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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jax Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Caleites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rise Against - Savior. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Caleites!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Teller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Teller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Teller stands up from mount. Strange move.
Caleites looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caleites!
Teller is looking to clinch.
Caleites fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teller manages to avoid it.
Caleites will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caleites takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Caleites circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teller slips a jab and a cross from Caleites.
Caleites throws a body punch but Teller moves out of range.
Teller shoots in for a double leg but Caleites sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Teller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caleites. Teller does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller slips under a jab.
Caleites attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Teller doesn't manage to clinch there - Caleites circles away.
Caleites takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Benny Caleites is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teller is looking to clinch but Caleites is avoiding it.
Caleites throws a jab when Teller was well out of range.
Caleites misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teller.
Caleites throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Teller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caleites sprawls well. Caleites wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Teller gets slowly back to his feet.
Benny Caleites seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teller shoots in but Caleites avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jax Teller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caleites ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Teller moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Caleites - that will leave a mark!
Teller shoots in but no luck this time.
Teller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Caleites trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller wanted to stand there but Caleites had control of the position.
Teller passes Caleites's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Teller.
Teller throwing shots but Caleites is blocking nicely.
Teller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caleites keeps working.
Teller wants to free his trapped foot but Caleites is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Caleites to get to his feet.
Teller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caleites is fending him off so far but Teller persists. Nope, Caleites circles away and we're back to standing.
Teller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caleites sprawls well. Caleites wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Teller gets slowly back to his feet.
Teller is breathing heavily.
Caleites bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Caleites misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caleites misses with a body shot.
Teller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Caleites scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caleites throws a body punch but Teller moves out of range.
Caleites takes a swing at Teller's ribcage but misses.
Teller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a combination that misses
and Caleites counters with a straight right hand.
Teller wants to clinch but Caleites slips to the side
and Caleites counters with a nice low kick that buckles Teller's knee momentarily.
Caleites swings for the body but Teller moves out of range.
Caleites throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caleites lands a nice looking body kick.
Caleites throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Teller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Teller.
Teller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caleites has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Teller gets control of Caleites's arms and successfully pulls guard. Teller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Teller wants to sweep here but Caleites controlling him for the moment.
Caleites must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Teller has a closed guard, preventing Caleites from standing up.
Teller escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caleites gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jax Teller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Caleites scores with a shot to the body.
Caleites throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caleites misses with a jab to the body
and Teller counters with a body kick.
Teller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caleites swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy body kick from Caleites
and Teller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Caleites really felt that one!
Teller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Teller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Teller maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Caleites could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Teller has cracked it and Caleites is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Teller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jax Teller!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Lineker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Lineker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lineker slips a jab and a cross from Chapman.
Chapman throws a combination. Lineker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chapman swings for the body but Lineker moves out of range.
Chapman throws a nice looking combination but Lineker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lineker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chapman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lineker just misses with a punch to the body.
Chapman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chapman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chapman misses with a double jab.
Chapman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chapman ducks right into an uppercut from Lineker.
Lineker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chapman moves away.
A shot to de liver by Lineker. Beautiful body shot.
Chapman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lineker looks to land a left hand but Chapman moved out of range nicely.
Lineker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Freddy Chapman has been cut.
Lineker lands a jab-cross combination.
Chapman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Steven Lineker has been cut.
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!
Lineker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chapman, pushing him back against the cage.
Chapman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lineker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lineker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman throws a big shot that misses.
Chapman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lineker counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Lineker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chapman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lineker.
Chapman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lineker moves away.
Lineker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chapman throws a combination that misses
letting Lineker counter with a right hand.
Lineker is breathing heavily.
Lineker slips a jab and a cross from Chapman.
Lineker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lineker lunges at Chapman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chapman's hand.
Chapman tries to keep at a distance but Lineker has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chapman misses with a body punch.
Lineker breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Chapman.
Chapman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Lineker moves out of range.
No joy there for Chapman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Chapman coming out on top.
Freddy Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lineker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Lineker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lineker clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chapman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chapman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lineker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lineker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lineker swings wildly with an uppercut but Chapman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapman has a couple of punches blocked by Lineker.
Chapman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lineker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chapmans head.
Lineker pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Lineker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chapman is now in half guard.
Chapman wants to work for an arm triangle but Lineker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lineker won't allow Chapman to pass to mount.
Chapman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lineker defends it well.
Chapman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lineker gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chapman tries to stand but Lineker is controlling from the bottom.
Chapman slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chapman tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lineker controls his leg.
Lineker gets back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lineker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chapman's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Lineker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chapman misses with a double jab
and Lineker counters with a stiff right hand.
Chapman looks to score with a jab to the body but Lineker is just out of range.
Lineker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chapman throws a right and a left that Lineker avoids nicely.
Chapman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lineker moves away.
Chapman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steven Lineker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Lineker finds it's target.
Lineker scores with a jab to the body.
Chapman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lineker counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chapman's guard now.
Lineker 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.
Lineker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chapman for as long as he can get away with.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chapman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lineker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lineker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lineker has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chapman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lineker defends well.
Lineker content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lineker's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lineker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chapman is proving hard to escape from.
Lineker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chapman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lineker has managed to get both his arms back between Chapman's legs - danger averted.
Lineker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lineker wants to control from the top but Chapman keeps moving.
Chapman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman working for a triangle but Lineker defends it easily.
Chapman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lineker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lineker trying to control but Chapman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Steven Lineker just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Chapman misses with a few strikes there.
Lineker looks for a takedown but Chapman sprawls well.
Chapman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Chapman.
Chapman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lineker rather than just go for the knockout.
Lineker dodges the punch combination from Chapman.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Lineker moves out of range.
Lineker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chapman ducks under a wild hook from Lineker.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Lineker moves out of range.
Chapman misses with a wild combination.
Chapman walks into a stiff left hand from Lineker.
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 Steven Lineker will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Lineker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chapman.
Lineker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chapman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lineker clinches.
Chapman trying to control the position but instead, Lineker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chapman into the cage.
Lineker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chapman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chapman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lineker looks to score with a jab to the body but Chapman is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chapman misses with a combination
and Lineker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chapman throws a right and a left that Lineker avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chapman.
Chapman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lineker lands a two punch combo.
Chapman throws a combination that misses
and Lineker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chapman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chapman throws a nice looking combination but Lineker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lineker lands a body shot.
Chapman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chapman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lineker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chapman.
Lineker scores with a sloppy right hand. Chapman should have avoided that one.
Chapman lands with a right hand.
Chapman throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Lineker to counter with a crisp jab.
Lineker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chapman cracks Lineker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chapman jumps guard and drags Lineker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Chapman keeping moving, preventing Lineker from controlling successfully.
Lineker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chapman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Chapman is looking for a triangle but Lineker pushes his legs off easily.
Lineker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lineker trying to control but Chapman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lineker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lineker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chapman keeping moving, preventing Lineker from controlling successfully.
Lineker stands up from Chapman's guard - Lineker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chapman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lineker.
Lineker lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman throws a series of punches but Lineker avoids them all with ease.
Lineker lands a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lineker.
Chapman cracks Lineker with an open hand slap.
Lineker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steven Lineker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chapman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chapman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lineker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lineker.
Chapman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lineker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chapman misses with a few strikes there.
Lineker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chapman's hands.
Chapman tries to bum rush Lineker with a series of wild strikes but Lineker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chapman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lineker counters with a three punch combo that has Chapman backing up. Chapman nods at Lineker to acknowledge the strikes.
Freddy Chapman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chapman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lineker counters with a left to the body.
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 Steven Lineker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lineker, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Lineker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Stokoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Alex Stokoe!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stokoe moves in looking to clinch but Underworld pushes him off.
Stokoe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice takedown defense from Underworld. No joy for Stokoe on that attempt.
Stokoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stokoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stokoe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stokoe slips a jab from Underworld.
Underworld throws a lazy head kick
and Stokoe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Underworld is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stokoe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Underworld swats away the attempt to clinch by Stokoe.
Underworld sends Stokoe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Underworld is motioning to the referee to let Stokoe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Stokoe is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stokoe circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Underworld. Stokoe falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Underworld!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hades Underworld!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Robinson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Chan's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Robinson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan moves away from the strike by Robinson.
Chan rushes Robinson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chan swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson is looking to break free of the clinch but Chan has double underhooks.
Robinson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Robinson misses the target.
A big right from Robinson misses.
Robinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Robinson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Chan tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Arnold Robinson has been cut.
Robinson is trying to break free.
Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Robinson throws a jab but it's blocked by Chan.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Chan throws a body punch but Robinson moves out of range.
Chan misses with a series of wild punches.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Robinson.
Chan slips under a jab.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Chan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arnold Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan throws a sloppy head kick and Robinson moves out of range easily.
Robinson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Robinson looks gassed!
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Robinson.
Chan misses with a double jab.
Chan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Robinson avoids it really well and circles away.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Chan.
Robinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chan gets a clinch.
Chan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Chan pushes Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan moves into range and clinches up with Robinson.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Robinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Robinson drops Chan with a beautiful combination! Chan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Robinson is looking for the KO!
Chan is rocked!
Robinson darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Chan's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Robinson before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arnold Robinson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn comes to the cage accompanied by Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Steve Fox enters the cage!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Finn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Finn misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Fox misses the target.
Finn moves out of range of the strikes.
Fox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Fox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Finn!
Finn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Finn tries to get out of the position.
Fox with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Fox looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Fox wants to control the action but instead Finn gets a body lock and reverses into Fox's guard! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox is trying to keep Finn in close.
Finn content to stall in guard here.
Fox working a defensive guard but Finn passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn slows the pace down in half guard.
Finn wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Fox is looking to control Finn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fox avoid being mounted?
Fox taking some punishment here, with Finn in his half guard.
Fox trying to control but Finn postures up.
Fox looking for a kimura from the bottom but Finn passes into side control!
Finn trying to control the position but Fox is working away.
Fox is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Finn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Finn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fox wants to control but Finn postures up.
Finn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Finn wants to control but Fox is keeping him busy.
Fox can't do much from the bottom here.
Fox is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Finn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn throwing shots but Fox is blocking nicely.
Fox moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Finn wants to pass the guard but Fox is keeping the position.
Fox is pulling down on Finn's head to control his posture.
Fox trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox being controlled here, momentarily.
Finn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fox pulls Finn in close to his closed guard and prevents Finn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Finn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fox wants to sweep here but Finn controlling him for the moment.
Finn is in close to Fox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Finn wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finn postures up and lands a big shot to Fox's brow.
Finn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Finn trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fox holds on and takes a little breather.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fox working a defensive guard here.
Finn lands a couple of digs.
Finn is in close to Fox's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fox holds on and takes a little breather.
Finn pushes down on Fox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finn throws out a leg kick but Fox moves out of range and Finn only half commits.
Fox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finn.
Fox walks into a jab.
Finn throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Finn stuns Fox with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Finn gets the takedown into side control.
Finn cracks Fox with a big elbow.
Finn grinds an elbow into Fox's temple.
Finn is trying to ground and pound but Fox uses the momentary lack of control by Finn to regain half guard.
Finn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fox defending well though.
Finn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finn wants to take a breather but Fox is having none of it.
Mickey Finn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Finn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Finn trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Fox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fox tries to lock up and control but Finn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Finn looking to control but Fox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fox wants to control but Finn is having none of it.
Finn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Finn lands a nice shot to the head.
Finn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox is looking to improve his position but Finn isn't that keen on the idea.
Fox wants to control but Finn is having none of it.
Fox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Finn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Finn lands a big elbow.
Finn landing shots from mount.
Fox is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox tries to hold on but Finn pushes him away.
Finn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fox hang on?
Finn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fox's face.
Fox is in a horrible position here. Finn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Finn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fox is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is wriggling around trying to escape.
Finn tries to control but Fox wriggling away.
Finn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fox tries to lock up and control but Finn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Finn lands a big elbow.
Finn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Finn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fox is still in real trouble! Can Finn finish him?
Finn lands a big shot to the head and Fox winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mickey Finn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavi D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Cruz comes into the arena with mama said knock you out blaring out of the sound system. Robbie Collins is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavi D Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Collins!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
D Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
D Cruz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
D Cruz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Collins lands a really nice looking cross but D Cruz seems unphased.
Collins darts in and clinches D Cruz up against the cage.
Collins manages to break the clinch.
D Cruz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Collins to the mat! Collins manages to get full guard.
D Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Collins has wrist control.
D Cruz landing some decent shots from guard.
D Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Collins is wriggling around but D Cruz manages to pass to half guard.
D Cruz stops Collins from getting back to his feet.
Collins taking some punishment here, with D Cruz in his half guard.
D Cruz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
D Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
D Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Collins is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Collins defending well though.
Collins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Cruz prevents Collins from standing back up.
D Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Collins's head.
Collins is looking to escape.
Collins looks gassed!
Collins is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
D Cruz is nestled in close to Collins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Collins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but D Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Collins is looking to escape.
D Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
D Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
D Cruz working over Collins with some ground and pound. Collins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
D Cruz is nestled in close to Collins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Collins is trying to stand.
D Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Collins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Collins has hold of D Cruz's hands but D Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
D Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
D Cruz is nestled in close to Collins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
D Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
D Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
D Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
D Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Collins's head.
Collins wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz is nestled in close to Collins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
D Cruz working Collins over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. D Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Collins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Collins makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Collins is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
D Cruz clinches.
D Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and D Cruz counters with a series of strikes. Collins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Xavi D Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for D Cruz.
D Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
D Cruz checks the leg kick.
D Cruz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Collins avoids them all with ease.
D Cruz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Collins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D Cruz misses with a body shot
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
D Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for D Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Collins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Collins moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. D Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from D Cruz.
No joy there for D Cruz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
D Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by D Cruz.
D Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - D Cruz circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins walks into a left hand.
Robbie Collins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by D Cruz!
Collins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and D Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavi D Cruz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
D Cruz misses with the combination.
A slow jab from D Cruz misses its intended target.
Collins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts D Cruz, as that shot connected.
Xavi D Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
D Cruz misses with a combination
and Collins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
D Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Collins has him pressed against the cage.
D Cruz breaks from the clinch.
D Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
D Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Collins on the side of the head.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D Cruz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
D Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt
and D Cruz counters with a one-two to the body.
D Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Collins closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling D Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Collins scores with a one two! D Cruz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by D Cruz!
Good shot there by D Cruz.
D Cruz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Collins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten D Cruz somewhat.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
D Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins throws a shot to the body.
Collins wants to clinch
and D Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collins wants to clinch but D Cruz slips to the side
and D Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Collins wants to clinch
and Collins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
D Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
D Cruz jabs Collins right on the nose. Collins blinks but takes it well.
D Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but D Cruz pushes him off.
Collins closes the distance but D Cruz moves to the side
and D Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Cruz.
Collins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but D Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling D Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
D Cruz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Collins's hands.
Collins wants to clinch.
D Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Collins tries to sprawl out of it but D Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Collins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
D Cruz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
D Cruz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Collins tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - D Cruz coming out on top.
Collins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Collins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
D Cruz misses with a looping left.
D Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
D Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins checks a low kick from D Cruz.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D Cruz.
D Cruz throws a good cross that connects.
Collins tries to clinch but D Cruz is having none of it.
Collins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract D Cruz.
Decent striking displayed by D Cruz there.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for D Cruz.
A slapping leg kick lands for D Cruz.
D Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
D Cruz breaks the clinch.
D Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Collins has taken the fight into the clinch.
D Cruz wants to break free but Collins has control.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
D Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Xavi D Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
Collins is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Collins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
D Cruz connects with a jab.
Collins doesn't manage to clinch there - D Cruz circles away.
Collins tries to clinch there but D Cruz circles away.
D Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Collins lands with a straight right. D Cruz didn't see that one coming.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins closes the distance but D Cruz moves to the side
and D Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Collins checks a low kick from D Cruz.
D Cruz scores with a hook.
Collins takes one to the side of the head.
Collins moves away from the strike by D Cruz.
Collins cracks D Cruz with an open hand slap.
Collins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
D Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
D Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collins wants to stall.
A frustrated look appears on D Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavi D Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Collins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
D Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Collins.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
D Cruz lands with a hook. Collins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
D Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Collins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
D Cruz misses with a hook.
Collins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Collins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
D Cruz lands with a straight right. Collins didn't see that one coming.
D Cruz lands the left hand.
D Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Collins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Cruz's corner calls for a 1-2. D Cruz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts D Cruz, as that shot connected.
D Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
D Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt
and D Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. D Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
D Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Collins tries to clinch but D Cruz moves away
and D Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by D Cruz.
D Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
D Cruz is in close to Collins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Collins wants to stand and escape but D Cruz is having none of it.
D Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Collins keeping moving, preventing D Cruz from controlling successfully.
Collins wants to stand up but D Cruz is controlling him.
Collins has momentary wrist control but D Cruz slips an elbow through the middle.
D Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
D Cruz cracks Collins with a solid left hand.
D Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
D Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
D Cruz is in close to Collins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
D Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
D Cruz cracks Collins with a solid left hand.
D Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Collins wants to stand but D Cruz is controlling the position.
D Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
D Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
D Cruz stops Collins from standing up.
D Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Cruz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
D Cruz slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to escape.
D Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Collins has one foot on D Cruz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Collins is looking to clinch.
D Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
D Cruz scores with a hook.
D Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xavi D Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Collins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Collins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Collins is looking to clinch.
Collins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and D Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
D Cruz has taken the fight to the clinch.
D Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
D Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Collins walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by D Cruz.
Collins needs to keep his hands up - D Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
D Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Collins's shoulder, as Collins tries to avoid the shot.
Collins tries to clinch
and D Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Collins backing up. Collins nods at D Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
Collins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
D Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
Robbie Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
D Cruz wants to break free but Collins has control.
D Cruz breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavi D Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for D Cruz, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavi D Cruz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Thats Entertainment as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Thompson as Harrison shoots in.
Thompson lands a lovely overhand right.
Thompson stuffs the takedown.
Thompson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harrison if he has to take too many more of those.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Harrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Thompson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thompson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrison. That did some damage!
Thompson lands with a kick to the temple. Harrison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Harrison is rocked!
Thompson circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Harrison to the canvas! Harrison doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Thompson keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Thompson! Dan Thompson retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Castle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zari Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasuda.
Yasuda slips a jab from Castle.
Yasuda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Castle throws a jab when Yasuda was well out of range.
Castle throws a body punch but Yasuda moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Castle misses the target.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Castle looks for a takedown but Yasuda sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castle just misses with a punch to the body.
Castle throws a body punch but Yasuda moves out of range.
Yasuda tries to land a leg kick but Castle saw it coming and moves away.
Castle throws a body kick that misses.
Zari Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yasuda throws a head kick that Castle semi-blocks.
Yasuda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yasuda tries to avoid it but Castle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yasuda to the ground. Yasuda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda slips under a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yasuda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Castle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Castle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castle avoids the head kick by Yasuda.
Castle misses with a leg kick
and Yasuda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Castle tries to land a front kick but Yasuda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yasuda lands a head kick. Castle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasuda manages to avoid it.
Castle looks to land a left hand but Yasuda moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws a jab but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castle is looking to wear down Yasuda with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Castle misses
and Yasuda counters with a nice body shot.
Castle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yasuda's waist but Yasuda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castle off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Castle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Castle.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasuda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yasuda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castle, pushing him back against the cage.
Castle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yasuda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castle shoots in and drives through. Yasuda sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A clash of legs there as Castle blocks the low kick.
Yasuda lands a head kick. Castle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda dominated that round.
That's time! Castle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses.
Castle throws a lazy head kick
and Yasuda counters with a big head kick but Castle shrugs it off.
Castle is rocked!
Yasuda cracks the inside of Castle's front leg.
Oh Castle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasuda is looking to slow Castle down with leg kicks.
Castle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Yasuda throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Castle is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zari Yasuda! Zari Yasuda retains his bantamweight title!
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