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Feral Combat 3- Fireworks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla Senior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Materla Senior!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance misses with a series of wild punches.
Materla Senior fails with a takedown attempt.
Dorrance misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorrance throws a right and a left that Materla Senior avoids nicely.
Dorrance misses with a wild combination.
Materla Senior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dorrance misses with a series of wild punches.
Dorrance lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Michal Materla Senior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Materla Senior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla Senior closes the distance and pushes Dorrance back into the cage.
Dorrance misses with the head strike.
Materla Senior is looking for a takedown.
Edmund Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla Senior.
Dorrance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Materla Senior pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dorrance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Dorrance scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dorrance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrance wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Materla Senior has him pressed against the cage.
Materla Senior breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Dorrance scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dorrance moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Michal Materla Senior has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Dorrance misses.
Materla Senior clinches with his opponent.
Materla Senior turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Materla Senior is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dorrance knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Materla Senior on the ground.
Materla Senior lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dorrance tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Materla Senior decides to stand back up. Materla Senior steps back and let's Dorrance get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Materla Senior looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Materla Senior is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dorrance.
Materla Senior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Materla Senior slips a jab and a cross from Dorrance.
Materla Senior throws a big shot that misses.
Dorrance moves in looking to clinch but Materla Senior pushes him off.
Materla Senior is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materla Senior. Dorrance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materla Senior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior shoots in but no luck this time.
Materla Senior looks gassed!
Materla Senior throws an off balance right hand
and Dorrance counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Materla Senior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorrance.
Materla Senior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dorrance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dorrance moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorrance connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorrance scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Materla Senior tries to clinch up.
Dorrance throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Materla Senior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dorrance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla Senior'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.
Materla Senior closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dorrance counters with a one-two to the body.
Dorrance tries to clinch there but Materla Senior circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Materla Senior is defended easily by Dorrance.
Dorrance tries to clinch but Materla Senior is having none of it.
Materla Senior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dorrance slaps away a takedown attempt from Materla Senior, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Materla Senior tries to clinch but Dorrance is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Materla Senior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dorrance manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Materla Senior closes the distance and clinches.
Dorrance lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Materla Senior is breathing heavily.
Dorrance doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrance tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Materla Senior.
Materla Senior jumps guard but Dorrance stands there with Materla Senior around his waist. Materla Senior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Edmund Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla Senior.
A frustrated look appears on Dorrance's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Materla Senior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dorrance scores with a jab. Materla Senior acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrance misses with a double jab.
Materla Senior gets tackled into the cage by Dorrance. Dorrance maintains the clinch.
Dorrance blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Materla Senior fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dorrance pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dorrance gets a clinch.
Materla Senior is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Dorrance fails to land.
Materla Senior lands a knee to the body.
Dorrance swings wildly with an uppercut but Materla Senior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dorrance lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior is trying to pull guard but Dorrance turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dorrance breaks from the clinch.
Materla Senior misses with a hook to the body
and Dorrance counters with a three punch combo that has Materla Senior backing up. Materla Senior nods at Dorrance to acknowledge the strikes.
Dorrance looks to land a combination. Materla Senior sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dorrance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Materla Senior circles away quickly and effectively.
Dorrance throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorrance lands a two punch combo.
Dorrance is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dorrance lands a nice shot to the body.
Dorrance works Materla Senior's body with a nice hook.
Edmund Dorrance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dorrance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Materla Senior circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Edmund Dorrance is winning the standup battle so far.
Dorrance catches Materla Senior with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dorrance throws a right hand that Materla Senior ducks under and follows up with a left that Materla Senior also avoids with ease.
Dorrance scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Materla Senior doesn't seem bothered though.
Materla Senior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dorrance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dorrance tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Materla Senior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dorrance misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorrance moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dorrance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michal Materla Senior's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Materla Senior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Materla Senior wants to clinch up but Dorrance keeps it at a distance.
Materla Senior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dorrance's waist but Dorrance gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Materla Senior off to one side.
Dorrance lands with an overhand left.
Materla Senior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorrance shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Materla Senior eats them both and turns towards Dorrance to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Materla Senior tries to clinch there but Dorrance circles away.
Materla Senior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dorrance, pushing him back against the cage.
Materla Senior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Materla Senior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Materla Senior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dorrance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dorrance misses with a wild combination.
Dorrance misses with a few strikes there.
Materla Senior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dorrance is looking to clinch.
Dorrance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Materla Senior throws a looping overhand right but Dorrance ducks down to avoid it.
Materla Senior throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dorrance was covering up waiting for the punch and Materla Senior finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dorrance not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dorrance, up you get!
Dorrance misses with a wild combination.
Dorrance throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dorrance works Materla Senior's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorrance pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Materla Senior back to the cage. Dorrance follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Edmund Dorrance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Dorrance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dorrance.
Sloppy strikes from Dorrance. Those never looked like landing.
Materla Senior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorrance misses with a wild combination.
Dorrance throws a right and a left that Materla Senior avoids nicely.
Dorrance throws a combination that misses
and Materla Senior counters with a good low kick that Dorrance was not able to check.
Dorrance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Materla Senior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materla Senior shoots in for a takedown but Dorrance shows good takedown defense.
Edmund Dorrance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Materla Senior.
Dorrance gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dorrance softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Materla Senior is trying to pull guard but Dorrance has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dorrance.
Nice body punch from Dorrance - that landed with a thud.
Dorrance throws a head punch that misses.
Dorrance misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorrance is trying to break the clinch but Materla Senior is controlling him.
Dorrance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Materla Senior can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Dorrance.
Michal Materla Senior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmund Dorrance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dorrance lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Materla Senior backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Dorrance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dorrance, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dorrance!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damn Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huw Alen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huw Alen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Damn Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Huw Alen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damn Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damn Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Alen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Alen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Alen as Hardy shoots in.
Alen stuffs the takedown.
Alen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardy at a distance.
Alen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hardy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alen looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hardy stands up and waves to Alen to follow him.
No luck for Alen with that takedown attempt.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alen tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Alen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hardy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Alen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hardy lets go of the hold and Alen can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damn Hardy!
Our winner, Damn Hardy, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Bonham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Bonham!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake tries to clinch but Bonham moves out of range.
Bonham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bonham looks gassed!
Drake connects with a high kick.
Drake lands a big head kick that sends Bonham tumbling to the mat! Drake takes a step backwards and waves Bonham back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bonham is rocked!
It looks like Neil Bonham has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Bonham shoots in.
Bonham is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Bonham pushes him off.
Drake pushes Bonham up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonham seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonham prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bonham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bonham quickly recovers to half guard.
Drake working over Bonham with some ground and pound. Bonham looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is taking a breather. Bonham 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.
Bonham taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
Drake content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Drake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drake in particular looking to stall.
Drake seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Drake sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands with a punch from half guard.
Drake with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Drake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drake 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.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bonham on the ground.
Drake seems to be working for a kimura but Bonham defends the submission attempt.
Drake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drake scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drake is nestled in close to Bonham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bonham trying to control but Drake postures up.
Drake controlling the action here.
Bonham is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bonham is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drake trying to control the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake is trying to work for a kimura but Bonham is defending well.
Bonham looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil Bonham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drake wants to clinch up but Bonham keeps it at a distance.
Bonham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drake but Drake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bonham tries for a takedown but Drake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
Drake jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake looking for a guillotine here but Bonham defends easily.
Drake wants to stand up but Bonham is controlling him.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bonham is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to control the position but Bonham says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Bonham has control of the leg.
Drake wants to control but Bonham is keeping busy.
Bonham prevents Drake from improving his position.
Drake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drake tries to get out of the position.
Bonham is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Drake defends it well.
Drake is trying to control but can't.
Drake is pressing down on Bonham's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Francis Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bonham stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
Drake has Bonham pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bonham's guard.
Bonham can't keep his opponent in guard - Drake advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Drake is looking for a kimura here.
Drake seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Drake wants to work for an arm triangle but Bonham is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonham can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bonham has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drake is working away from the top position though.
Bonham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bonham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neil Bonham's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Drake is looking to clinch but Bonham is avoiding it.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
Bonham fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Bonham with that takedown attempt.
Francis Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake wants to clinch
and Bonham counters with a shoot takedown. Drake fights it but they end up in guard.
Drake is pulling down on Bonham's head. It's preventing any offense from Bonham, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drake is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bonham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
Drake has gone for a leg lock! Bonham slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drake's guard.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drake trying to strike off his back.
Drake throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bonham escapes and throws Drake's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bonham throws a strike aimed at the side of Drake's head but Drake avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to buck Bonham off but Bonham is having none of it.
Drake sneaks back into half guard.
Drake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bonham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bonham trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonham is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake controls Bonham momentarily but Bonham frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake striking from his own guard.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drake working for a triangle but Bonham defends it easily.
Bonham stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Bonham pushes down on Drake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is concentrating on defense, preventing Bonham from advancing position.
Bonham prevents Drake from improving his position.
Bonham wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Drake trying to control here.
Drake slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Drake looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Francis Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Drake!
An out of breath and clearly excited Francis Drake thanked Golden Supplements [O.R.G] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oh No by Gogol Bordello. Castle has chosen Biohazard- Punishment as his entrance music. Frank Castle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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4 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Vanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanko blocks a low kick nicely.
Vanko drives through and clinches with Castle against the cage.
Vanko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vanko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Castle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vanko.
Vanko fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Vanko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vanko avoids it.
Castle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vanko avoids it.
Castle is working Vanko over against the cage.
Vanko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castle to keep the fight standing.
Castle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ivan Vanko has been cut.
Vanko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castle smiles and moves away.
Castle closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vanko jumps guard but Castle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vanko is breathing heavily.
Castle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vanko backwards.
Vanko takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Castle smiles and moves away.
Castle takes the fight into the clinch.
Castle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vanko tries to pull guard but Castle holds him up against the cage and eventually Vanko drops back down to his feet.
Vanko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Castle just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vankos head.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanko avoids the damage to the body.
Castle scores a nice knee to the body.
Castle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castle presses Vanko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castle lands a knee to the body.
Castle scores with a hook to the body.
Castle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castle scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivan Vanko's cut is getting worse.
Castle misses with a knee to the head.
Castle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castle lands a shot to the body.
Castle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castle is working Vanko over against the cage.
Castle lands with a light punch inside.
Castle lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivan Vanko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Castle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castle with a knee to the head.
Castle scores with a hook to the body.
Castle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vanko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Castle lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Castle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vanko is trying to pull guard but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle scores with a shot to the side of Vanko's head.
Jeez, Ivan Vanko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Castle scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Vanko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Castle!
Frank Castle took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine)SALE 159Q $30 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chandler Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chandler Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bing connects with a right that clearly hurt Cannon. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Bing proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Cannon collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Bing!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Farmery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farmery has chosen The Swarm-YMAS as his entrance music. Donald Drake had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Donald Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Farmery!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Farmery with that takedown attempt.
Drake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Drake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Farmery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Farmery in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drake unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmery is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Farmery on the ground.
Drake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Farmery is looking to escape.
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!
Drake 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.
Farmery regains half guard.
Farmery has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drake is working away from the top position though.
Farmery wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmery actively working from the bottom here.
Drake wants to control but Farmery is keeping him busy.
Farmery is trying to get back to full guard.
Farmery gets full guard.
Farmery not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Farmery.
Drake wants to control from the top but Farmery keeps moving.
Drake postures up.
Farmery working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Farmery is tightening it up a little... Drake has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Drake reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Drake taps out! Nice BJJ there by Farmery!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Philip Farmery!
During a confident post fight interview, Philip Farmery 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Sigbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cip Huff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigbjornsson comes to the cage accompanied by Greta Salóme & Jónsi....Never Forget. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cip Huff!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huff moves in looking to clinch but Sigbjornsson pushes him off.
Huff tries to clinch up but Sigbjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Huff misses.
Sigbjornsson throws a right and a left that Huff avoids nicely.
Huff wants to clinch up but Sigbjornsson keeps it at a distance.
Huff tries to clinch but Sigbjornsson is having none of it.
A combination from Sigbjornsson does no damage.
Sigbjornsson throws a right and a left that Huff avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huff tries to clinch but Sigbjornsson is having none of it.
Huff tries to close the distance and clinch but Sigbjornsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sigbjornsson throws a one two combo.
It looks like Cip Huff has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sigbjornsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sigbjornsson tries to bum rush Huff with a series of wild strikes but Huff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huff stuffs the takedown attempt from Sigbjornsson. Sigbjornsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Sigbjornsson. Those never looked like landing.
Sigbjornsson throws a right hand that Huff ducks under and follows up with a left that Huff also avoids with ease.
Huff misses with a low kick as Sigbjornsson jumps back.
Sigbjornsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sigbjornsson drops Huff with a beautiful combination! Huff stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sigbjornsson is looking for the KO!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Huff is rocked!
That has opened up Cip Huff's cut even more.
Huff looks gassed!
Huff tries to clinch but Sigbjornsson moves away
and Sigbjornsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Huff is still on wobbly legs! Can Sigbjornsson finish him?
Gunnar Sigbjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sigbjornsson misses with a wild combination.
Sigbjornsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huff circles away quickly and effectively.
Huff seems to have recovered his senses.
Huff get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Huff stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Sigbjornsson runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
After the fight, Gunnar Sigbjornsson 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 Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gentry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sabaton- Metal machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Gentry!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gentry sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Gentry defends it.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gentry wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Gentry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith 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.
Smith is looking to advance position but Gentry won't allow it.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gentry sees it coming and defends easily.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gentry defending well though.
Gentry has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gentry is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith with the ground and pound but Gentry uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gentry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Gentry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith trying to control but Gentry is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithis looking to pass into half guard but Gentry pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gentry is in guard.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Gentry is proving a slippery customer.
Smith 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.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Gentry defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is trying to keep Gentry in close.
Gentry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gentry postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smith is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gentry, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Gentry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gentry manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Gentry's guard.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Gentry blocks nicely.
Smith advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working for a kimura but Gentry is defending it quite comfortably.
Gentry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Gentry defends the submission attempt.
Gentry is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gentry!
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Gentry is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Gentry wants to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith wants to control the pace but Gentry is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentry tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gentry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gentry can't escape the position.
Smith is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Smith looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gentry?
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Gentry is rocked!
Smith landing punches.
Gentry is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith trying to control but Gentry is having none of it.
Gentry seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentry in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith content just to control the position here.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gentry's face.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Gentry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gentry takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Smith's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Smith!
Dan Smith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine)SALE 159Q $30 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Morcreft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Barbarossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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, Christian Morcreft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Barbarossa!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morcreft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbarossa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Morcreft shoots in and drives through. Barbarossa sprawls well.
Barbarossa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morcreft.
Morcreft shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbarossa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barbarossa throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Barbarossa looks to land a combination. Morcreft sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Barbarossa connects with the punch.
Morcreft is looking to clinch.
Barbarossa throws a one two combo.
It looks like Christian Morcreft has been cut.
Barbarossa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barbarossa tries to bum rush Morcreft with a series of wild strikes but Morcreft uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morcreft closes the distance but Barbarossa moves to the side
and Barbarossa counters with a one-two to the body.
Barbarossa connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morcreft avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morcreft slips a jab and a cross from Barbarossa.
Frederick Barbarossa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbarossa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barbarossa connects with a body shot.
Barbarossa connects with a nice cross there... Morcreft is looking wobbly and Barbarossa recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Morcreft to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Barbarossa jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frederick Barbarossa!
A victorious Frederick Barbarossa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henderson Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson's entrance music is turisas- stand up and fight. A fine choice. Will Dickinson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Henderson Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson avoids the body shot from Cormier.
Cormier moves into the clinch.
Cormier slowing the pace effectively.
Dickinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cormier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cormier turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dickinson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cormier's best efforts.
Dickinson is trying to stand back up but Cormier is controlling him
Dickinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dickinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cormier controlling the action here.
Dickinson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cormier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dickinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cormier.
Dickinson is looking to control Cormier's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dickinson avoid being mounted?
Cormier seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cormier throwing shots but Dickinson is blocking nicely.
Dickinson wants to improve his position but Cormier is controlling well.
Cormier misses with a head shot. Dickinson uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dickinson is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to control from the top but Cormier keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dickinson wants to control but Cormier is keeping him busy.
Dickinson is really struggling to control Cormier but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier is trying to buck Dickinson off.
Cormier is not content to let Dickinson control the position.
Cormier is trying to get back to his feet.
Dickinson cracks Cormier with a big elbow.
Cormier is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dickinson is controlling him well.
Dickinson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a strike aimed at the side of Cormier's head but Cormier avoids it well.
Dickinson misses with the ground and pound.
Dickinson trying to control the position but Cormier is working away.
Dickinson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dickinson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cormier is pushing Dickinson's head away, looking to escape. Dickinson manages to hold on to the position though.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickinson is putting a hurting on Cormier here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson scoring with punches from side control.
Dickinson trying to control the position but Cormier is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Dickinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cormier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cormier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dickinson is working for takedown but Cormier is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dickinson has Cormier pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cormier manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dickinson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cormier is defending well for now.
Cormier taking a breather.
Cormier wants to take the fight to the mat but Dickinson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Will Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henderson Cormier.
Dickinson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cormier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dickinson pulls guard successfully.
Dickinson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cormier is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson looking to control but Cormier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dickinson breaks from Cormier's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dickinson unloading with bombs!
Cormier is squirming around, avoiding Dickinson's attempts to control the action.
Dickinson scoring with strikes but Cormier is staying in there.
Cormier is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson with a couple of short strikes.
You get the feeling that Cormier really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cormier working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dickinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cormier is looking to escape.
Dickinson dominating with strikes here.
Dickinson controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cormier can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dickinson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cormier?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier is in a horrible position here. Dickinson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dickinson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dickinson controlling from mount.
Dickinson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cormier's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cormier is looking to get to half guard.
Dickinson content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cormier is looking to escape.
Dickinson looking to finish Cormier with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cormier!
Cormier is looking to get to half guard.
Dickinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson controlling the pace for now.
Dickinson avoids the attempt from Cormier to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Dickinson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cormier swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson.
Cormier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cormier gets a clinch.
Cormier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cormier gets tackled into the cage by Dickinson. Dickinson maintains the clinch.
Cormier can't get the takedown.
Dickinson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cormier avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cormier avoids it.
Cormier has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dickinson after a bit of a struggle.
Dickinson wants a takedown but no success here.
Cormier has had enough of the clinch but Dickinson keeps him there for the moment.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Cormier pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dickinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dickinson landing with the ground and pound.
Dickinson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cormier taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dickinson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dickinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cormier keeps working.
Dickinson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier sneaks out the side door and pushes Dickinson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Cormier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickinson.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Cormier is avoiding it.
Dickinson fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dickinson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson misses with a body shot.
Dickinson misses with a head kick.
Cormier gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dickinson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cormier wants to get back to his feet but Dickinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cormier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson looking to pass the guard.
Dickinson trying to control but Cormier is working from the bottom.
Dickinson won't allow Cormier to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson wants to control from the top but Cormier keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Will Dickinson.
Dickinson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Dickinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dickinson, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Dickinson!
Will Dickinson gave a mention to Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine)SALE 159Q $30 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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