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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Dean could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Doe's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Max Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe gets tackled into the cage by Dean. Dean maintains the clinch.
Dean has Doe pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dean pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Doe tumbling to the mat - Dean dives into Doe's 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dean looking to pass the guard.
Doe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Doe blocks nicely.
Dean stops Doe from standing up.
Dean slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dean has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dean is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Doe blocks nicely.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doe is keeping the position for now.
Dean 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.
Dean 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.
Dean works over Doe with some ground and pound from guard.
Dean passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Doe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dean slows the pace down.
Doe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean landing a few strikes.
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The cut above John Doe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Doe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Dean!
After the big win, Max Dean made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [GTI] Divine Clothing [UP TO 95% MONEY LAUNDRY] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Moses Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banks stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Moses Jones has been cut.
Whack! Banks lands a heavy head kick that drops Jones. The ref tackles Banks to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Jones was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bob Banks!
Bob Banks very nearly forgot to thank [GTI] Divine Clothing [UP TO 95% MONEY LAUNDRY] 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smokey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Smokey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bisping keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bisping takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bisping just misses with a punch to the body.
Bisping tries to clinch but Johnson moves away
and Johnson counters with a head kick.
It looks like Louis Bisping has been cut.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bisping goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Smokey Johnson has been cut.
Bisping lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Johnson is looking to close the distance but Bisping sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Johnson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Johnson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Louis Bisping!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Chamberlain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamberlain comes to the cage accompanied by Human Desolation - Pandemic Nation. On his way into the cage it seems that Martin Chamberlain has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Martin Chamberlain seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Chamberlain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamberlain wants to clinch up but Pepper keeps it at a distance.
Pepper misses with a double jab.
Chamberlain clinches.
Chamberlain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pepper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chamberlain prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Pepper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pepper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chamberlain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pepper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chamberlain is defending well.
Martin Chamberlain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Pepper.
Chamberlain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pepper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chamberlain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chamberlain lands a knee to the body.
Chamberlain lands a right hand.
Pepper tries to circle away but Chamberlain has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamberlain lands a knee to the head.
Chamberlain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A knee to the head by Chamberlain.
Pepper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chamberlain lands a good knee to the midsection. Pepper won't want to take too many of those.
Pepper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chamberlain misses with a knee to the head.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Chamberlain is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Chamberlain.
Chamberlain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pepper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pepper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pepper looks gassed!
Chamberlain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chamberlain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pepper tries to clinch up.
Chamberlain scores with a head kick. Pepper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chamberlain's waist but Chamberlain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pepper off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain darts in and clinches Pepper up against the cage.
Pepper fails to pull guard.
Pepper is pressed up against the cage. Chamberlain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pepper down to the mat. Pepper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chamberlain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin Chamberlain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chamberlain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pepper.
Chamberlain moves into the clinch successfully.
Chamberlain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chamberlain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chamberlain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pepper blocks it with crossed arms.
Chamberlain leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Chamberlain.
Pepper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chamberlain is defending well.
Chamberlain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlain throws a series of punches but Pepper moves out of range.
Chamberlain slaps away a takedown attempt from Pepper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chamberlain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pepper has time to react.
Pepper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chamberlain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chamberlain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chamberlain cracks Pepper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chamberlain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Chamberlain as Pepper shoots in.
Chamberlain has Pepper up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chamberlain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chamberlain misses with a knee strike.
Chamberlain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chamberlain blocks a jab.
Chamberlain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pepper.
Chamberlain has closed the distance and engaged Pepper in a clinch.
Pepper fails to pull guard.
Chamberlain holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Chamberlain.
Pepper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chamberlain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pepper's efforts to push away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pepper looking for a takedown.
Pepper tries to break free but Chamberlain pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Chamberlain dominated that round.
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.
Chamberlain tries to clinch there but Pepper circles away.
Pepper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chamberlain obliges.
Pepper is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chamberlain to keep the fight standing.
Chamberlain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chamberlain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Pepper to work.
Martin Chamberlain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chamberlain landing knees to the body.
Chamberlain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pepper is trying to break the clinch but Chamberlain is controlling him.
Pepper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pepper is breathing heavily.
Pepper is trying to force a seperation but Chamberlain has the dominant position.
Pepper is trying to drag Chamberlain to the mat but Chamberlain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chamberlain connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pepper's face.
Pepper is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamberlain landing knees to the head.
Pepper is still on wobbly legs! Can Chamberlain finish him?
Chamberlain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chamberlain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chamberlain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chamberlain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chamberlain has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Pepper - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Chamberlain, and another! Pepper is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Martin Chamberlain!
Martin Chamberlain seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Vine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Mario Vine!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martin somewhat.
A combination from Vine does no damage.
Vine tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Vine throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vine looks for a takedown but Martin sprawls well.
Martin fails with the takedown.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but Vine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vine throws a head kick that half lands.
Martin shoots in but Vine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vine stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Martin to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Vine shows good takedown defense.
Vine throws a wild body kick that Martin sees coming a mile off.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vine as he jumps to the side.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Vine shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vine not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vine.
Vine lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mario Vine wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vine tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martin but Martin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vine gets a takedown into half guard.
Martin is trying to stand.
Vine controlling the action here.
Martin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vine is defended easily by Martin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vine tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Vine. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vine has a takedown stuffed.
Martin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vine throws a series of strikes that have Martin backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vine leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vine connects with a jab.
Vine moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vine tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vine to the ground. Vine escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vine drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vine wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vine wanted to stand there but Martin had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Vine dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vine shoots in and drives through. Martin sprawls well.
Vine misses with a body kick.
Vine fails with a takedown attempt.
Vine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vine decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martin pushes Vine off looking to stand but Vine dives back in and keeps control.
Vine wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Martin tries to kick Vine off but Vine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Martin kicks off Vine and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vine tries to clinch up.
Vine shoots in and gets a takedown into Martin's guard.
Martin is looking to stand up but Vine isn't so interested in that idea.
Vine stands and steps away. Martin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vine 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.
Vine shoots in and bounces Martin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Vine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Vine stays in close to Martin's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mario Vine wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vine closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Martin's guard.
Vine looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vine stands up and waves to Martin to follow him.
Vine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mario Vine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Martin enables Vine to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vine trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Vine won't allow Martin to get back to his feet.
Vine gets to his feet - Martin follows without any prompting.
Danga de danga de dang - Vine scores with a four punch combination!
Rocky Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vine tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vine shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Vine seems content to control.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vine is working for a kimura but Martin is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to kick Vine off but Vine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vine performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vine lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin is looking to escape.
Martin is defending against the submission attempts here by Vine.
Martin is trying to stand back up but Vine is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Vine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Martin moves out of range of the leg kick from Vine.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vine as he jumps to the side.
Martin stuffs the takedown.
Martin shoots for a takedown but Vine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vine misses with a double jab.
Vine shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vine is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Martin!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vine is landing with some decent strikes but Martin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Vine's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Vine content just to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A nice elbow there by Vine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Martin?
Vine controlling his opponent.
Vine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martin looks a forlorn figure.
Vine controlling from mount.
Vine looking to finish Martin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martin!
Vine wants to finish this one by submission but Martin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vine content just to control the position here.
Vine tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vine tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vine tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to buck Vine off but he can't manage it.
Mario Vine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vine throws out a powerful jab.
Vine lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
Vine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martin throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin is looking to stand up but Vine won't let him.
Rocky Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Vine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martin throws a strike but Vine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Vine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Vine!
Mario Vine took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hashed Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Kabong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe. El Kabong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, El Kabong!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kabong tries to get to full guard but Henderson has control of the leg.
Kabong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kabong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henderson lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kabong defend it? Henderson steps over the head and cranks it - Kabong is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Henderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Henderson!
Dan Henderson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hashed Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Horbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Horbury will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Gunderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Horbury!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horbury closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gunderson quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gunderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Horbury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunderson is keeping the position for now.
Gunderson looking for a triangle here. Horbury is fighting it but it looks tight! Gunderson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Horbury is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bill Gunderson!
An out of breath Bill Gunderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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