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RSM 32 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Connors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Connors is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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258 lbs
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202 cm
26
247 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Connors!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Connors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connors checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Connors takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Connors gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Connors wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson keeps control of Connors as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Connors keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson is looking to chop away at Connors's legs.
A good leg kick by Nelson.
Connors shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nelson sprawls well. Nelson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Connors gets slowly back to his feet.
Connors blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Connors blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson tries to keep at a distance but Connors has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors breaks from the clinch.
Connors avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Connors avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson takes one on the button.
Alistair Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nelson throws a nice head kick!
Connors closes the distance and clinches up with Nelson, looking for a takedown. Connors pushes Nelson against the cage but Nelson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Connors throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Nelson tries to bum rush Connors with a series of wild strikes but Connors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alistair Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson lands a high kick!
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Connors checks a leg kick nicely.
Connors avoids the head kick by Nelson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nelson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Connors.
It looks like Alistair Nelson has been cut.
Connors moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Nelson tries to stall but Connors uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connors avoids it.
Nelson jumps guard but Connors stands there with Nelson around his waist. Nelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Connors escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connors scores with a punch to the head.
Connors checks a low kick from Nelson.
Connors takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nelson throws a head kick but Connors moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connors clinches up against the cage.
Connors keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Connors managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connors avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Connors shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nelson but Nelson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alistair Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Connors.
Connors gets a clinch.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Connors's efforts to push away.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Connors keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson misses with a wild combination.
Connors takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nelson throws a low kick but Connors moves out of range easily.
Connors tries for a takedown but Nelson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Connors gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connors working away.
Connors postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Connors working the ground and pound but Nelson is defending the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Connors wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nelson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nelson tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face as Connors controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Craig Connors will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alistair Nelson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Connors blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Connors blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Connors shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nelson pinned against the cage. Nelson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nelson throws a head kick but Connors moves out of range.
Connors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connors moves away.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Connors blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connors scores with a hook.
Nelson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Connors's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Connors duly obliges.
Connors looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nelson is fending him off so far but Connors persists. Nope, Nelson circles away and we're back to standing.
Alistair Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Connors.
Connors blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connors clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connors.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connors avoids it.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Connors avoids the damage to the body.
Connors looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Connors managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Connors is trying to maintain a safe position but Nelson gets an underhook and turns Connors into the cage.
Connors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid body kick from Nelson.
Connors fails with a takedown attempt.
Connors blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson scoring well with a low kick there.
Connors blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Connors fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from Nelson.
Nelson leaves Connors with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Connors will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connors rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Connors avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson has Connors pressed against the cage, preventing Connors from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Connors avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Connors holds him up against the cage and eventually Nelson drops back down to his feet.
Connors is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Connors pressing his opponent against the cage.
Connors avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Connors throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nelson throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alistair Nelson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alistair Nelson's cut.
That's time! Nelson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Connors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connors looks to land a combination but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson scores with a head kick.
Connors fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Connors slowing the pace effectively.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connors avoids it.
Connors is trying to break free.
Connors blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Connors.
A short right from Connors on the inside.
Connors is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Connors's efforts to push away.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson prevents Connors from breaking the clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson lands with a kick to the temple. Connors shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nelson misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Nelson. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Connors lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nelson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nelson throws a jab when Connors was well out of range.
Connors scores a takedown into full mount!
Connors has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson really wants to buck Connors off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connors trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson regains half guard.
Connors is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nelson defends it well.
Nelson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Connors is working away from the top position though.
Connors escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connors has managed to clinch.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Connors takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson keeps control of Connors as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Connors is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nelson is keeping busy.
Craig Connors seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connors avoids it.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connors.
Nelson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Connors is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connors lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alistair Nelson's cut is getting worse.
Connors lands with a short shot to the head.
Connors can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Connors blocks with his arms.
Nelson is trying to push Connors away but Connors has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connors throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Connors instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connors working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Connors lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connors breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connors avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Connors decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Connors is working for a kimura but Nelson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Connors comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Connors has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Craig Connors!
An out of breath Craig Connors thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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285 lbs
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283 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman scores with a hook.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartman.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartman moves away from the strike by Drago.
Cartman 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.
Drago with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Drago misses.
Cartman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cartman wants to clinch.
Cartman moves into the clinch successfully.
Drago takes a shot to the head.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Cartman misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Cartman misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cartman.
Cartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago misses the jab.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago connects with a right hand. Cartman shakes it off.
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
No joy there for Cartman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Cartman ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cartman throws out a powerful jab.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Drago catches Cartman right on the button with a cross.
Cartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a body punch but Cartman moves out of range.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cartman.
A jab lands there for Cartman.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Cartman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartman tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Cartman connects with a looping right hand.
Drago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drago duly obliges.
Drago looks to land a combination but Cartman avoids it well.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Cartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drago misses the jab.
Cartman is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cartman slips a straight right by Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman forces Drago back against the cage and clinches.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cartman tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Cartman throws out a powerful jab.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Cartman is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Cartman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago throws a body punch but Cartman moves out of range.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Cartman - just one landing.
Cartman wants to clinch.
Drago is looking to wear down Cartman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cartman rushes Drago and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman scores with a shot to the side of Drago's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.
Cartman tries to circle away but Drago has him pinned against the cage.
Cartman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cartman swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cartman can't break the clinch.
Cartman has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
Drago tries to circle away but Cartman has him pinned against the cage.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cartman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cartman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago scores with a nice head shot.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
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 Ivan Drago will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cartman moves into range and clinches up with Drago.
Drago wants to break free but Cartman has control.
Cartman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cartman 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.
Cartman rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cartman manages to break the clinch.
Cartman tries to clinch
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Nice defenses there by Cartman.
Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Cartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartman moves away.
Cartman lands with a straight right. Drago didn't see that one coming.
Drago takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartman looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Cartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago misses with a looping left.
Cartman 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.
Nice shot lands for Cartman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Cartman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drago, pushing him back against the cage.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cartman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Cartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartman takes the fight into the clinch.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Cartman finds it's target.
Good exchange - Cartman coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartman scores with a decent looking hook.
Cartman 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.
Cartman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drago on the side of the head.
Cartman gets a clinch.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cartman circles away quickly and effectively.
Eric Cartman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drago connects with the punch.
Cartman scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drago, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago gets tackled into the cage by Cartman. Cartman maintains the clinch.
Cartman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Drago manages to break the clinch.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartman closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Cartman is controlling him.
Drago manages to break the clinch.
Drago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Cartman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartman tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
A big right from Cartman misses.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Cartman saw that one coming.
Cartman misses with a few strikes there.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drago throws a series of punches but Cartman moves out of range.
Cartman moves out of range as Drago strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cartman tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Cartman gets a clinch.
Cartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cartman looks to clinch
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Cartman lands with a nice body punch.
Cartman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cartman wants to clinch.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartman.
Cartman slips under a jab from Drago.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Cartman counters with a stiff right hand.
Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cartman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cartman.
Cartman tries to clinch up.
A punch lands to the side of Drago 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Cartman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cartman 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.
Drago swinging wildly here.
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.
Cartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Cartman ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eric Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartman tries to clinch up.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Cartman. That snapped Drago's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cartman avoids the body shot from Drago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cartman looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Drago cracks Cartman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Cartman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cartman wants to clinch.
Cartman is looking to clinch.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cartman.
Drago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartman wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drago counters with a left and a right that stings Cartman.
Cartman ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Cartman's shoulder, as Cartman tries to avoid the shot.
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cartman tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Cartman has closed the distance and engaged Drago in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartman.
Cartman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cartman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartman.
Drago tries to circle away but Cartman has him pinned against the cage.
Cartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drago takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cartman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cartman wants to clinch.
Cartman moves into the clinch successfully.
Cartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Cartman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drago is trying to push Cartman away but Cartman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cartman drives through and clinches with Drago against the cage.
Cartman breaks the clinch.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Cartman blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Cartman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cartman 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Cartman!
A relieved looking Eric Cartman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lock Bresner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen voices as his entrance music. Randy Orton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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22
266 lbs
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255 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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 London, Lock Bresner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bresner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Orton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bresner gets caught napping as Orton dives in and scores a takedown. Bresner manages to retain guard.
Bresner wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
Orton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Orton tries to free his leg and advance position but Bresner is retaining full guard.
Orton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bresner's head.
Orton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bresner has his hands on Orton's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bresner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bresner stuffs the takedown attempt from Orton. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Bresner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Orton is looking to land body kicks.
Orton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bresner defends it nicely.
Lock Bresner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresner closes the distance and clinches.
Bresner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Orton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bresner.
Orton looking for submissions off his back.
Bresner winds up and cracks Orton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bresner working over Orton with some ground and pound. Orton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bresner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Orton has hold of Bresner's hands but Bresner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Orton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bresner pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Bresner seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresner wants to take a breather but Orton is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orton.
Bresner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Orton has his foot on Bresner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bresner works his way back into a safe position though.
Bresner wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Bresner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bresner trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Bresner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bresner preventing the sweep.
Orton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Orton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Orton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bresner is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresner trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bresner working some strikes from top position.
Bresner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Orton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bresner works over Orton with some ground and pound from guard.
Orton has his foot on Bresner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bresner works his way back into a safe position though.
Bresner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bresner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bresner trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bresner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bresner wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lock Bresner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bresner closes the distance and pushes Orton back into the cage.
Orton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bresner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bresner avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bresner.
Bresner taking a breather.
Bresner working aggressively here.
Bresner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bresner works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
Bresner trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Orton lands some strikes from the bottom.
Bresner preventing the sweep.
Bresner trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton 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.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bresner defends well.
Bresner wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
Bresner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bresner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bresner tries to free his leg and advance position but Orton is retaining full guard.
Bresner stands up over Orton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Orton working for a triangle but Bresner defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Orton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bresner is aware though and is defending well.
Bresneris looking to pass into half guard but Orton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Orton is in guard.
Bresner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orton defends it easily.
Orton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bresner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton wants to control from the top but Bresner keeps moving.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bresner has wrist control.
Orton stopping the sweep attempt from Bresner.
Orton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Orton postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Orton shoots in but no luck this time.
Orton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bresner is defended easily by Orton.
Bresner shoots for a takedown but Orton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lock Bresner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bresner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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.
Orton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bresner counters with a single leg into guard. Orton didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bresner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lock Bresner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bresner throws a right hand that misses
and Orton counters with a shoot takedown. Bresner fights it but they end up in guard.
Bresner scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Orton keeps the fight on the outside.
Bresner gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton tries to improve position but can't.
Bresner is putting a hurting on Orton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bresner staying calm.
Bresner trying to control the action but Orton is working from the bottom.
Orton throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is trying to control Bresner's posture but Bresner avoids it.
Orton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bresner off and has taken his back!
Bresner tries to roll but Orton sticks to his back.
Orton working for a choke but Bresner is defending well.
Orton is looking for the choke from the back position but Bresner is controlling his hands well.
Orton is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lock Bresner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orton misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bresner is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Orton gets his way!
Orton working for the choke.
Orton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lock Bresner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Orton punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Orton is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bresner defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bresner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bresner trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bresner moves into full guard.
Bresner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton trying to control but Bresner is working from the bottom.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
Bresner working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton wanted to stand there but Bresner had control of the position.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Orton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bresner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lock Bresner!
Lock Bresner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
255 lbs
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270 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rogers but Rogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones throws a body kick the misses
and Rogers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Rogers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rogers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rogers won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rogers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rogers won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Rogers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rogers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rogers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rogers has gone for a leg lock! Jones slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rogers's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jones throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rogers's body to avoid the submission. Rogers has instead reached around Jones's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rogers arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Rogers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen's entrance music is On In Five - BoySetsFire. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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230 lbs
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236 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Gordon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon feints and then cracks Allen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Allen down.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Allen checks it.
Allen drives through and clinches with Gordon against the cage.
Gordon manages to break the clinch.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
Gordon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gordon looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
A combination from Gordon does no damage.
Gordon slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Gordon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon lands a head kick. Allen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Allen cracks Gordon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Charles Gordon has been cut.
A big left from Gordon misses.
Gordon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Gordon circles away.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordon lands a head kick. Allen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Dave Allen has been cut.
Gordon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
Allen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gordon's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Gordon off the cage and back into range.
Allen misses with a leg kick.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Allen throws a solid leg kick but Gordon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Allen.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
Allen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Crunch! Gordon slams his shin into Allen's torso.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gordon.
Allen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Allen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gordon. That one must have hurt.
Allen is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Gordon.
Allen avoids the head kick by Gordon.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
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.
Allen is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Allen misses with a kick to the body.
Allen wants to clinch.
Gordon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Allen throws a leg kick
and Gordon counters with an inside leg kick.
Gordon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Allen.
That has opened up Charles Gordon's cut even more.
Allen has Gordon up against the cage in a clinch.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Gordon throws a head kick but Allen moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Allen both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Allen.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooooh!!! Allen has knocked Gordon down with a huge combo! Allen steps away and waves a wobbly Gordon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gordon is rocked!
The cut above Charles Gordon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Allen lands a nice hook to Gordon's body. Gordon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Gordon swats away the attempt to clinch by Allen.
Gordon seems to have recovered his senses.
Allen lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Gordon is looking to close the distance but Allen sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Gordon crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Gordon is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Dave Allen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krwawy Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Makhnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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21
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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24
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Krwawy Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitri Makhnov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makhnov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Makhnov throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makhnov walks into a stiff left hand from Lopez.
Lopez looks to score with a jab to the body but Makhnov is just out of range.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Makhnov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makhnov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makhnov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makhnov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lopez.
Makhnov wants to clinch.
Makhnov throws a sloppy body shot
and Lopez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makhnov throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Lopez cracks the inside of Makhnov's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makhnov digs a good hook to Lopez's body.
Lopez lands a head kick!
Lopez slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Lopez scores with a jab. Makhnov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lopez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makhnov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lopez throws a hook but Makhnov avoids it easily.
Makhnov loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
Makhnov just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Lopez.
Krwawy Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez throws a poor cross that misses
and Makhnov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makhnov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makhnov is trying to work for a kimura but Lopez is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov is working for a kimura but Lopez is defending it quite comfortably.
Makhnov stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
Lopez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov wants to free his trapped foot but Lopez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Makhnov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Makhnov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopez is doing well to control the position and prevent Makhnov from advancing to side control.
Makhnov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lopez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Makhnov.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lopez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Makhnov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
Lopez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krwawy Lopez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Makhnov tries to clinch there but Lopez circles away.
Lopez scores with a push kick.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Makhnov.
Lopez digs a good body shot into Makhnov's ribs.
Krwawy Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makhnov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Makhnov lands a nice hook to Lopez's body. Lopez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makhnov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lopez.
Makhnov tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makhnov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Makhnov.
Makhnov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makhnov thinking.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Makhnov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Makhnov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makhnov circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Lopez misses.
Dimitri Makhnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makhnov will feel that in the morning.
Makhnov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lopez circles away quickly and effectively.
Makhnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lopez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Makhnov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makhnov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makhnov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makhnov circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez lands a head shot.
A combination from Makhnov does no damage.
Makhnov throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makhnov.
Lopez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makhnov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopez lands an overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores with a push kick.
Makhnov thows a body shot but no joy.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Makhnov off the cage and back into range.
Makhnov looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez dodges the punch combination from Makhnov.
Lopez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lopez connects with a right hand. Makhnov shakes it off.
Lopez moves out of range of the body kick from Makhnov.
Lopez stuffs the takedown attempt from Makhnov. Makhnov gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Lopez lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makhnov walks into a jab.
Makhnov dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Nice shot lands for Lopez.
Makhnov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Makhnov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lopez throws out the jab.
Makhnov throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makhnov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Lopez tenderised Makhnov's leg. Makhnov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makhnov misses with a wild body shot.
Makhnov lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krwawy Lopez dominated that second round.
That's time! Lopez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A good leg kick by Lopez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lopez.
Lopez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lopez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by Makhnov misses
and Makhnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lopez scores with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Lopez finds it's target.
Lopez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez throws a head kick but Makhnov moves out of range.
Makhnov drops his hands momentarily and Lopez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lopez feints a jab promting Makhnov to slip. Lopez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Makhnov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov blocks a head kick by Lopez.
Makhnov dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Makhnov throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Lopez.
Lopez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot lands for Makhnov.
Lopez thuds his shin into the meat of Makhnov's side.
Makhnov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makhnov works over Lopez's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Lopez slams his shin into Makhnov's torso.
Makhnov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Makhnov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makhnov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makhnov misses with a body shot
and Lopez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lopez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lopez scores with a jab to the body.
Makhnov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lopez.
Makhnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makhnov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Lopez finds it's way through Makhnov's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makhnov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Makhnov ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Makhnov avoids a kick to the body.
Makhnov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makhnov circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Makhnov down.
A left and a right from Lopez both land. Nice combination.
Lopez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dimitri Makhnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makhnov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lopez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Makhnov looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Makhnov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Lopez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krwawy Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makhnov tries to close the distance and clinch but Lopez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Makhnov. Lopez does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Makhnov.
Lopez throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Krwawy Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, 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 Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krwawy Lopez!
Krwawy Lopez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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217 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Smith.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith cracks Harrison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith catches Harrison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith jabs at Harrison's body.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
A punch lands to the side of Harrison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith sends Harrison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Smith is motioning to the referee to let Harrison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Harrison is rocked!
Smith pushes Harrison away with a front kick.
Oh Harrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Smith! Harrison is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Smith!
Mike Smith is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mike Smith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kingston Bartholemeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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250 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
14 - 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 London, Tiger King!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes a swing at Bartholemeaux's ribcage but misses.
Bartholemeaux catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Bartholemeaux misses.
King throws a body kick that misses.
Bartholemeaux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
King throws a series of punches but Bartholemeaux moves out of range.
Bartholemeaux clinches.
King wants to break free but Bartholemeaux has control.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
Bartholemeaux breaks the clinch.
King stalks Bartholemeaux and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bartholemeaux's face. Bartholemeaux staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Kingston Bartholemeaux has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bartholemeaux.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartholemeaux.
Tiger King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bartholemeaux throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartholemeaux circles away quickly and effectively.
Bartholemeaux scores with a nice strike.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Bartholemeaux. Those never looked like landing.
King throws a head kick but Bartholemeaux moves out of range.
Bartholemeaux misses with a few strikes there.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bartholemeaux loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bartholemeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Bartholemeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bartholemeaux misses.
Bartholemeaux misses with an uppercut.
Bartholemeaux motions for King to come forward. Bartholemeaux throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Bartholemeaux.
Bartholemeaux throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Bartholemeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Bartholemeaux moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Bartholemeaux scores with a nice short uppercut.
King can't break the clinch.
King tries to break free but Bartholemeaux pushes him back against the cage.
Bartholemeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartholemeaux throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King thuds a left hand into Bartholemeaux's body.
Bartholemeaux connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Bartholemeaux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King catches Bartholemeaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartholemeaux can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from King.
Bartholemeaux cracks King with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartholemeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Tiger King has been cut.
Bartholemeaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bartholemeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bartholemeaux throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
King looks gassed!
Bartholemeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Bartholemeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King connects with a right hand. Bartholemeaux shakes it off.
A jab from Bartholemeaux misses.
Bartholemeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
Nice shot lands for Bartholemeaux.
King cracks Bartholemeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartholemeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartholemeaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King misses with a looping right.
Bartholemeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King thows a body shot but no joy.
Bartholemeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bartholemeaux dodges the punch combination from King.
Bartholemeaux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kingston Bartholemeaux dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bartholemeaux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King throws a looping overhand right but Bartholemeaux ducks down to avoid it.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King throws a head kick but Bartholemeaux moves out of range.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bartholemeaux is looking to land body kicks.
Kingston Bartholemeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Bartholemeaux moves out of range easily.
Bartholemeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Bartholemeaux avoids the head kick by King.
Bartholemeaux moves into range and clinches up with King.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bartholemeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bartholemeaux blocks a head kick by King.
King scores with a kick to the body.
King slips under a jab from Bartholemeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartholemeaux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King throws out a loose jab but Bartholemeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiger King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bartholemeaux works King's body with a nice hook.
Bartholemeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Bartholemeaux.
King is breathing heavily.
Bartholemeaux misses with a wild body shot.
King misses with the combination.
Bartholemeaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartholemeaux connects with a looping right hand.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartholemeaux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bartholemeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King looks to throw the jab but Bartholemeaux is out of range.
King is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Bartholemeaux doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! King crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in King's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kingston Bartholemeaux!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Burkhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin has chosen yes as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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117 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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140 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Burkhart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lager Assassin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin misses with a looping left.
Burkhart staying out of range there.
Assassin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assassin misses with a lunging right hand
and Burkhart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assassin won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Assassin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Burkhart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Assassin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assassin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Burkhart pulls his head out easily.
Burkhart works his foot free and advances to mount.
Assassin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin is trying to escape the mount.
Burkhart trying to control but Assassin is having none of it.
Assassin can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Burkhart seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Assassin for as long as he can get away with.
Burkhart prevents Assassin from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart controlling his opponent.
Assassin is working to get back to half guard.
Burkhart tries to control but Assassin wriggling away.
Assassin is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Assassin is squirming around, avoiding Burkhart's attempts to control the action.
Assassin is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burkhart looking to finish with strikes here!
Burkhart controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin tries to hold on but Burkhart pushes him away.
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!
Assassin moves away from the strike by Burkhart.
Donk. Assassin catches Burkhart right on the button with a cross.
Burkhart fails with a takedown attempt.
Burkhart shoots in looking for a takedown. Assassin tries to sprawl out of it but Burkhart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Assassin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Assassin connects with a right hand. Burkhart shakes it off.
Burkhart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assassin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Assassin slips under a jab from Burkhart.
Assassin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burkhart fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Burkhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burkhart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assassin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lager Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assassin scores with a punch to the head.
Burkhart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burkhart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assassin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burkhart is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Assassin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Burkhart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burkhart avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burkhart was well out of range. Poor timing from Assassin.
Burkhart blocks a jab.
Assassin fails to land with a series of punches.
Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Burkhart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Burkhart misses its intended target.
Burkhart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Assassin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Assassin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burkhart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assassin lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin connects with a body shot that sends Burkhart's belly button to the back.
Burkhart blocks a jab.
Assassin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burkhart.
Burkhart fails with a takedown attempt.
Burkhart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assassin misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Assassin.
A big left from Assassin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin slaps away a takedown attempt from Burkhart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Assassin misses with a body shot.
Burkhart fails with a takedown attempt.
Assassin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Alex Burkhart has been cut.
Burkhart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assassin digs a good hook to Burkhart's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burkhart shoots in but Assassin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burkhart moves away from the strike by Assassin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lager Assassin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Burkhart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burkhart.
Burkhart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Assassin misses the jab.
Assassin takes a swing at Burkhart's ribcage but misses.
Burkhart tries for a takedown but Assassin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Burkhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burkhart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assassin.
Burkhart slips under a jab.
Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assassin misses with a hook.
Assassin lands with an uppercut that bounces Burkhart off the cage and back into range.
Lager Assassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burkhart ducks under a wild hook from Assassin.
Assassin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Assassin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Assassin tests Burkhart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assassin misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Assassin. No joy for Burkhart on that attempt.
Assassin throws an overhand right that lands on Burkhart's shoulder, as Burkhart tries to avoid the shot.
Assassin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin missing with a left hand there. Burkhart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assassin scores with a nice strike.
Assassin blocks a jab.
Burkhart staying out of range there.
Assassin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assassin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burkhart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Assassin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burkhart somewhat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burkhart is trying hard to land a takedown here. Assassin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Assassin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Burkhart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burkhart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assassin 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.
Burkhart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burkhart throws out a loose jab but Assassin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assassin stuffs the takedown.
Assassin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assassin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burkhart's head.
Assassin misses with an uppercut. Burkhart saw that one coming.
Assassin misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin shoots in looking for a takedown. Burkhart tries to sprawl out of it but Assassin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burkhart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Assassin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assassin misses with a hook.
Assassin lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burkhart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burkhart catches Assassin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Assassin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lager Assassin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Burkhart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Assassin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burkhart fails to land the takedown.
Burkhart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burkhart fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Assassin sprawls well initially but Burkhart persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Assassin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burkhart is working away from the top position though.
Assassin is pressing down on Burkhart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Assassin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burkhart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burkhart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burkhart actively working from the bottom here.
Assassin working over Burkhart with some ground and pound. Burkhart looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Assassin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Assassin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Burkhart is trying to control but can't.
Assassin lands with a punch from half guard.
Assassin passes to side control.
Assassin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Assassin lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burkhart to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burkhart takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Burkhart is rocked!
Burkhart sneaks back into half guard.
Oh Burkhart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assassin wants to free his trapped foot but Burkhart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burkhart seems to have got his legs back now.
Assassin works his way into full mount!
Burkhart is trying to escape the mount.
Burkhart is in a horrible position here. Assassin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Assassin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Burkhart's face.
Assassin looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Burkhart covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lager Assassin!
Lager Assassin is the new bantamweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Lager Assassin waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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