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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lebron Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montague Withnail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Withnail has chosen My Friends as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lebron Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Montague Withnail!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Withnail circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Bryant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Withnail did well to prevent Bryant getting side control.
Withnail wants to get back to full guard.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Withnail is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bryant is thwarting Withnail's attempts to control the position.
Withnail is staying active underneath Bryant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bryant postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Withnail to stand up.
Bryant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Withnail looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withnail is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bryant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Withnail can't do much from the bottom here.
Withnail might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bryant kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Withnail is looking to regain half guard here but Bryant keeps moving and retains side control.
Bryant decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Withnail circles away.
Bryant dives in and scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Withnail trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Withnail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Withnail has his foot on Bryant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryant works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Withnail throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Withnail is working an open guard so Bryant takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Withnail misses with a hook.
Bryant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Bryant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Withnail has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryant stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Withnail shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withnail wants to get back to his feet but Bryant is holding on tight.
Withnail trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryant is looking to get to half guard.
Bryant manages to control the position for a moment.
Bryant is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lebron Bryant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Withnail throws out the jab.
Bryant tries to clinch
and Withnail counters with a single leg into guard. Bryant didn't expect that.
Bryant seems keen to control Withnail's posture.
Withnail with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryant trying to control the position.
Withnail throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bryant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryant is working an open guard so Withnail takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bryant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Withnail is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Withnail keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Withnail not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Withnail keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Lebron Bryant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Withnail scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bryant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bryant is looking to control Withnail's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bryant avoid being mounted?
Bryant keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
Withnail is thwarting Bryant's attempts to control the position.
Bryant is trying to stand back up but Withnail is controlling him
Withnail tries to stand and escape but Bryant is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lebron Bryant just wasn't active enough.
Withnail dives in and scores a takedown into Bryant's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryant pulls Withnail in close to his closed guard and prevents Withnail from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bryant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Withnail is controlling him.
Withnail would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bryant scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bryant misses with a double jab.
Lebron Bryant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Withnail.
A looping hook to the body misses from Withnail. Bryant does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bryant closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Bryant wanted to stand there but Withnail had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Withnail had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant trying to control but Withnail is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Montague Withnail will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bryant wants to clinch up but Withnail keeps it at a distance.
Withnail shoots in looking for a takedown. Bryant tries to sprawl out of it but Withnail keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bryant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Withnail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Withnail tries for a takedown but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Withnail throws a jab when Bryant was well out of range.
Bryant blocks a jab.
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Withnail paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Withnail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Withnail drives through with a takedown into guard.
Withnail tries to free his leg and advance position but Bryant is retaining full guard.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Withnail pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bryant is keeping the position for now.
Bryant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Withnail stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bryant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bryant looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lebron Bryant just wasn't active enough.
Bryant dives in and scores a takedown into Withnail's guard.
Withnail trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Withnail is keeping the position for now.
Withnail wants to control but Bryant passes easily into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Withnail is working away.
Withnail tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Bryant works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries for a kimura but Withnail is defending well.
Withnail manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bryant's best efforts.
Withnail trying to control here.
Withnail is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bryant pulls his head out easily.
Withnail looking for submissions off his back.
Bryant is trying to control the action in half guard but Withnail is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Withnail!
Withnail is desperately trying to improve his position but Bryant has a good base and remains in mount.
Bryant thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Withnail is desperately trying to improve his position but Bryant has a good base and remains in mount.
Withnail is squirming around, avoiding Bryant's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lebron Bryant.
Well Bryant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lebron Bryant!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Duckits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiny Mondello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mister Duckits!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duckits lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Duckits.
Mondello checks the leg kick.
Duckits looks to land a left hand but Mondello moved out of range nicely.
Mondello motions for Duckits to come forward. Mondello throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mondello closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Duckits's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mondello throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duckits works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mondello stopping the sweep attempt from Duckits.
Duckits wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mondello thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mondello drops back looking for a leg! Duckits is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duckits manages to kick Mondello off! Mondello jumps back into Duckits's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duckits is trying to control the position but Mondello postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondello preventing the sweep.
Duckits working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mondello.
Mondello thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Duckits looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mondello is one step ahead there.
Mondello is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mondello pushing down on Duckits's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mondello decides to return to a standing position.
Duckits throws a leg kick which misses Mondello's front leg but catches the back leg as Mondello tries to avoid it.
Duckits connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mondello misses with an uppercut. Duckits saw that one coming.
Duckits connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duckits lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duckits thumps Mondello with a low kick.
Duckits closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duckits lands an elbow inside.
Mondello blocks the elbow strike.
Mondello takes an elbow to the temple.
Duckits lands an elbow inside that Mondello shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Duckits.
Mondello blocks an elbow strike from Duckits.
Duckits lands an elbow inside.
Mondello goes for a takedown attempt but Duckits pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good work by Mondello as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckits swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Duckits there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duckits throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mondello.
Duckits is looking to score with low kicks.
Mister Duckits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duckits misses with a low kick.
Mondello looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duckits is fending him off so far but Mondello persists. Nope, Duckits circles away and we're back to standing.
Mister Duckits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duckits closes the distance and clinches.
Duckits throws an elbow that misses.
Mondello is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duckits to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Mondello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duckits stalling the fight.
Mondello dodges an elbow strike from Duckits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duckits misses with an elbow over the top.
Duckits lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mondello blocks the elbow strike.
Duckits pressing his opponent against the cage.
Duckits lands a damaging elbow.
Duckits stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Duckits lands an elbow inside that Mondello shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duckits misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duckits pushes off an throws an elbow but Mondello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Duckits dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mondello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mondello shoots for a takedown but Duckits saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duckits slaps away a takedown attempt from Mondello, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Duckits leaves Mondello with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Mondello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Mondello.
Duckits is looking to chop away at Mondello's legs.
Duckits has Mondello up against the cage in a clinch.
Duckits misses with an elbow strike.
Mondello stalling in the clinch but Duckits improves position.
Duckits misses with an elbow strike.
Mondello wants to take the fight to the mat but Duckits manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Duckits.
Mondello drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duckits gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Duckits gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duckits gets underhooks to prevent Mondello's takedown attempt.
Duckits lands a nice elbow.
Duckits pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mondello avoids the elbow strike from Duckits, against the cage.
Mondello blocks an elbow strike.
Mondello tries for a takedown but Duckits manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duckits looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duckits lands an elbow that stopped Mondello in his tracks for a moment.
Duckits pushes off an throws an elbow but Mondello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duckits lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duckits.
It looks like Tiny Mondello has been cut.
Duckits lands an elbow inside that Mondello shrugs off.
Mondello takes an elbow to the temple.
Mondello is working for takedown but Duckits is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mondello avoids a wild elbow strike from Duckits.
Duckits gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duckits'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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duckits keeps control of Mondello as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckits'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.
Duckits lands a nice elbow.
Duckits lands a damaging elbow.
Mondello has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Duckits avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duckits.
Duckits lands an elbow inside that Mondello shrugs off.
Duckits lands an elbow inside that Mondello shrugs off.
Mondello blocks an elbow strike.
Mondello being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondello blocks the elbow strike.
Duckits has Mondello pressed against the cage.
Duckits pushes off an throws an elbow but Mondello leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duckits creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mondello's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duckits throws an elbow but misses.
Mondello takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duckits misses with an elbow strike.
Duckits throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duckits lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Duckits showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tiny Mondello's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Duckits looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mondello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duckits fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mondello checks it well.
Duckits doesn't manage to clinch there - Mondello circles away.
Mondello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duckits manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duckits scoring well with a low kick there.
Duckits lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duckits throws a low kick but Mondello moves out of range easily.
Duckits gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duckits takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duckits throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckits lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Duckits.
Mondello wants a takedown.
Mister Duckits seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duckits pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Duckits lands an elbow that stopped Mondello in his tracks for a moment.
Duckits lands a damaging elbow.
Duckits lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mondello drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duckits gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Mondello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duckits is struggling to control the position.
Mondello is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duckits throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duckits creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mondello's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duckits throws an elbow but misses.
Mondello fails to pull guard.
Duckits creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duckits.
Duckits lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duckits leaning against his opponent.
Duckits creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mondello's defenses.
Duckits looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckits lands an elbow just above Mondello 's eye.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duckits misses with an elbow over the top.
Duckits looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duckits leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mondello blocks the elbow strike.
Mondello avoids the elbow strike from Duckits, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duckits slowing the pace effectively.
Mondello takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mondello jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duckits walks away with a smile on his face. Mondello gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Duckits fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mondello closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Duckits is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Duckits struggling a bit here.
Mondello has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mondello has hold of Duckits's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Duckits tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mondello cranks the arm and Duckits screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Duckits, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tiny Mondello!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Speed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Speed if he has to take too many more of those.
Speed is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Speed on that attempt.
Speed fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Speed's front leg but catches the back leg as Speed tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee is looking to chop away at Speed's legs.
Lee tries to work over Speed's front leg with a kick but Speed checks it.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Speed's leg but Speed calmly moves out of range.
Speed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Speed persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Speed.
Speed checks the leg kick.
Speed dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Speed's head and hops out.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Speed's calf.
Freddy Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Speed with that takedown attempt.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Speed looks gassed!
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee feints and then cracks Speed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speed down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Speed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee thumps Speed with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Speed's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Speed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Speed throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Speed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee cracks the inside of Speed's front leg.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Speed.
Some bone on bone action there as Speed checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Speed throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Speed only half commits.
Speed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed checks a leg kick.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Speed throws a body kick that misses.
Speed's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee throws a leg kick but Speed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Speed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Speed's head.
Speed blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Speed's front leg but catches the back leg as Speed tries to avoid it.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Lee.
Lee throws a low kick but Speed moves out of range easily.
Speed misses with the body kick
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Lee dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Speed closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Speed shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Speed's knee but Speed avoids it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Speed might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lee has got the better of the exchanges.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Speed's head.
Freddy Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Speed moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Speed is breathing heavily.
Speed has a takedown stuffed.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Speed.
Speed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Speed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed fails in his attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Speed misses
and Lee counters with a good, hard body kick but Speed shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Speed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Speed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Speed's knee but Speed avoids it well.
Speed shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Speed is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Speed.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Speed off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Speed crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Speed gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Speed manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Speed is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Speed takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Speed shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Speed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Speed's front leg but catches the back leg as Speed tries to avoid it.
Lee thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Speed if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Speed is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Speed wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Speed will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lee throws a head kick that Speed semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Speed shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Speed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Lee dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Speed gets a clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Speed has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Speed closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Speed pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Speed takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good work by Speed as he checks the leg kick.
Speed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Speed displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
A good leg kick by Lee.
Lee feints and then cracks Speed's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Speed down.
Lee thumps Speed with a low kick.
Speed throws a lazy body kick
and Lee counters with a body kick.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Speed blocks a leg kick.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Speed fails to land the takedown.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speed. That did some damage!
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Speed takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Freddy Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Speed.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Speed is out of range and Lee settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Speed.
Speed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speed can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Speed is looking to clinch.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Speed checks it.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Speed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Speed.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Speed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Speed persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Speed.
Speed takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No luck for Speed with that takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woody Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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, Stevie Wonder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Woody Forrest!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonder throws an overhand right that lands on Forrest's shoulder, as Forrest tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Wonder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wonder takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Forrest closes the distance but Wonder moves to the side
and Wonder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Woody Forrest has been cut.
Wonder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Forrest.
Forrest looks to land a combination. Wonder sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Stevie Wonder has been cut.
Wonder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wonder wants it to stay on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonder moves into range and clinches up with Forrest.
Wonder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forrest tries to keep at a distance but Wonder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wonder prevents Forrest from breaking the clinch.
Wonder has Forrest pressed against the cage, preventing Forrest from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Forrest wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wonder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wonder takes a swing at Forrest's ribcage but misses.
Forrest gets tackled into the cage by Wonder. Wonder maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wonder throws a combination that misses
and Forrest counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevie Wonder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forrest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wonder throws out a loose jab but Forrest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forrest takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wonder lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Forrest out cold! Forrest is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stevie Wonder!
A very excited looking Stevie Wonder made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayila Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe. Dan Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ayila Obasi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Obasi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Obasi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Ayila Obasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obasi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Dan Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ayila Obasi.
Obasi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Henderson sprawls well initially but Obasi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Henderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Obasi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Henderson tries to kick Obasi off in order to stand up. Obasi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obasi controlling the position.
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Henderson is trying to escape the position but Obasi is controlling the position.
Obasi trying to control the action but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Obasi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Obasi on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is being controlled here.
Henderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Obasi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Henderson bucks up and tries to throw Obasi off but instead Obasi has got his back!
Henderson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Obasi is riding his opponent, not letting Henderson buck him off.
Obasi looking to break Henderson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Henderson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Obasi will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obasi sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Henderson taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ayila Obasi!
A very excited looking Ayila Obasi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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