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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Fon Gadov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber's entrance music is Scotland the Brave. A fine choice. Marvin Fon Gadov looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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, Wesley Weber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marvin Fon Gadov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber tries a head kick but it misses.
Fon Gadov shoots and misses
and Weber counters with a thumping low kick.
Fon Gadov looks gassed!
Weber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fon Gadov's guard.
Weber trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fon Gadov's guard.
Weber looking to sit in guard and control but Fon Gadov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Weber throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Weber is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Weber trying to control the position.
Weber has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Wesley Weber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Weber shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fon Gadov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Weber tries to move to mount but Fon Gadov blocks the move with his legs.
Weber is working hard here to advance position.
Fon Gadov wants to control but Weber postures up.
Weber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fon Gadov keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fon Gadov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fon Gadov is not content to let Weber control the position.
Weber looking to control but instead Fon Gadov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fon Gadov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Weber.
Weber is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
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.
Weber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fon Gadov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fon Gadov keeping moving, preventing Weber from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weber looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Weber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weber shoots in and bounces Fon Gadov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Weber tries to free his leg and advance position but Fon Gadov is retaining full guard.
Fon Gadov keeping moving, preventing Weber from controlling successfully.
Wesley Weber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fon Gadov wants to stand up but Weber is controlling him.
Weber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Weber wants to control from the top but Fon Gadov keeps moving.
Fon Gadov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Wesley Weber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Weber is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fon Gadov's half guard.
Weber wants to pass the guard but Fon Gadov is defending well.
Weber stalling away here and it's allowed Fon Gadov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Weber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fon Gadov is keeping the position for now.
Weber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fon Gadov keeping moving, preventing Weber from controlling successfully.
Weber throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fon Gadov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fon Gadov controls Weber momentarily but Weber frees himself.
Weber wants to control from the top but Fon Gadov keeps moving.
Weber throws a big right hand that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Weber scores with a push kick.
Weber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fon Gadov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Weber could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fon Gadov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Weber, into his guard.
Weber wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Weber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fon Gadov is aware though and is defending well.
Weber controls Fon Gadov momentarily but Fon Gadov frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fon Gadov defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Weber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fon Gadov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Weber holds on and takes a little breather.
Weber working for submissions but it's allowed Fon Gadov to get to half guard.
Weber is pressing down on Fon Gadov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fon Gadov trying to control but Weber is working from the bottom.
Fon Gadov distracts Weber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fon Gadov wants to control from the top but Weber keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Weber throwing short punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fon Gadov postures up.
Fon Gadov won't allow Weber to get back to his feet.
Weber trying to control the position.
Fon Gadov advances to half guard.
Weber is looking to escape.
Weber wants to get back to full guard.
Fon Gadov moves into full mount! Weber won't be happy about that!
Weber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Weber looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Weber tries to roll but Fon Gadov sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber is trying to stand back up.
Fon Gadov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Weber is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Fon Gadov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Weber taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marvin Fon Gadov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club. Lenny Nero told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lenny Nero!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nero as he jumps to the side.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Nero's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nero.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gonzalez.
Nero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck for Gonzalez with that takedown attempt.
Nero looks for a takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Nero. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.
Nero lands with a right hand.
Nero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Nero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Nero - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalez shoots in and drives through. Nero sprawls well.
Nero looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Nero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nero lands a jab to the head.
Nero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nero thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it
and Gonzalez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nero shoots and misses
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gonzalez fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzalez as Nero shoots in.
Nero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzalez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nero. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nero punishes Gonzalez's body with a nice straight punch.
Nero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.
Nero moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
A jab from Nero finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
Nero shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Nero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Nero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Nero as he connects with a hook.
Gonzalez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nero scores with the left hand. Gonzalez knows he should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Gonzalez as Nero shoots in.
Gonzalez scores with a head kick. Nero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gonzalez checks a leg kick.
Nero connects with a jab.
Nero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown but Nero shows good takedown defense.
Nero jabs Gonzalez right on the nose. Gonzalez blinks but takes it well.
Sloppy strikes from Nero. Those never looked like landing.
A left and a right from Gonzalez both land. Nice combination.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown but Nero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzalez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nero but Nero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzalez misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero blocks a low kick nicely.
Nero stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nero wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gonzalez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nero dives in and grabs Gonzalez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes down on Nero's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gonzalez is defended easily by Nero.
Nero fails with the takedown.
Nero throws a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Nero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and Nero counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lenny Nero will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gonzalez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eddie Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Nero finds it's target.
Nero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nero shoots for a double leg takedown but Gonzalez sprawls well. He's pushed Nero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nero sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Nero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Nero moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez connects with a high kick.
Nero dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Nero gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nero missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nero tries to pass to full mount but Gonzalez defends it.
Nero moves nicely into side control.
Nero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
Nero tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gonzalez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nero has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez regains half guard, as Nero was trying to land strikes.
Gonzalez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gonzalez tries to get out of the position.
Nero wants to free his trapped foot but Gonzalez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nero stops Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero content to control rather than advance.
Nero has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nero is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gonzalez is surviving well by controlling Nero's body position as best he can.
Nero controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero unloads with some shots from mount but Gonzalez bucks and avoids them well.
You get the feeling that Gonzalez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nero thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gonzalez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Nero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nero throws a low kick but Gonzalez moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Nero as Gonzalez shoots in.
Lenny Nero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nero as he avoids it easily.
Nero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gonzalez. That did some damage!
Gonzalez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nero.
Gonzalez is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but Nero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nero shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzalez takes one to the chin there.
Nero scores with a decent looking hook.
Nero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches up with Nero, looking for a takedown. Gonzalez pushes Nero against the cage but Nero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gonzalez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gonzalez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nero to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nero advances position into side control!
Nero trying to control the position but Gonzalez is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nero.
Eddie Gonzalez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nero tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nero has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nero passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gonzalez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Nero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nero punching from mount but Gonzalez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Nero throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gonzalez because Nero loaded up on that one.
Nero sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero tries to control but Gonzalez wriggling away.
Nero blocks Gonzalez's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonzalez is looking to escape.
Lenny Nero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nero throwing strikes here but Gonzalez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nero looking to control but Gonzalez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenny Nero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenny Nero!
Our winner, Lenny Nero, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Crumpet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osumare Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crumpet comes to the cage accompanied by That ain't classy - Classified. Osumare Dube has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Crumpet's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Crumpet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Osumare Dube!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dube ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crumpet blocks a leg kick.
Dube just misses with a punch to the body.
Crumpet dives in and scores a takedown into Dube's guard.
Crumpet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crumpet passes Dube's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crumpet is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dube has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dube is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dube really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crumpet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dube is not content to let Crumpet control the position.
Crumpet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crumpet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crumpet trying to mount his opponent but Dube defends it.
Crumpet prevents Dube from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crumpet keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crumpet 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.
Dube wants to control but Crumpet is keeping busy.
Crumpet throws a strike but Dube avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Crumpet looking to pass the guard.
Crumpet throws a big elbow that misses.
Dube preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crumpet has gone for a leg lock! Dube slips out almost immediately though and dives into Crumpet's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet is trying to control the position but Dube postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crumpet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dube doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dube manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crumpet is looking for a triangle but Dube pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crumpet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dube wants to stand but Crumpet has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Crumpet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dube wanted to stand there but Crumpet had control of the position.
Crumpet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crumpet throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dube must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dube trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crumpet's guard.
Dube avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dube is aware though and is defending well.
Crumpet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crumpet looking for a guillotine here but Dube defends easily.
Dube trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crumpet's guard.
Crumpet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dube doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dube manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dube trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crumpet's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Crumpet dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crumpet avoids the body shot from Dube.
Crumpet looks to score with a jab to the body but Dube is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dube, right into the meat.
Dube throws a body punch but Crumpet moves out of range.
Crumpet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dube tries to land a front kick but Crumpet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dube tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crumpet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dube.
Crumpet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crumpet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dube manages to avoid it.
Crumpet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dube connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crumpet avoids the body shot from Dube.
Dube is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crumpet rather than just go for the knockout.
Crumpet checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crumpet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dube tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dube misses with a low kick.
Crumpet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dube.
Crumpet throws a jab when Dube was well out of range.
Crumpet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dube ducks under a wild hook from Crumpet.
Crumpet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dube takes one on the button.
Dube slips a jab from Crumpet.
Dube misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Dube.
Dube avoids the body shot from Crumpet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dube is fending him off so far but Crumpet persists. Nope, Dube circles away and we're back to standing.
Crumpet shoots for a takedown but Dube saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Crumpet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crumpet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dube moves away.
Dube defending well as Crumpet loads up on a big left hand.
Dube misses with a low kick as Crumpet jumps back.
Crumpet throws a looping overhand right but Dube ducks down to avoid it.
Dube gets a clinch.
Dube breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Crumpet.
Crumpet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crumpet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dube.
Osumare Dube is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Dube misses.
Crumpet throws a big shot that misses.
Crumpet looks to score with a jab to the body but Dube is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dube throws a leg kick but Crumpet checks it.
Dube thows a body shot but no joy.
Crumpet thows a body shot but no joy.
Dube uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crumpet.
Dube lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crumpet darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crumpet is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dube defends it well.
Crumpet frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crumpet lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet looking to control but Dube is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tom Crumpet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dube is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dube avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crumpet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crumpet cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dube wants to control but Crumpet is having none of it.
Crumpet trying to control but Dube is having none of it.
Dube wants to hold on but Crumpet pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crumpet working for a guillotine from mount but Dube is in no mood to give up.
Crumpet lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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 Tom Crumpet will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dube uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crumpet.
Dube looks to score with a jab to the body but Crumpet is just out of range.
Crumpet throws a right hand that misses
and Dube counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dube with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crumpet misses with a looping left.
Dube swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dube tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crumpet blocks a low kick nicely.
Crumpet takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dube scores with a nice head shot.
Dube rushes Crumpet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dube misses with a body punch.
Crumpet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Crumpet.
Dube scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dube tries to clinch there but Crumpet circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dube.
Nice defenses there by Dube.
Dube stuffs the takedown attempt from Crumpet. Crumpet gets slowly back to his feet.
Crumpet slips a jab and a cross from Dube.
Crumpet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crumpet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Dube.
Osumare Dube is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dube avoids the body shot from Crumpet.
Crumpet throws a right hand that misses
and Dube counters with a nice leg kick.
Dube bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dube throws a quick inside leg kick.
Osumare Dube has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet takes a swing at Dube's ribcage but misses.
Dube tries to bum rush Crumpet with a series of wild strikes but Crumpet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dube takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crumpet drives through with a takedown into Dube's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crumpet wants to control from the top but Dube keeps moving.
Crumpet is really struggling to control Dube but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Crumpet advances position into side control!
Dube is trying to control Crumpet's posture but Crumpet avoids it.
Dube takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crumpet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crumpet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dube seems a little lost for a moment, as Crumpet dominates the positioning.
Crumpet is putting a hurting on Dube here, landing some big shots from side control.
Crumpet landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Crumpet working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crumpet tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crumpet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crumpet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Crumpet scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crumpet throws an elbow but Dube slips to the side and avoids it well.
Crumpet trying to control the position but Dube is working away.
Crumpet misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dube manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dube tries to kick Crumpet off but Crumpet keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crumpet is looking for a kimura here.
Crumpet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Tom Crumpet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crumpet, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Crumpet!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Crumpet thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Mai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One. Jayden Mai 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jayden Mai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Fury!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mai as he avoids it easily.
Fury tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mai swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fury is defended easily by Mai.
Jayden Mai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kane Fury.
Mai lands with a shot to the body.
Mai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mai misses with a straight right.
Fury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mai tries to land a front kick but Fury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mai thuds his right hand into Fury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fury shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mai but Mai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fury takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mai throws a nice looking combination but Fury bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Mai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mai wants it to stay on the feet.
Mai misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fury.
Fury gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fury in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fury landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury has knee on belly and moves into mount.
You get the feeling that Mai really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fury has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fury with shots to the head and body - Mai looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mai is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fury punching from mount but Mai doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fury goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Mai is on top in guard.
Fury is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mai rolls with it to try and escape but Fury cranks on the arm and Mai is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kane Fury!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Valdereer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Valdereer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom White!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valdereer. That one must have hurt.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
Valdereer throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valdereer is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Valdereer circles away and we're back to standing.
Tom White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdereer lands a brutal head kick. White looks out on his feet and Valdereer throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Frederick Valdereer!
After the fight, Frederick Valdereer was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Schindler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Schindler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Cruz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schindler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schindler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Brock Cruz has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Schindler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brock Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schindler dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Schindler shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Schindler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schindler drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Schindler throws a strike aimed at the side of Cruz's head but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schindler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schindler is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruz can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz trying to remain calm as Schindler controls from the top position.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Schindler drags him back down.
Schindler is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schindler misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schindler is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.
Schindler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schindler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schindler lands a nice forearm strike.
Cruz is not content to let Schindler control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Schindler.
Schindler is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruz is defending well.
Schindler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruz is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schindler has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Schindler unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schindler misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Schindler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Cruz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schindler looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Schindler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Schindler both land. Nice combination.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Schindler avoids it well.
Kurt Schindler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schindler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cruz.
Schindler lands an overhand right.
Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schindler.
Schindler fails with a takedown attempt.
Schindler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Schindler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schindler tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Cruz - just one landing.
Brock Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schindler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruz tries to bum rush Schindler with a series of wild strikes but Schindler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Cruz.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Schindler avoids nicely.
Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cruz.
Schindler throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Schindler misses with a takedown attempt - Cruz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brock Cruz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schindler.
Schindler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cruz swinging wildly here.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Schindler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schindler scores with a leg kick.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schindler.
Cruz tries to bum rush Schindler with a series of wild strikes but Schindler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schindler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Schindler.
Schindler fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Schindler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schindler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cruz's half guard.
Schindler takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Schindler throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Schindler thows a huge punch but Cruz dodges it nicely.
Schindler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cruz tries to kick Schindler off but Schindler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schindler 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schindler is working for a submission of some sort.
Cruz pushes Schindler off looking to stand but Schindler dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schindler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cruz defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brock Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brock Cruz's cut.
That's time! Schindler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schindler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Schindler's head.
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schindler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz throws a right hand that Schindler ducks under and follows up with a left that Schindler also avoids with ease.
Cruz takes a swing at Schindler's ribcage but misses.
Schindler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cruz's calf.
Schindler scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schindler slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schindler trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Kurt Schindler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Schindler avoids them all with ease.
Schindler scores with a kick to the body.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Schindler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schindler is looking to slow Cruz down with leg kicks.
Schindler throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Schindler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Schindler is in Cruz's guard.
Schindler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schindler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schindler trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schindler is really struggling to control Cruz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kurt Schindler.
Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schindler avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schindler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schindler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schindler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schindler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schindler avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schindler misses with a body shot.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Schindler.
Schindler throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schindler.
Schindler throws a wild body kick that Cruz sees coming a mile off.
Schindler shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Schindler slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz tries to bum rush Schindler with a series of wild strikes but Schindler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Schindler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schindler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Schindler!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kurt Schindler waved his t-shirt featuring Wolfpack Threadz's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaston Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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 Amsterdam, Ricardo Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston Perez!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Perez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lombard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Perez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Ricardo Lombard has been cut.
Lombard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Lombard slips a straight right by Perez.
Perez connects with the punch.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Lombard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lombard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lombard throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Lombard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perez with a hook.
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Gaston Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lombard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Lombard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombard throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
Perez misses with a left hand
and Lombard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Perez's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perez is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lombard moves away from the strike by Perez.
Perez throws the left hand but Lombard avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez stuns Lombard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Lombard slips the punch.
Perez misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perez's corner calls for a 1-2. Perez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lombard fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Perez misses.
Gaston Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lombard at a distance.
Lombard walks into a jab.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Lombard slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez misses with a straight left.
Lombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Perez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perez misses with a straight right.
Lombard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez misses with a hook. Lombard ducked under it nicely.
Lombard connects with a single shot there.
Lombard blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perez lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez gets caught napping as Lombard dives in and scores a takedown. Perez manages to retain guard.
Perez wants to control but Lombard passes easily into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston Perez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Lombard's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lombard.
Lombard drops his hands momentarily and Perez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lombard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lombard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Lombard.
Perez throws a lazy right hand but Lombard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Lombard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Perez's guard.
Lombard trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lombard works his way into full mount!
Lombard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Perez is working to get back to half guard.
Lombard tries to control but Perez wriggling away.
Lombard 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.
Perez is trying desperately to improve position.
Lombard working for a submission but Perez is keeping him at bay.
Perez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lombard landing strikes from the mount and Perez is in trouble!
Lombard controlling from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lombard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lombard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is desperately trying to improve his position but Lombard has a good base and remains in mount.
Lombard 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.
Lombard dominating with strikes here.
Lombard looking to control but Perez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lombard looking to secure an arm triangle but Perez defends it well.
Lombard controlling the pace for now.
Perez is in a horrible position here. Lombard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Perez is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard wants to control the pace but Perez is squirming around nicely.
Lombard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Perez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lombard is landing with some decent strikes but Perez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ricardo Lombard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Lombard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lombard unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lombard prevents Perez from getting the reversal.
Perez is squirming around, avoiding Lombard's attempts to control the action.
Perez is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Lombard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Lombard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lombard fails with the takedown.
Lombard loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Perez misses.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez misses with a hook. Lombard ducked under it nicely.
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lombard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Perez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
Lombard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lombard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Perez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lombard looking to control but Perez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lombard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Perezis looking to pass into half guard but Lombard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lombard is in guard.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard is pushing down on Perez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Perez is fighting to maintain full guard but Lombard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lombard 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.
Lombard working Perez over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lombard drops an elbow to the side of Perez's head.
Lombard has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lombard lands a nice shot to the head.
Perez regains half guard.
Perez wants to get back to full guard.
Lombard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Perez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Perez wants to improve his position but Lombard is controlling well.
Lombard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is taking a breather. Perez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perez defends it well.
Perez moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard pushes down on Perez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lombard wants to control but Perez is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Lombard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lombard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Lombard!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arek Rendziok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Panek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rendziok kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Do góry łeb!. Waclaw Panek has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arek Rendziok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Waclaw Panek!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rendziok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Panek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Panek manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rendziok drops an elbow to the side of Panek's head.
Rendziok wants to pass the guard but Panek is defending well.
Panek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Panek has hold of Rendziok's hands but Rendziok slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rendziok throwing shots but Panek is blocking nicely.
Panek is pressing down on Rendziok's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rendziok trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rendziok throwing strikes but missing.
Panek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rendziok is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rendziok throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendziok throwing strikes but missing.
Rendziok avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rendziok wants to pass the guard but Panek is keeping the position.
Rendziok passes Panek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Panek tries to get to full guard but Rendziok has control of the leg.
Panek is controlling Rendziok's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rendziok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Panek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rendziok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Panek defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panek is looking to control Rendziok's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Panek avoid being mounted?
Rendziok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Panek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Panek moves into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rendziok scoring with some ground and pound.
Panek controls Rendziok momentarily but Rendziok frees himself.
Rendziok is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rendziok connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rendziok!
Panek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rendziok is looking to escape.
Panek looking for a guillotine from mount but Rendziok is having none of it.
Rendziok is trying to stand.
Panek looking for a guillotine from mount but Rendziok is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panek tries to control but Rendziok wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You get the feeling that Rendziok really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Panek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panek is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rendziok is surviving well by controlling Panek's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arek Rendziok will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Panek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rendziok.
Panek misses with a takedown
and Rendziok counters with a takedown into side control.
Rendziok throws a strike aimed at the side of Panek's head but Panek avoids it well.
Panek is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rendziok thows a huge punch but Panek dodges it nicely.
Rendziok is looking to take a break and control but Panek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panek taking some punishment here, with Rendziok in his half guard.
Rendziok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rendziok is looking to advance position but Panek won't allow it.
Rendziok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendziok thows a huge punch but Panek dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rendziok lands a nice short elbow.
Rendziok trying to control from half guard but Panek is working away.
Panek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rendziok has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Panek is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Panek keeping moving, preventing Rendziok from controlling successfully.
Rendziok throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rendziok's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rendziok keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Panek's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rendziok is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Panek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rendziok manages to get himself to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rendziok keeping moving, preventing Panek from controlling successfully.
Panek might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rendziok kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rendziok is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Panek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rendziok gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panek can't get the takedown.
Arek Rendziok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waclaw Panek.
Panek wants a takedown.
Rendziok works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rendziok connects with a couple of short punches.
Panek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rendziok's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Panek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rendziok sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rendziok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rendziok preventing the sweep.
Rendziok throwing strikes but missing.
Rendziok wants to control from the top but Panek keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panek looking for a guillotine here but Rendziok defends easily.
Rendziok content to stall in guard here.
Arek Rendziok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rendziok trying to control but Panek is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arek Rendziok dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Panek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rendziok manages to avoid it.
Rendziok fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Waclaw Panek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rendziok darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Panek wants to get back to full guard.
Panek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rendziok.
Panek trying to control here.
Rendziok not doing much here.
Panek tries to roll over but Rendziok keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendziok lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panek is looking to control Rendziok's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Panek avoid being mounted?
Panek is concentrating on defense, preventing Rendziok from advancing position.
Rendziok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Panek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Panek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Panek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rendziok can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rendziok trying to control the position from guard on top but Panek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rendziok landing some decent shots from guard.
Panek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rendziok is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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!
Panek looking for a sweep. Not yet Panek, not yet.
Rendziok slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panek is keeping the position for now.
Rendziok wants to control from the top but Panek keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arek Rendziok.
Rendziok swats away the attempt to clinch by Panek.
Rendziok shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Panek pinned against the cage. Panek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Panek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rendziok closes this distance looking for a takedown but Panek circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arek Rendziok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panek has a takedown stuffed.
Panek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Panek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panek fails to land the takedown.
Panek misses with a jab to the body
letting Rendziok counter with a right hand.
Waclaw Panek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rendziok.
Panek tries to clinch up but Rendziok circles away and keeps his distance.
Rendziok gets a takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panek is not content to let Rendziok control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arek Rendziok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rendziok, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arek Rendziok!
Our winner, Arek Rendziok, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Ubereem.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ubereem manages to avoid it.
Singh has a takedown stuffed.
Ubereem takes one on the button.
Ubereem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Singh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, jab by Singh - just one landing.
Ravi Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ubereem is just out of range.
Ubereem looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ubereem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Singh throws a body punch but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem walks into a jab.
Singh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ubereem counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Singh looks for a takedown but Ubereem sprawls well.
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ubereem.
Singh moves away from the strike by Ubereem.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ubereem. Ubereem obviously looking to wear him down.
Ubereem moves out of range of the strikes.
Singh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That kick from Ubereem tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ubereem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ubereem as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ravi Singh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubereem lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ubereem as he avoids it easily.
Singh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Singh misses the jab.
Singh has a takedown stuffed.
Ubereem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Ubereem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Ubereem's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a big shot that misses.
Singh misses the jab.
Singh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Singh blocks the low kick.
Ubereem connects with a leg kick. Singh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ubereem slips a jab and a cross from Singh.
Ubereem throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ubereem - that will leave a mark!
Singh lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh looks to score with a jab to the body but Ubereem is just out of range.
Singh lands a really nice looking cross but Ubereem seems unphased.
Ubereem connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singh. Singh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ubereem moves away.
Ubereem fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ubereem blocks a jab.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and Ubereem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Singh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ubereem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Ubereem moved out of range.
Ubereem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
Ubereem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ubereem. Singh shrugs it off though.
Singh throws a right hand that misses
and Ubereem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ubereem scores with a head kick. Singh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ubereem is looking to land body kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Singh checks a leg kick.
Singh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ubereem sprawls well. Ubereem wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Singh gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Ubereem.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Singh. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Singh moves out of range as Ubereem strikes.
Ubereem misses with a looping right.
Ubereem lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ubereem looks to land a left hand but Singh moved out of range nicely.
Singh swings for the body but Ubereem moves out of range.
Alistair Ubereem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a hook
letting Ubereem counter with a right hand.
Ubereem misses with a body kick.
Singh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Singh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ubereem misses with a body kick.
Ubereem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Singh.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Ubereem.
Good work by Singh as he checks the leg kick.
Ubereem staying out of range there.
Ubereem 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.
Ubereem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ubereem wants to land a leg kick but Singh is out of range.
Singh checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ubereem.
Ubereem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Singh misses with a straight left.
Singh swings for the body but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem ducks under a wild hook from Singh.
Singh throws a hook but Ubereem avoids it easily.
Singh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ubereem's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Singh looks to land a right hand but Ubereem moved out of range.
Singh misses with a left hand
and Ubereem counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses the jab.
Ubereem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alistair Ubereem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singh catches Ubereem with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ubereem throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ubereem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ubereem.
Ubereem throws a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Singh lands a jab to Ubereem's midsection.
An inside leg kick from Ubereem misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ubereem, right into the meat.
Ubereem leaves Singh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ubereem. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ubereem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Singh throws the left hand but Ubereem avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ubereem. That's going to slow Singh down.
A telegraphed right hand from Singh misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Singh lands with a cross.
Singh blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ubereem avoids the body shot from Singh.
A swing and a miss from Singh.
Singh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alistair Ubereem will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Singh lands a right hook to the body.
Ubereem throws a quick inside leg kick.
Singh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ubereem.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Ubereem moves out of range easily.
Ubereem scores with a leg kick.
Singh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ubereem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Singh misses with an uppercut.
Singh moves away from the strike by Ubereem.
Ubereem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Singh thows a body shot but no joy.
Singh misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ubereem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Singh slips a jab from Ubereem.
Singh misses with a body shot
and Ubereem counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ubereem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Singh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Singh throws a jab but it's blocked by Ubereem.
Ubereem misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh misses with a lunging right hand
and Ubereem counters with a body kick.
Singh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ubereem cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ubereem slips under a jab from Singh.
Ubereem misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem blocks a jab.
Singh throws a poor cross that misses
and Ubereem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubereem uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Singh.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Ubereem moved out of range.
Singh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Singh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ubereem.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ubereem misses with a body kick.
Singh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ubereem.
Singh misses with a hook. Ubereem ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ubereem to score with a decent uppercut.
Ubereem lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ubereem moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Singh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ubereem but Ubereem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Singh throws out a loose jab but Ubereem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Singh dives in and grabs Ubereem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ubereem pushes down on Singh's head and hops out.
Singh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Singh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ubereem throws a front kick that sends Singh stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubereem slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh avoids a kick to the body.
Ubereem lands a nice shot to the body.
Singh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ubereem. Ubereem obviously looking to wear him down.
Singh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Singh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ubereem connects with a leg kick. Singh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Singh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ubereem connects with a solid leg kick.
Ubereem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ubereem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Singh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ubereem connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ubereem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ubereem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ubereem drops his hands momentarily and Singh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ubereem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ubereem slips a jab from Singh.
Ubereem scores with a push kick.
Singh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Singh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ubereem was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh misses with a straight right.
Singh misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Singh misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Ubereem.
Ubereem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Singh's sensitive parts.
Ubereem fakes the leg kick and cracks Singh in the body.
Ubereem throws a front kick aimed at Singh's knee but Singh avoids it well.
Ubereem cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ubereem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ubereem connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ubereem misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem avoids the body shot from Singh.
Singh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ubereem looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ubereem is looking to reverse the position.
Ubereem takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ubereem tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ubereem keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Singh throwing strikes here but Ubereem is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Singh wants to control the action but instead Ubereem gets a body lock and reverses into Singh's guard! Nice work!
Ubereem trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Singh 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Ubereem from controlling successfully.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Ubereem is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alistair Ubereem.
Singh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh throws a body punch but Ubereem moves out of range.
Ubereem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Singh throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ubereem tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Singh is in Ubereem's guard.
Singh is fighting to break Ubereem's control of his arms but Ubereem is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ubereem can do anything to dispel that myth.
Singh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ravi Singh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ubereem.
Singh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ubereem counters with a nice leg kick.
Singh lands a nice looking body shot.
Singh misses with a right hand
and Ubereem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Singh's knee momentarily.
Ubereem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Singh misses with a hook. Ubereem ducked under it nicely.
Ubereem scores with a leg kick.
Ubereem misses with a low kick.
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ubereem. That's going to slow Singh down.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ubereem manages to avoid it.
Singh lands with an uppercut that bounces Ubereem off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh avoids the body shot from Ubereem.
Ubereem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ubereem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Singh throws a hook but Ubereem avoids it easily.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Ubereem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Singh as he connects with a hook.
Ubereem moves away from the strike by Singh.
Ubereem throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ubereem connects with an inside leg kick.
Ubereem avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Singh misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a solid leg kick but Singh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ubereem.
Ubereem takes one to the side of the head.
Ubereem lands a leg kick that knocks Singh off balance momentarily.
Ubereem lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ubereem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Singh misses with a hook.
Ubereem misses with a straight right.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Singh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ubereem.
Ubereem moves away from the strike by Singh.
Ravi Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a sloppy head kick and Singh moves out of range easily.
Ubereem lands a body shot.
Ubereem lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ubereem pivots, looking for a leg kick but Singh is out of range and Ubereem settles back down.
Singh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ubereem manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Singh blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Ubereem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ubereem was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ubereem.
Ubereem delivers a nice body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem throws a low kick but Singh avoids it.
Singh's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Singh duly obliges.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubereem.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ubereem moves away.
A big right from Singh misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ubereem.
Ubereem looks to land a body kick but Singh moved away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ubereem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ubereem connects with an inside leg kick.
Ubereem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alistair Ubereem.
I think Ubereem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Ubereem!
Alistair Ubereem is the new middleweight champion!
Alistair Ubereem decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Marcelo D2 - Desabafo . The crowd seem to be enjoying Speed's choice of entrance music: Sucker Punch / Army Of Me. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Connor Speed!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Speed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aoki on the side of the head.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Speed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Speed slips a jab from Aoki.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Speed avoids them all with ease.
Speed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki throws a looping overhand right but Speed ducks down to avoid it.
Aoki blocks a leg kick.
Speed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aoki. Aoki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Speed's head but Speed sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Speed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Speed misses the shot to the body.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Speed throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Speed gets caught napping as Aoki dives in and scores a takedown. Speed manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed wants to sweep but no luck.
Aoki prevents Speed from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Speed controlling the position.
Speed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Speed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aoki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aoki stops Speed from standing up.
Speed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Speed wants to control the position but Aoki says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Speed is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aoki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Speed still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Speed has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Aoki is looking for a sweep.
Speed working the head and body with strikes.
Aoki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aoki is staying active underneath Speed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Speed stalling away here and it's allowed Aoki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Speed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Speed wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Aoki is looking to sinch up a triangle. Speed throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Aoki's body to avoid the submission. Aoki has instead reached around Speed's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Aoki arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aoki Aoki!
Aoki Aoki retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Aoki Aoki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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