
Pearl misses with a looping left.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Pearl moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Pearl tries to clinch but Hunt moves away
and Hunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pearl takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pearl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Pearl counters with a series of strikes. Hunt will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
Pearl misses with a series of wild punches.
Pearl moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearl closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hunt did well to prevent Pearl getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pearl is looking for a kimura but Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pearl to get the leverage.
Hunt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hunt lands with a slapping head kick.
Pearl fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silik Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Pearl.
Hunt looks to land a combination. Pearl sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pearl is rocked!
Pearl moves to clinch but Hunt breaks away
and Hunt counters with a huge left! Pearl is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hunt isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Pearl from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hunt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silik Hunt!
Silik Hunt retains his featherweight title!
Silik Hunt very nearly forgot to thank Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Biller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker. Hudson has chosen Roll Over DJ as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Biller's waist but Biller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hudson off to one side.
Hudson clinches.
Biller tries for a takedown but Hudson manages to get underhooks.
Biller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hudson smiles and moves away.
Biller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hudson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hudson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hudson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hudson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Biller looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hudson can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller lands a big elbow.
Biller raining down hammerfists from mount.
Biller is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hudson is surviving well by controlling Biller's body position as best he can.
Biller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Biller avoids the attempt from Hudson to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hudson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Biller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Biller looking for a guillotine here but Hudson defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Biller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Biller is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hudson frees his head nicely. Oh but Biller has switched to an armbar! Hudson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Sten Biller!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sten Biller made sure he mentioned Bushido Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernan Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Champion. Cortes has chosen Hard to see as his entrance music. Royce Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hernan Cortes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Hernan Cortes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortes.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie rushes Cortes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to maintain a safe position but Cortes gets an underhook and turns Gracie into the cage.
Cortes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cortes throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie lands with a left to the head.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
Cortes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Cortes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gracie's defenses.
Gracie misses with an elbow over the top.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Cortes.
Cortes lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie just leaning against Cortes, taking a breather.
Cortes is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes breaks from the clinch.
Gracie leaves Cortes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cortes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters with a solid body kick.
Cortes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Royce Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hernan Cortes.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Cortes keeps it at a distance.
Gracie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cortes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie swings for the body but Cortes moves out of range.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Gracie works the jab nicely.
Gracie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cortes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Cortes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cortes thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie controlling the position for now.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cortes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cortes's back!
Gracie misses with a punch to the head.
Gracie looking for the RNC.
Cortes trying to control the action but Gracie just sinks the hooks in.
Gracie lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is hanging on to Cortes's back as he tries to escape.
Cortes wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cortes because Gracie loaded up on that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cortes is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortes is looking to improve his position but Gracie isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie throws a body punch but Cortes moves out of range.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Cortes. Cortes gets slowly back to his feet.
Cortes looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortes.
Cortes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie works Cortes's body with a nice hook.
Gracie is looking to wear down Cortes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortes circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Royce Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Royce Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hernan Cortes.
Cortes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cortes somewhat.
Gracie misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gracie stuffs the takedown.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Cortes checks the leg kick.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
Cortes has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Cortes blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
so Cortes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cortes wants to get back to his feet.
Cortes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Gracie 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.
Cortes is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortes is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortes defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cortes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gracie jabs at Cortes's body.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Cortes loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gracie swings for the body but Cortes moves out of range.
Cortes fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cortes moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Cortes moved away.
Cortes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cortes somewhat.
Royce Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hernan Cortes.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gracie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cortes is out of range and Gracie settles back down.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a head kick but Cortes moves out of range.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie takes a swing at Cortes's ribcage but misses.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortes shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cortes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortes looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cortes misses with a hook.
Cortes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cortes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gracie scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cortes off to one side.
Cortes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Cortes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cortes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cortes throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cortes is one step ahead there.
Gracie trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Gracie clearly takes that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cortes shoots in but Gracie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortes.
Cortes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie managing to control the position.
Cortes throwing strikes but missing.
Cortes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie has his foot on Cortes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cortes works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cortes gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Gracie throws a head kick but Cortes moves out of range.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cortes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Cortes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cortes is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Cortes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cortes is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie controls Cortes momentarily but Cortes frees himself.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Cortes pushes his legs off easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cortes is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cortes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cortes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie controls Cortes momentarily but Cortes frees himself.
Cortes is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Cortes is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie is working an open guard so Cortes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gracie throws a lazy head kick
and Cortes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gracie!
Hernan Cortes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cortes landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie is concentrating on defense, preventing Cortes from advancing position.
Cortes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cortes prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Cortes throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cortes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cortes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cortes's back!
Gracie avoiding Cortes 's attempts to control his hands.
Gracie misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes breaks Gracie's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cortes stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Cortes throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cortes cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Cortes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hernan Cortes dominated that fourth round.
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!
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Cortes moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses
and Cortes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie thows a body kick. Cortes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gracie throws a body punch but Cortes moves out of range.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Cortes ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes drops his hands momentarily and Gracie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Cortes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cortes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gracie sprawls well. Gracie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cortes gets slowly back to his feet.
Royce Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hernan Cortes.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gracie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Cortes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cortes.
Cortes fails with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Cortes to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cortes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes preventing the sweep.
Cortes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cortes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cortes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cortes wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Cortes.
Cortes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gracie postures up in Cortes's guard and throws a big left but Cortes blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cortes dives on top into guard.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cortes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie has his feet on Cortes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cortes shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Royce Gracie.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Royce Gracie!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Royce Gracie!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
Royce Gracie retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Royce Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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