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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Blaise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thornton has chosen Orgasmatron as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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177 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Blaise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Thornton misses.
Blaise throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaise cracks the inside of Thornton's front leg.
Thornton looks gassed!
Blaise throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Greg Thornton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thornton misses with a few strikes there.
Thornton blocks a head kick by Blaise.
Blaise throws a head kick that misses.
Blaise fakes the leg kick and cracks Thornton in the body.
Blaise drives through and clinches with Thornton against the cage.
Blaise unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blaise is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blaise with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blaise landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blaise unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thornton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blaise jerks Thornton's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Thornton drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Blaise goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Blaise because Thornton was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Ken Blaise!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob S Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakk Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Mouth for war as his entrance music. Zakk Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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, Bob S Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zakk Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Vukovic misses
and Johnson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Vukovic really felt that one!
Vukovic is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Vukovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.
Johnson drops Vukovic with a beautiful combination! Vukovic stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bob S Vukovic has been cut.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson wants to break free but Vukovic has control.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vukovic checks it well.
Vukovic tries to clinch up.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vukovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vukovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Vukovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson lands a big right hand that sends Vukovic crashing to the mat! Johnson stays standing though and waves Vukovic back to his feet!
Vukovic is rocked!
Johnson lands with a right and another and another! Vukovic is in big trouble! Johnson lands again and this time it's lights out for Vukovic! A quality knockout there for Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zakk Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Makhdoom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makhdoom's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rocky Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Omar Makhdoom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Crunch! Makhdoom slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Makhdoom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Patrick Smith has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makhdoom lands the left hand.
Makhdoom fails to land the takedown.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makhdoom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith looks gassed!
Makhdoom thumps Smith with a low kick.
Makhdoom cracks Smith with an uppercut from hell and Smith crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Makhdoom's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Smith is rocked!
Makhdoom loads up on a big left hand. Smith felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Makhdoom looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Smith can't hide his disappointment, as Makhdoom celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Makhdoom!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Eins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quiron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Eins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Eins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quiron James!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails with the takedown.
James tests Eins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James misses with the combination.
James avoids the head kick by Eins.
A head kick misses from Eins.
Eins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eins.
Eins throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
A cross from Eins lands.
Eins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Eins counter with a right hand.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eins throws a head kick that half lands.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Eins counters with a nice body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eins just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eins.
Eins cracks the inside of James's front leg.
James looks gassed!
Eins throws a combination that misses
letting James counter with a right hand.
Eins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Eins lands a right hook to the body.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eins, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eins throws a shot to the body.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eins.
Decent striking displayed by Eins there.
Eins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping James at a distance.
Eins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robert Eins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Eins lands but James takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Eins.
Eins scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eins lands a big head kick that sends James tumbling to the mat! Eins takes a step backwards and waves James back to his feet - he wants the finish!
James is rocked!
James walks into a jab.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Eins finish him?
Eins cracks James with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends James tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Eins pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! James is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Eins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Milo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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136 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Milo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phillip McGee!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
McGee dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
McGee stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGee throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGee misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson is looking to wear down McGee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGee checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick but McGee moved away.
McGee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGee.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGee throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
McGee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson closes this distance looking for a takedown but McGee circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milo Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson thows a leg kick but McGee checks it
and McGee counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
McGee misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
McGee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGee works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGee can pounce on him.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McGee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
McGee scores with a jab to the body.
McGee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGee keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McGee continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGee smiles and moves away.
Jackson throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Jackson misses.
McGee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGee misses with a body shot
and McGee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phillip McGee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Phillip McGee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Milo Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a hook but McGee avoids it easily.
McGee works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
McGee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
McGee lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson looks to land a body kick but McGee moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGee throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but McGee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and McGee counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling McGee to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from McGee misses.
McGee takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson avoids the body shot from McGee.
McGee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGee.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and McGee counters with a left to the body.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from McGee.
McGee misses with a body shot.
McGee swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but McGee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGee thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
Jackson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGee's head backwards.
McGee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Phillip McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Jackson misses.
McGee cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGee.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
McGee scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee misses with a body shot
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McGee takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Milo Jackson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and McGee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jackson thinking.
McGee throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGee is looking for a sweep.
McGee prevents Jackson from improving position.
Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but McGee is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McGee is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGee, who protects the arm well.
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McGee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
McGee is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGee avoid being mounted?
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
McGee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
McGee looking to control.
McGee pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
McGee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and McGee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between max damage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). damage comes into the arena with yes blaring out of the sound system. Andrei East told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, max damage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei East!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from damage. No joy for East on that attempt.
max damage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
East tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on East's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
East throwing strikes but damage manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
damage decides to stand back up. damage steps back and let's East get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from damage. No joy for East on that attempt.
East shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
East has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
damage holds on to East around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
damage taking shots to the head.
East thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
East 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
damage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
East lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
East scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like max damage has been cut.
damage is wriggling around trying to escape.
East wants to control the pace but damage is squirming around nicely.
damage can't escape the position.
East dominating with strikes here.
East 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.
East lands with some vicious ground and pound - can damage hang on?
damage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
East with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East prevents damage from getting the reversal.
East thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
East lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
East landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East dominating with strikes here.
damage is in all sorts of trouble here.
East looking to control but damage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
East tries to push damage's head away but damage is holding on tight.
Poor strikes thrown by East there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
East trying to control but damage is having none of it.
East putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
East scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish damage?
East lands with some vicious ground and pound - can damage hang on?
max damage's cut is getting worse.
damage taking shots to the head.
damage is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East is landing with some decent strikes but damage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
max damage's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
damage tries to lock up and control but East gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
East pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jeez, max damage's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at max damage's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrei East!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Broph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Craig Broph has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Broph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Greg!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broph is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greg misses with a body shot.
Broph throws a leg kick that misses.
Broph slips under a jab.
Greg throws a body punch but Broph moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greg. Broph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Broph uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greg.
Broph connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Broph lands with a right hand.
Broph moves into the clinch.
Broph is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Broph pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Broph.
A jab from Greg misses.
Broph throws a nice looking combination but Greg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph throws a jab but it's blocked by Greg.
Broph slips a jab from Greg.
Greg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Greg misses.
No joy there for Broph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Broph throws a half hearted mid kick.
Broph connects with a nice looking jab.
Greg dips to his left and cracks Broph with an uppercut!
It looks like Craig Broph has been cut.
Broph slips a straight right by Greg.
Broph avoids the body shot from Greg.
Broph throws a series of punches but Greg moves out of range.
Broph looks to land a combination but Greg avoids it well.
Broph moves away from the strike by Greg.
Some bone on bone action there as Greg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Broph counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice jab there from Broph.
Greg loads up on a big right hand but Broph slips the punch.
Broph slips under a jab.
Greg walks into a stiff left hand from Broph.
Greg misses with an uppercut.
Broph misses with a hook. Greg ducked under it nicely.
Broph tries to clinch up.
Broph fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Greg sprawls well initially but Broph persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broph is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Greg really wants to buck Broph off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greg wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Broph.
Broph tries to control but Greg wriggling away.
Greg trying desperately to get to his feet.
Broph 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.
Greg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Broph. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Broph landing strikes, looking to finish!
Broph controlling the pace for now.
Broph throws some wild stikes that Greg manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greg is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Greg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Broph goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Greg is on top in guard.
Greg stopping the sweep attempt from Broph.
Greg tries to stand but Broph is controlling from the bottom.
Greg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Broph seems keen to control Greg's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broph is trying to control the position but Greg postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Greg stopping the sweep attempt from Broph.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Broph's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Greg misses the jab.
Broph throws a nice looking combination but Greg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Broph misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Greg leaves Broph with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Broph walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broph moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Greg misses.
Greg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Broph on the side of the head.
Greg throws a looping overhand right but Broph ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Greg throws a big shot that misses.
Broph is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Greg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Greg might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Broph punishes Greg's body with a nice straight punch.
Greg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Broph counters with a straight right hand.
Greg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Samuel Greg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broph throws a head kick that misses.
Greg misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Greg misses.
A slow jab from Broph misses its intended target.
Greg misses with a straight right.
Greg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Greg lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greg misses with a wild combination.
Broph throws a jab but it's blocked by Greg.
Greg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Broph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Broph fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Broph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greg dodges the punch combination from Broph.
Greg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broph.
Broph slips a jab from Greg.
Craig Broph is winning the standup battle so far.
Greg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greg misses with a combination
and Broph counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Greg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Greg blocks the low kick.
Greg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Broph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Craig Broph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Broph.
Greg works Broph's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greg thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Broph.
Broph keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greg.
Greg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Broph sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Broph misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greg counters with a crisp one two that drops Broph! Greg thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Broph to his feet! Broph is in big trouble!
Broph is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greg misses with a wild combination.
Oh Broph is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greg lands with a right hand.
Greg throws a series of punches but Broph avoids them all with ease.
Broph seems to have got his legs back now.
Greg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Broph can pounce on him.
Broph ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Broph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Broph steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greg.
Greg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Greg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Broph's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Greg misses with a double jab
and Broph cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Broph connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Greg momentarily.
A head kick misses from Broph.
Broph throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Greg slips under a jab.
Broph throws a left and a right that both miss
and Greg counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Greg misses.
Greg misses with a combination
and Broph counters with a left to the body.
Broph fails with a takedown attempt.
Broph ducks under a wild hook from Greg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Broph dodges the punch combination from Greg.
Broph with a poor takedown
and Greg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greg misses with a looping right.
Broph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Greg misses with a hook. Broph ducked under it nicely.
Greg misses with a wild combination.
Broph sizes up Greg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Broph feints and as Greg raises his hands in defense, Broph changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Broph drops back, looking for a kneebar! Greg looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Greg looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Greg!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greg wants to stand but Broph is controlling his arm.
Broph tries to improve position but can't.
Greg has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Greg throws a sloppy body shot
and Broph makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Greg throws a hook to the side of Broph's head but Broph sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Broph misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Greg.
Greg throws an overhand right that lands on Broph's shoulder, as Broph tries to avoid the shot.
Greg lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph closes this distance looking for a takedown but Greg circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Broph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broph throws a leg kick that misses.
Broph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Craig Broph's cut is getting worse.
Greg throws a jab but it's blocked by Broph.
Greg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Greg throws a shot from downtown. Broph moves away and avoids it.
Greg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Broph's hands.
Greg throws a hook but Broph blocks it.
Broph cracks Greg with an open hand slap.
Broph lands a two punch combo.
Broph walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Greg.
Craig Broph's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Broph doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greg counters with a crisp right hand that drops Broph! Greg lets Broph back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Broph leaves his chin hanging out and Greg seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Broph crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samuel Greg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Henderson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Turner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Turner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson digs a good hook to Turner's body.
Henderson cracks Turner with a good jab.
Turner slips a jab from Henderson.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Turner moved out of range nicely.
Henderson throws a combination. Turner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kevin Turner has been cut.
Turner is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Henderson does it's job there.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Henderson steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Turner is out on his feet! Henderson sets himself and nearly takes Turner's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Harry Henderson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sim Polls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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21
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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19
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sim Polls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strikes throws a head kick but Polls moves out of range.
Strikes tries to clinch up.
Polls drives through and clinches with Strikes against the cage.
Strikes digs a right hand into Polls's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Polls's gas tank.
Strikes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polls avoids it.
Strikes looking to stall.
Strikes is trying to break free.
Strikes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Polls is keeping busy.
Strikes misses with a punch to the body.
Polls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Polls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strikes slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Polls on the inside.
Strikes missing with knees to the body.
Strikes trying to control the position but instead, Polls has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strikes into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polls dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Strikes lands a good knee to the midsection. Polls won't want to take too many of those.
Strikes lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Polls drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strikes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Strikes wants to clinch but Polls slips to the side
and Polls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Polls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Polls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strikes was well out of range. Poor timing from Polls.
Polls uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Strikes throws a right hand that Polls ducks under and follows up with a left that Polls also avoids with ease.
Carlos Strikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strikes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strikes tries to clinch up
and Polls counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Carlos Strikes has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polls cracks Strikes with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polls. Strikes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strikes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Polls counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A lazy left from Polls finds it's target.
Strikes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Polls thows a body shot but no joy.
Strikes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Polls scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strikes doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strikes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strikes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch lands to the side of Strikes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Polls gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polls thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strikes's head.
Polls is controlling the pace.
Polls lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Polls passes into side control, despite Strikes's attempt to control the position.
Strikes tries to buck Polls off but Polls is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Strikes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Polls.
Strikes is looking to reverse the position.
Strikes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Polls off and has taken his back!
Polls rolls, trying to escape but Strikes keeps control of the position.
Polls trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strikes trying to control momentarily.
Strikes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Polls has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Polls dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Strikes's cut.
That's time! Polls's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Polls lands a nice hook to Strikes's body. Strikes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Strikes throws a right hand that Polls ducks under and follows up with a left that Polls also avoids with ease.
Polls misses the shot to the body.
Strikes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Polls stuns Strikes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Polls misses with a wild body shot.
Polls scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Polls is looking to wear down Strikes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strikes clinches but Polls breaks the clinch
and Polls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strikes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Polls counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Polls digs a good hook to Strikes's body.
Strikes clinches but Polls breaks the clinch
and Polls counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Polls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strikes moves away.
Polls throws a good cross that connects.
Sim Polls is winning the standup battle so far.
Strikes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Polls finds it's target.
Polls works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Polls scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strikes doesn't seem bothered though.
Strikes avoids the body shot from Polls.
Polls with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Polls misses with a double jab.
Polls closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Polls in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Polls lands a few punches from side control.
Polls is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Polls wants to control but Strikes is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Polls's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Polls has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Polls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strikes is looking to escape.
Polls lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Polls punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polls content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polls postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Strikes looks a forlorn figure.
Strikes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Polls controlling the position easily from mount.
Polls putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Polls working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Strikes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Polls looking to finish Strikes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strikes!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polls trying to control but Strikes is having none of it.
Polls dominating with strikes here.
Polls can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Strikes is looking to escape.
Polls is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Strikes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polls connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Polls dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Strikes'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!
Polls lands with a straight right. Strikes didn't see that one coming.
Polls just misses with a punch to the body.
Polls thows a body shot but no joy.
Polls moves out of range of the body kick.
Strikes tries to clinch up
and Polls counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Polls cracks a nice hook into Strikes's ribs.
Polls clinches with his opponent.
Polls stalls.
Polls scores with a hook to the body.
Polls has Strikes pressed against the cage, preventing Strikes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Polls working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polls'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.
Strikes cracks Polls with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Polls drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strikes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Strikes avoids the body shot from Polls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Strikes misses with a looping left.
Strikes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carlos Strikes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polls takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Strikes wants to clinch
and Polls counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Polls lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Polls lands a body shot.
Strikes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polls.
Strikes with a jab.
Strikes tries to clinch up
and Polls counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strikes thinking.
Polls takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strikes closes the distance but Polls moves to the side
and Polls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strikes throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes tries to clinch up
and Polls counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strikes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polls counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Polls scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strikes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polls lands a jab.
Polls ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strikes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polls.
A head kick by Strikes misses
letting Polls counter with a right hand.
Polls thuds his right hand into Strikes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strikes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Polls has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Polls and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strikes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polls counters with a nice uppercut.
Strikes tries to clinch up
and Strikes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Polls catches Strikes right on the button with a cross.
Polls lands a right hook to the body.
Strikes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strikes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Polls counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Polls is looking to advance position but Strikes won't allow it.
Polls looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Polls has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polls with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Polls is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Strikes!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sim Polls showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Polls, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sim Polls!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elorde has chosen Beep! Beep! as his entrance music. Martin King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Elorde!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elorde swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elorde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Elorde tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King dodges the punch combination from Elorde.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elorde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King moves away from the strike by Elorde.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Elorde does a little dance to reset his feet.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gabriel Elorde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elorde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Elorde misses with a series of wild punches.
King misses with an uppercut. Elorde saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for King.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Elorde throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King slips a straight right by Elorde.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elorde lands a right hook to the body.
Elorde works King's body with a nice hook.
Elorde takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Elorde is rocked!
King cracks Elorde with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Elorde tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but King pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Elorde is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin King!
Martin King retains his bantamweight title!
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