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RSM 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Walden Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Stephen Warren 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Walden Harper !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Warren !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren tests Harper 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Harper moves to clinch but Warren breaks away
and Warren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper closes the distance but Warren moves to the side
and Warren counters with a two punch combo.
Harper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harper tries to clinch but Warren moves out of range.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Warren shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walden Harper . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Warren is fending him off so far but Harper persists. Nope, Warren circles away and we're back to standing.
Harper tries for a takedown but Warren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Warren lands an overhand right.
Harper takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harper tries to clinch but Warren is having none of it.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Warren sprawls well. Warren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Warren sprawls well. Warren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Harper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Warren 's waist but Warren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harper off to one side.
Warren stuffs the takedown attempt from Harper . Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Harper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Warren but Warren pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt - Warren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harper tries for a takedown but Warren circles away easily
and Warren counters with a nice body shot.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Warren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Warren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Warren scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Warren dominated that round.
That's time! Harper 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Harper with that takedown attempt.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt
and Warren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warren keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walden Harper . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harper misses with a takedown attempt - Warren sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Warren connects with a single shot there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harper .
Walden Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper shoots for a takedown but Warren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harper tries to move into range but Warren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Warren lands the left hand.
Harper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harper closes the distance and clinches up with Warren , looking for a takedown. Harper pushes Warren against the cage but Warren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harper darts in trying to clinch
and Warren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harper moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Harper .
Warren scores with a nice hook to the head.
Warren has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warren is defending well for now.
Warren manages to break the clinch.
Harper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harper shoots in but Warren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Warren cracks a nice hook into Harper 's ribs.
Warren keeps the fight on the outside.
Warren 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.
Harper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Warren lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to score a power double leg takedown but Warren sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harper somewhat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Harper . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Warren .
Stephen Warren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Warren shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper takes one to the side of the head.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Warren misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Harper or perhaps it was just good defense by Warren which made him look bad.
Warren scores with a nice strike.
Harper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Warren defends it nicely.
Warren scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren swats away the attempt to clinch by Harper .
Harper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harper doesn't manage to clinch there - Warren circles away.
Harper wants to clinch.
Harper shoots in for a double leg but Warren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walden Harper . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harper tries to clinch up
and Warren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harper thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harper shoots in for a takedown but Warren shows good takedown defense.
Harper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Warren sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harper tries to clinch but Warren moves away
and Warren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harper thinking.
Stephen Warren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut lands for Warren . That snapped Harper 's head back.
Warren lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stephen Warren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab by Warren .
Harper tries to clinch there but Warren circles away.
Warren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Warren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren stuffs the takedown attempt from Harper . Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Harper shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice combination there by Warren .
Harper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Warren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Warren wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper takes one to the chin there.
Walden Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren cracks Harper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Warren winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Warren !
After winning the bout, Stephen Warren thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sid Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frisco Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing- Kanye West. Sid Singh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frisco Lee's chin.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Sid Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frisco Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Singh looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Singh throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
Singh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Singh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Singh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Singh blocks a leg kick.
Singh misses with the combination.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip 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!
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Singh is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Singh wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Singh kicks off Lee and gets to his feet.
Singh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sid Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frisco Lee.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Singh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Singh works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Singh lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Singh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
A nice combination there by Singh.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sid Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Singh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lee is in Singh's guard.
Lee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Singh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Singh has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee looks gassed!
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Singh defends easily.
Singh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Singh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Singh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Singh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Singh has gone for a leg lock! Lee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Singh's guard.
Leeis looking to pass into half guard but Singh pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Singh is in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Singh drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Lee's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Singh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Singh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Singh manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Singh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Singh has escaped and now he's on top!
Singh drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Lee's guard.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Singh defends easily.
Singh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Singh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Singh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Singh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Singh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Singh drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Lee's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Singh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Singh drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Lee's guard.
Singh drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Lee's guard.
Singh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lee looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lee looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lee!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Singh has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lee but great work by Singh.
Singh is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Lee tries to buck Singh off but Singh is having none of it.
Singh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Singh tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Singh tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Singh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee tries to buck Singh off but Singh is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Singh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee dodges the punch combination from Singh.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Singh tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Singh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Singh throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Singh lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Singh does it's job there.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Singh in a clinch.
Lee has Singh pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Singh manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singh smiles and moves away.
Sid Singh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frisco Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Singh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Singh sprawls well.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Singh.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Singh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Singh works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Singh stuffs the takedown.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Singh shows good takedown defense.
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!
Singh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Singh back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Singh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Singh as Lee shoots in.
Singh misses with a few strikes there.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Singh.
Singh throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Singh stuffs the takedown.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
Singh walks into a left hand.
Singh throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lee drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Singh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lee has Singh in his guard.
Singh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Singh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Frisco Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Singh drops back looking for a leg! Lee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lee manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Lee's guard.
Sid Singh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Singh wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Singh defends well.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Singh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Singh, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Singh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Connors is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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236 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Connors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Gordon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connors wants to clinch.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Connors sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Connors gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gordon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connors misses with a two punch combination.
Connors pushes Gordon up against the cage in a clinch.
Connors just leaning against Gordon, taking a breather.
Connors can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Connors.
Gordon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connors lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gordon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Connors avoids the head kick by Gordon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a head kick but Connors moves out of range.
Charles Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connors drives through and clinches with Gordon against the cage.
Gordon breaks from the clinch.
Connors looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
Connors swinging wildly here.
Connors misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gordon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Connors shoots in looking for a takedown. Gordon tries to sprawl out of it but Connors keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gordon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Connors takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gordon. Connors shrugs it off though.
Connors is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Connors will feel that in the morning.
Gordon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gordon swinging wildly here.
Gordon scores with a head kick.
Gordon lands a nice looking body kick.
Gordon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gordon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gordon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Connors takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Gordon.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Gordon.
Gordon throws a front kick that sends Connors stumbling back into the cage.
Gordon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connors. That did some damage!
Gordon connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gordon - that will leave a mark!
Connors blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Connors moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Connors takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Connors lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Connors throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Connors tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon connects with a leg kick. Connors looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Connors tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connors takes the fight into the clinch.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connors avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connors working hard to break the clinch.
Gordon working hard to break the clinch.
Connors has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Gordon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gordon throws a low kick, looking for Connors's leg but Connors calmly moves out of range.
Gordon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gordon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gordon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Connors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Charles Gordon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Gordon thumps Connors with a low kick.
Gordon slaps away a takedown attempt from Connors, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors avoids the body shot from Gordon.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Gordon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Connors tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles Gordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gordon throws a wild body kick that Connors sees coming a mile off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gordon.
Connors closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gordon thumps Connors with a low kick.
Gordon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gordon avoids it really well and circles away.
Gordon misses with a wild combination.
Gordon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Connors wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
Connors trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gordon's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Connors manages to pass to side control.
Gordon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon scores with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Connors or perhaps it was just good defense by Gordon which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Connors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connors avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Gordon. No joy for Connors on that attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gordon. That's going to slow Connors down.
Connors will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Connors avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gordon throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connors shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gordon pinned against the cage. Gordon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and Connors moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Gordon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gordon scores with a kick to the body.
Gordon leaves Connors with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gordon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connors shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gordon pinned against the cage. Gordon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Connors has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gordon.
Gordon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Connors is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gordon looks to land a combination but Connors avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gordon.
Gordon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Connors circles away quickly and effectively.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Gordon lands but Connors takes it in his stride.
Connors looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Gordon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Connors misses.
Gordon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gordon thuds his shin into the meat of Connors's side.
Connors throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gordon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gordon.
Gordon tries to bum rush Connors with a series of wild strikes but Connors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connors gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connors is trying to push Gordon away but Gordon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Connors lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gordon.
Connors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connors scores with a shoulder strike.
Connors lands an uppercut.
Gordon trying to land knees to the body.
Connors scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connors breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon throws a head kick that half lands.
Connors lands with a nice body punch.
Connors gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Connors.
Connors lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Gordon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Connors lands a left hand.
Gordon has Connors pressed against the cage, preventing Connors from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connors.
Connors effectively controlling the action here.
Gordon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles Gordon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connors tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gordon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Connors shoots in but Gordon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Connors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Gordon fakes the leg kick and cracks Connors in the body.
Connors lands with a good body shot.
Craig Connors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connors shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gordon as he avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gordon connects with an inside leg kick.
A combination from Gordon does no damage.
Craig Connors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connors throws a combination. Gordon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Gordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gordon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Gordon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jeferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Jeferson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Good!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeferson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Good quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jeferson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jeferson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Good for as long as he can get away with.
Jeferson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Jeferson just wasn't active enough.
Jeferson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Good as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jeferson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good moves into range and clinches up with Jeferson .
Good throws an elbow but it misses.
Jeferson can't get the takedown.
Jeferson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jeferson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Good wants to get back to full guard.
Jeferson is taking a breather. Good says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jeferson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Good doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jeferson .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good wants to get back to full guard but Jeferson has passed into side control.
Jeferson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jeferson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jeferson cracks Good with a big right hand but Good just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson controlling from side mount.
Jeferson is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeferson is working to tighten is grip on Good's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Good has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jeferson is really squeezing tight and eventually Good passes out! Jeferson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anthony Jeferson !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Drago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bo Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Thomas's head back.
It looks like Bo Thomas has been cut.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Drago coming out on top.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Drago backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Drago jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago connects with a single shot there.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago misses with a lunging right hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Drago misses.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Thomas.
Drago throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a left to the body.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Drago connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Bo Thomas's cut even more.
Drago throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drago in his tracks.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas scores with a decent looking hook.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Thomas.
Drago throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Thomas slips under a jab from Drago.
Thomas sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Thomas swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Thomas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Drago misses with a left hand
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drago had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Drago.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drago rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Drago.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bo Thomas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bo Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drago misses with a double jab.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
Thomas connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
A big left from Drago misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thomas. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thomas cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thomas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Drago jabs at Thomas's body.
Drago works over Thomas's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left lands for Drago.
Drago throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas scores with a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago misses with a combination
and Thomas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking.
Thomas lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into range.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drago throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thomas into the cage.
Thomas keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thomas keeps control of Drago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago takes a shot to the head.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Thomas throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Drago sprawls well.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Drago.
Drago slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Drago.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago misses the jab.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drago has time to react.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Drago loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Drago takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas shoots in but Drago avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bo Thomas.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thomas punishes Drago's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bo Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bo Thomas's cut.
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!
A left lands for Thomas.
Thomas blocks a jab.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Drago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Thomas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Bo Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Drago sees coming a mile off.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas moves away from the strike by Drago.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas jabs Drago to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thomas scores with a hook.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drago throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drago doesn't seem phased though.
Drago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in but Drago avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drago throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drago has time to react.
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Drago checks it.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Drago misses with an uppercut
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Drago's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bo Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thomas connects with a body shot.
Thomas tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands with a cross.
Drago takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thomas 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Thomas!
Bo Thomas 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerveny has chosen Johnny B Good as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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117 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Burkhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cerveny!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cerveny looks to score with a jab to the body but Burkhart is just out of range.
Burkhart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cerveny.
Burkhart closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Burkhart looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burkhart is looking for a kimura but Cerveny is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burkhart to get the leverage.
Burkhart is looking to take a break and control but Cerveny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burkhart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cerveny is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny manages to get to full guard.
Burkhart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cerveny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burkhart.
Burkhart throws a big right hand that misses.
Burkhart trying to control the position from guard on top but Cerveny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burkhart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Burkhart throwing strikes from guard but Cerveny blocks nicely.
Burkhart drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cerveny looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cerveny looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cerveny!
You can see the frustration on Burkhart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cerveny in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Burkhart 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.
A control attempt from Burkhart but he's now mounted!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart is working to get back to half guard.
Cerveny content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart working to try and regain half guard.
Cerveny looking to control and managing it successfully.
Burkhart wants to hold on but Cerveny pushes him away.
Cerveny content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Burkhart will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cerveny slaps away a takedown attempt from Burkhart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cerveny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerveny throws a right hand that Burkhart ducks under and follows up with a left that Burkhart also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Cerveny.
Cerveny connects with a solid leg kick.
Cerveny misses with a straight right.
Burkhart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burkhart has managed to clinch.
Burkhart is working for takedown but Cerveny is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Burkhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burkhart moves into the clinch.
Burkhart gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Burkhart is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Cerveny to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Burkhart stops Cerveny from standing up.
Burkhart drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cerveny dives on top into guard.
Cerveny gets to his feet - Burkhart follows without any prompting.
Johnny Cerveny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cerveny fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burkhart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burkhart.
Cerveny throws a hook to the side of Burkhart's head but Burkhart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Cerveny misses.
Cerveny misses with a head kick.
Cerveny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burkhart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burkhart shoots in looking for a takedown. Cerveny tries to sprawl out of it but Burkhart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cerveny manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burkhart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny doesn't manage to clinch there - Burkhart circles away.
Cerveny thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burkhart if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters circling - Burkhart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burkhart takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cerveny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnny Cerveny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burkhart shoots in and drives through. Cerveny sprawls well.
Burkhart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Cerveny misses.
Burkhart slips a jab and a cross from Cerveny.
Cerveny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerveny lands a jab to Burkhart's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerveny looks to score with a jab to the body but Burkhart is just out of range.
Burkhart avoids the head kick by Cerveny.
Burkhart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cerveny manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burkhart's best efforts.
Cerveny preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Burkhart is looking for a kimura but Cerveny is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Burkhart to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerveny wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cerveny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Burkhart avoids the body shot from Cerveny.
Burkhart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cerveny is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burkhart rather than just go for the knockout.
Cerveny throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burkhart counters with a takedown into side control.
Burkhart goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cerveny rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Burkhart's guard! Nice work there by Cerveny!
Burkhart is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cerveny is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cerveny got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burkhart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cerveny has managed to get both his arms back between Burkhart's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerveny content to stall in guard here.
Burkhart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burkhart working for a triangle but Cerveny defends it easily.
Burkhart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart has a closed guard, preventing Cerveny from standing up.
Cerveny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burkhart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cerveny controls the pace.
Cerveny must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burkhart is working an open guard so Cerveny takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cerveny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Cerveny as Burkhart shoots in.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cerveny.
A head kick misses from Cerveny.
Cerveny just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cerveny.
Burkhart avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart avoids the head kick by Cerveny.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burkhart is defended easily by Cerveny.
A solid body kick from Cerveny.
Cerveny throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burkhart fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Burkhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cerveny swings for the body but Burkhart moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Cerveny.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Cerveny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cerveny has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cerveny!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Buckingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy NoMates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckingham's entrance music is Alien Ant Farm; Smooth Criminal. A fine choice. Billy NoMates is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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23
152 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Buckingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy NoMates!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NoMates fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buckingham avoids it really well and circles away.
Buckingham tries to keep at a distance but NoMates has taken the fight into the clinch.
Buckingham pushes off an throws an elbow but NoMates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
NoMates tries to break free but Buckingham pushes him back against the cage.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
NoMates is leaning against Buckingham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buckingham lands an elbow that stopped NoMates in his tracks for a moment.
NoMates fails to pull guard.
NoMates wants to take the fight to the mat but Buckingham manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Patrick Buckingham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy NoMates.
NoMates is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckingham throws an elbow but misses.
Buckingham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
NoMates pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
NoMates escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buckingham gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckingham slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from NoMates.
NoMates tries to kick Buckingham off in order to stand up. Buckingham Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
NoMates is trying to improve his position.
NoMates pushes Buckingham away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Buckingham gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
NoMates sneaks out the side door and pushes Buckingham away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
NoMates has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckingham throws an elbow but misses.
NoMates is trying to break the clinch but Buckingham has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on NoMates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
NoMates can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Buckingham.
NoMates tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buckingham smiles and moves away.
Buckingham misses with a head kick.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but NoMates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buckingham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up but NoMates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckingham moves into the clinch.
NoMates tries to pull guard but Buckingham won't allow it.
NoMates breaks from the clinch.
NoMates darts in and clinches Buckingham up against the cage.
NoMates throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buckingham blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NoMates takes a shot to the head.
NoMates is trying to break free.
NoMates dodges an elbow strike from Buckingham.
Buckingham working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buckingham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buckingham misses with an elbow strike.
Buckingham lands with a left to the head.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buckingham lands a nice elbow.
NoMates looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buckingham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buckingham gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
NoMates tries to circle away but Buckingham has him pinned against the cage.
NoMates wants to get back to striking at distance but Buckingham won't allow it.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside that NoMates shrugs off.
NoMates breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham is looking to clinch.
Buckingham closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
NoMates is trying to force a seperation but Buckingham has the dominant position.
Buckingham missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by NoMates.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
NoMates breaks the clinch.
Buckingham tries to clinch but NoMates moves out of range.
NoMates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Buckingham, pushing him back against the cage.
NoMates has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buckingham.
NoMates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buckingham is looking to clinch but NoMates is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NoMates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buckingham tries to clinch up.
NoMates swats away the attempt to clinch by Buckingham.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch but NoMates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy NoMates will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
NoMates drives through and clinches with Buckingham against the cage.
NoMates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buckingham prevents NoMates from breaking the clinch.
Buckingham lands a nice elbow.
NoMates tries to break free but Buckingham pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buckingham just misses with a elbow thrown towards NoMates's brow.
Buckingham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it misses.
NoMates wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buckingham has him pressed against the cage.
Billy NoMates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
NoMates has Buckingham pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Buckingham manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Buckingham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NoMates tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buckingham smiles and moves away.
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch but NoMates swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
NoMates pushes Buckingham up against the cage in a clinch.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buckingham.
It looks like Billy NoMates has been cut.
NoMates tries to pull guard but Buckingham won't allow it.
Patrick Buckingham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy NoMates.
NoMates is trying to break the clinch but Buckingham is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Buckingham just misses with a elbow thrown towards NoMates's brow.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
NoMates throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buckingham lands an elbow just above NoMates 's eye.
Buckingham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buckingham prevents NoMates from breaking the clinch.
NoMates is trying to force a seperation but Buckingham has the dominant position.
Buckingham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
NoMates tries to break free but Buckingham pushes him back against the cage.
Buckingham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, NoMates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
NoMates is looking to break free of the clinch but Buckingham has double underhooks.
Buckingham lands a right hand that snaps the head of NoMates backwards.
Buckingham has NoMates pressed against the cage, preventing NoMates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside.
NoMates tries to break the clinch but Buckingham is controlling the position.
NoMates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from NoMates.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckingham tries to close the distance and clinch up but NoMates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
NoMates has managed to clinch.
Buckingham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buckingham working NoMates over with knees to the body.
Buckingham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NoMates is breathing heavily.
Buckingham comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buckingham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it misses.
Buckingham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buckingham has NoMates pressed against the cage, preventing NoMates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buckingham lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham trying to land knees to the body.
NoMates is trying to force a seperation but Buckingham has the dominant position.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside that NoMates shrugs off.
NoMates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckingham gets through NoMates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
NoMates is trying to force a seperation but Buckingham has the dominant position.
Buckingham lands an elbow that stopped NoMates in his tracks for a moment.
Buckingham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Buckingham has NoMates pressed against the cage, preventing NoMates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
NoMates can't break the clinch.
NoMates tries to circle away but Buckingham has him pinned against the cage.
NoMates manages to break the clinch.
Buckingham tries to keep at a distance but NoMates has taken the fight into the clinch.
NoMates takes a shot to the head.
NoMates is trying to break the clinch but Buckingham has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckingham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham misses with an elbow strike.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside.
Buckingham has NoMates pressed against the cage, preventing NoMates from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Buckingham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
NoMates jumps guard but Buckingham stands there with NoMates around his waist. NoMates gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buckingham pushes off an throws an elbow but NoMates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
NoMates blocks an elbow strike from Buckingham.
NoMates has had enough of the clinch but Buckingham keeps him there for the moment.
NoMates tries to circle away but Buckingham has him pinned against the cage.
Buckingham prevents NoMates from breaking the clinch.
Buckingham lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NoMates looking to throw knees to the head but Buckingham is blocking nicely.
Buckingham scores with a shot to the side of NoMates's head.
NoMates is trying to break the clinch but Buckingham is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Buckingham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Buckingham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy NoMates's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
NoMates takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
NoMates is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
NoMates takes an elbow to the temple.
NoMates avoiding damage as Buckingham throws knees to the body.
Buckingham trying to land knees to the body.
Buckingham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buckingham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
NoMates tries to break free but Buckingham pushes him back against the cage.
NoMates on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
NoMates tries to circle away but Buckingham has him pinned against the cage.
NoMates takes an elbow to the temple.
Buckingham lands a nice elbow.
NoMates takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Buckingham throws an elbow but misses.
NoMates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NoMates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patrick Buckingham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckingham stuffs the takedown attempt from NoMates. NoMates gets slowly back to his feet.
Buckingham thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on NoMates if he has to take too many more of those.
NoMates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buckingham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. NoMates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Billy NoMates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NoMates has managed to clinch.
Buckingham throws an elbow but it's blocked.
NoMates wants to break free but Buckingham has control.
NoMates dodges an elbow strike from Buckingham.
NoMates is trying to break the clinch but Buckingham is controlling him.
NoMates working hard to break the clinch.
Buckingham tries to land knees in the clinch but NoMates avoids the damage to the body.
NoMates has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buckingham lands a nice elbow.
NoMates blocks the elbow strike.
Buckingham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckingham lands a damaging elbow.
Buckingham lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Buckingham.
NoMates is rocked!
Buckingham avoids a wild elbow strike from NoMates.
NoMates is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckingham finish him?
A short left from Buckingham.
Buckingham creates a bit of space for himself and rocks NoMates with a big uppercut! NoMates tries to clinch up but Buckingham pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples NoMates to the mat! NoMates covers up and Buckingham unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Patrick Buckingham!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolay Matviyenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: In The Morning. Nicolay Matviyenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Smith's chin.
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicolay Matviyenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matviyenko clinches with his opponent.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matviyenko backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matviyenko.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook
and Matviyenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Matviyenko instigates a clinch.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Matviyenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matviyenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Matviyenko can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matviyenko backwards.
Matviyenko breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Matviyenko.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matviyenko.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Matviyenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matviyenko is looking to clinch.
Matviyenko wants to clinch.
Smith misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith looks to land a combination. Matviyenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matviyenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matviyenko misses with a double jab.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Matviyenko blocks a head kick by Smith.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Matviyenko pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Matviyenko tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Matviyenko back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matviyenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Matviyenko into the cage.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matviyenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matviyenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Matviyenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Nicolay Matviyenko has been cut.
Mike Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matviyenko wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Matviyenko moved out of range nicely.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Mike Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matviyenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith lands a head kick. Matviyenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matviyenko tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith throws a right hand that Matviyenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Matviyenko also avoids with ease.
Matviyenko is looking to clinch.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matviyenko.
Matviyenko misses with a wild body shot.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolay Matviyenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matviyenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matviyenko blocks the body kick.
Smith throws a body punch but Matviyenko moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matviyenko moves away.
Matviyenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Matviyenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith lands a head kick. Matviyenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Matviyenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matviyenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matviyenko tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Matviyenko's belly button to the back.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matviyenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matviyenko scores a takedown into full mount!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matviyenko tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matviyenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Matviyenko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith wants to control but Matviyenko is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Matviyenko's attempts to control the action.
Matviyenko stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Matviyenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matviyenko avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matviyenko doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko wants to clinch.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith takes a swing at Matviyenko's ribcage but misses.
Matviyenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matviyenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matviyenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Matviyenko misses with a hook.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Matviyenko moves out of range easily.
Matviyenko moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko misses with a wild combination.
Matviyenko throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith lands a head kick!
Matviyenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a head kick but Matviyenko moves out of range.
Smith is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matviyenko wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Matviyenko blocks a head kick by Smith.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matviyenko is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nicolay Matviyenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Matviyenko's torso.
Matviyenko misses with a wild combination.
Matviyenko misses with a combination
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matviyenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matviyenko manages to avoid it.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matviyenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Matviyenko tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matviyenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Matviyenko slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Matviyenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Matviyenko moves out of range easily.
Matviyenko tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Matviyenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Horrible takedown by Matviyenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith throws a front kick that sends Matviyenko stumbling back into the cage.
Matviyenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice hook to Matviyenko's body. Matviyenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matviyenko wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Matviyenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Matviyenko clinches with his opponent.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith throws a head kick but Matviyenko moves out of range.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matviyenko throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Matviyenko wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Matviyenko moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Matviyenko moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Nicolay Matviyenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matviyenko tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Matviyenko.
Smith looks to land a combination but Matviyenko avoids it well.
Matviyenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Matviyenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matviyenko blocks a head kick by Smith.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Matviyenko shoots in.
Smith throws a body punch but Matviyenko moves out of range.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Matviyenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matviyenko takes one to the side of the head.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Matviyenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Matviyenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matviyenko misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Matviyenko sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matviyenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Matviyenko into the cage.
Matviyenko tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rallo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
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185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rallo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids the head kick by Flash.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Flash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flash bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Flash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flash misses with a kick to the body.
Brown moves out of range as Flash throws a body kick.
Brown avoids the body shot from Flash.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown checks a leg kick.
Flash lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Flash is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flash. Brown shrugs it off though.
Flash lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flash scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Flash slams his shin into Brown's torso.
Flash rushes Brown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flash dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Flash on the inside.
Flash lands a shoulder strike.
Flash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flash.
Flash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Flash makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Flash plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown is rocked!
The Flash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Flash.
Flash throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Flash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Flash connects with a crisp jab.
Flash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flash instigates a clinch.
Flash lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Flash.
Flash throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Flash fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash is trying to maintain a safe position but Brown gets an underhook and turns Flash into the cage.
Flash misses with a punch to the body.
Flash looking to slow down the pace here.
Flash lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Flash backwards.
Flash struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Flash lands a body shot.
Flash looking to slow down the pace here.
Flash tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Flash back against the cage.
Flash blocks the elbow strike.
Flash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown tries to stall but Flash uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flash's elbow.
Flash is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flash lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Flash struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Flash lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Flash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flash lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Flash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Flash is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brown letting Flash take a breather here.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Flash dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown walks into a left hand.
Flash circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Brown drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Flash follows Brown to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Flash!
The Flash thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gzrel Mephistopheles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gzrel Mephistopheles 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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270 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kingston Bartholemeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gzrel Mephistopheles!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartholemeaux blocks a head kick by Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles misses with a few strikes there.
Mephistopheles throws a leg kick but Bartholemeaux moved away.
Mephistopheles lands a nice shot that snaps Bartholemeaux's head back.
Bartholemeaux avoids the body shot from Mephistopheles.
Bartholemeaux loads up on a big right hand but Mephistopheles slips the punch.
Bartholemeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Mephistopheles is just out of range.
Bartholemeaux misses with a head kick.
Bartholemeaux throws the left hand but Mephistopheles avoids the punch easily.
Mephistopheles slips a jab from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles throws a series of punches but Bartholemeaux moves out of range.
A combination from Mephistopheles does no damage.
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartholemeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartholemeaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles thows a body shot but no joy.
Bartholemeaux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mephistopheles.
Bartholemeaux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartholemeaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartholemeaux connects with an inside leg kick.
Mephistopheles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bartholemeaux misses with the combination.
Mephistopheles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kingston Bartholemeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux lands with a good body shot.
Bartholemeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mephistopheles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bartholemeaux throws a shot from downtown. Mephistopheles moves away and avoids it.
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartholemeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mephistopheles blocks a jab.
Mephistopheles throws the left hand but Bartholemeaux avoids the punch easily.
Mephistopheles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles misses with a wild body shot.
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartholemeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartholemeaux misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mephistopheles takes a swing at Bartholemeaux's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux scores with a body shot.
Bartholemeaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartholemeaux misses the jab.
Mephistopheles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mephistopheles thows a body shot but no joy.
Bartholemeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Mephistopheles misses with a wild body shot.
Mephistopheles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mephistopheles ducks under a wild hook from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Mephistopheles is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bartholemeaux rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux throws a lazy right hand but Mephistopheles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mephistopheles fails to land with a series of punches.
Mephistopheles ducks under a wild hook from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bartholemeaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Gzrel Mephistopheles has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartholemeaux is looking to clinch.
Bartholemeaux misses with a hook.
Bartholemeaux is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mephistopheles's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mephistopheles throws a nice looking combination but Bartholemeaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mephistopheles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartholemeaux throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mephistopheles defending well as Bartholemeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Mephistopheles thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston Bartholemeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bartholemeaux throws out a loose jab but Mephistopheles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mephistopheles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bartholemeaux misses with a series of wild punches.
Mephistopheles moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mephistopheles slips a jab from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles moves out of range of the body kick from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux misses with a straight left.
Bartholemeaux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartholemeaux throws out a loose jab but Mephistopheles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles ducks under a wild hook from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bartholemeaux momentarily.
Mephistopheles moves out of range as Bartholemeaux strikes.
Bartholemeaux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mephistopheles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mephistopheles throws a combination that misses
and Bartholemeaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mephistopheles looks to land a combination but Bartholemeaux avoids it well.
Mephistopheles throws a wild body kick that Bartholemeaux sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles just misses with a punch to the body.
Mephistopheles with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mephistopheles was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartholemeaux.
Mephistopheles misses with a looping left.
Bartholemeaux misses with an uppercut. Mephistopheles saw that one coming.
Mephistopheles misses with a two punch combination.
Mephistopheles tries to bum rush Bartholemeaux with a series of wild strikes but Bartholemeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartholemeaux throws a hook but Mephistopheles blocks it.
Nice shot by Bartholemeaux.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bartholemeaux here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mephistopheles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartholemeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Bartholemeaux.
The crowd cheers as Bartholemeaux lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mephistopheles doesn't seem phased though.
That has opened up Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut even more.
Gzrel Mephistopheles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mephistopheles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartholemeaux circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux misses with a left hand
and Mephistopheles counters with a one-two to the body.
Bartholemeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles misses with the combination.
No joy there for Bartholemeaux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Bartholemeaux.
A cross from Bartholemeaux lands.
Bartholemeaux misses with a hook.
Kingston Bartholemeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartholemeaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mephistopheles throws a combination. Bartholemeaux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mephistopheles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartholemeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mephistopheles moves away.
A big left from Mephistopheles misses.
Mephistopheles misses with a two punch combination.
Bartholemeaux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartholemeaux is looking to clinch.
Mephistopheles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bartholemeaux scores with a nice right hand.
The cut above Gzrel Mephistopheles's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bartholemeaux throws a series of punches but Mephistopheles avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartholemeaux blocks a head kick by Mephistopheles.
A big right from Bartholemeaux misses.
A combination from Mephistopheles does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston Bartholemeaux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gzrel Mephistopheles'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. This is the final round!
Bartholemeaux misses with a body shot.
Mephistopheles misses with a double jab.
Mephistopheles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mephistopheles ducks under a wild hook from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux looks to land a right hand but Mephistopheles moved out of range.
Bartholemeaux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bartholemeaux misses with a two punch combination.
Bartholemeaux blocks a head kick by Mephistopheles.
Mephistopheles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bartholemeaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bartholemeaux throws out a loose jab but Mephistopheles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mephistopheles looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartholemeaux is just out of range.
Mephistopheles throws a combination. Bartholemeaux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bartholemeaux throws a hook to the side of Mephistopheles's head but Mephistopheles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mephistopheles connects with a body shot that sends Bartholemeaux's belly button to the back.
Bartholemeaux throws a hook but Mephistopheles avoids it easily.
Bartholemeaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mephistopheles misses with a few strikes there.
Mephistopheles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mephistopheles misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mephistopheles. Bartholemeaux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mephistopheles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartholemeaux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gzrel Mephistopheles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kingston Bartholemeaux!
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