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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Brutality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutality has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGQY2tMo0K4 as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johann Bruno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Brutality!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruno tries to clinch up.
Brutality looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruno is fending him off so far but Brutality persists. Nope, Bruno circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brutality but Brutality pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brutality pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brutality throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brutality misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bruno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruno scores with a leg kick.
Bruno takes the fight into the clinch.
Brutality is trying to break the clinch but Bruno has him pressed against the cage.
Brutality is looking for a takedown.
Johann Bruno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Brutality.
Brutality jumps guard but Bruno turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutality tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bruno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brutality has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruno keeps control of Brutality as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brutality's efforts to push away.
Brutality is trying to maintain a safe position but Bruno gets an underhook and turns Brutality into the cage.
Bruno misses with a knee to the head.
Bruno is pushing Brutality up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brutality breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruno moves into range and clinches up with Brutality.
Bruno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bruno - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brutality is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bruno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brutality's elbow.
Brutality looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brutality tightens his grip and picks Bruno up, before dumping him to the ground. Bruno manages to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruno wants to stand and escape but Brutality is having none of it.
Brutality stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bruno throws a leg kick but Brutality checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruno looks to score with a jab to the body but Brutality is just out of range.
Bruno gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bruno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brutality on the ground.
Bruno is wriggling around but Brutality manages to pass to half guard.
Bruno is looking to escape.
Brutality in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bruno tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Brutality!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ultimate Brutality!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukovsky has chosen Grubson feat. donGURALesko - Moc as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrett Bukovsky!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bukovsky. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Bukovsky.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Bukovsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Bukovsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bukovsky misses with a head kick.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Bukovsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bukovsky misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bukovsky!
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bukovsky is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sanchez has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Bukovsky is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcello Sanchez!
Marcello Sanchez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ardian Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ardian Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bravo sprawls well initially but Shiba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shiba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bravo keeps working.
Bravo is trying to stand back up but Shiba is controlling him
Bravo wants to control but Shiba is keeping busy.
Shiba is working for a submission of some sort.
Bravo is trying to get back to full guard.
Bravo is trying to stand up here but Shiba is controlling him well.
Shiba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bravo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bravo is trying desperately to improve position.
Shiba looking to ground and pound but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Shiba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bravo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shiba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shiba looking to finish Bravo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bravo!
Bravo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shiba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bravo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shiba cracks Bravo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shiba is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bravo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Shiba punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bravo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shiba unloading with bombs!
Bravo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shiba looking to secure an arm triangle but Bravo defends it well.
Shiba looking to control but Bravo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shiba raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shiba landing shots from mount.
Shiba cracks Bravo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shiba landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Shiba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bravo is squirming around, avoiding Shiba's attempts to control the action.
Shiba raining down shots from the mount!
Bravo is still in real trouble! Can Shiba finish him?
Shiba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bravo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
Shiba looking to finish with strikes here!
Bravo tries to lock up and control but Shiba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shiba breaks from Bravo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiba lands a big shot there that rocks Bravo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shiba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shiba postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Bravo is out cold - huge knockout for Shiba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ardian Shiba!
A relieved looking Ardian Shiba thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alarcon Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War is my destiny. Alarcon Ramirez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Alarcon Ramirez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Banks!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez thows a leg kick but Banks checks it
and Banks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks looks to land a right hand but Ramirez moved out of range.
Ramirez throws a jab when Banks was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramirez .
Ramirez is looking to slow Banks down with leg kicks.
Banks misses the jab.
Ramirez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Banks moves out of range.
Ramirez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Banks counters with a nice kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez throws a body kick that misses.
Ramirez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Banks slips under a jab.
Banks scores with a kick to the body.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Banks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramirez 's hands.
Ramirez misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Banks can pounce on him.
Banks thuds a left hand into Ramirez 's body.
Banks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Banks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez .
Banks lands a nice looking body shot.
Banks connects with a solid leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Banks.
Banks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Banks.
Banks checks a leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a left hand
and Banks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Banks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ramirez .
It looks like Alarcon Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Banks checks it.
Banks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramirez . That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands a jab.
That kick from Banks tenderised Ramirez 's leg. Ramirez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Banks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramirez .
Banks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramirez at a distance.
Ramirez moves out of range as Banks throws a body kick.
A low kick from Ramirez misses
and Banks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ramirez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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Banks is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Banks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramirez scores with a couple of short elbows.
The strikes coming from Ramirez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Banks manages to get back to half guard.
Ramirez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ramirez thows a huge punch but Banks dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks is controlling Ramirez 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ramirez is thwarting Banks's attempts to control the position.
Ramirez throwing shots but Banks is blocking nicely.
Banks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramirez is looking for a kimura but Banks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ramirez to get the leverage.
Banks trying to hold on to Ramirez 's head to control him but Ramirez postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramirez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Banks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramirez . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez is pressing down on Banks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Banks is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Banks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alarcon Ramirez 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Banks misses with a body shot.
Ramirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramirez throws a push kick but Banks slaps the foot to one side.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body punch from Banks.
Ramirez throws a lazy body kick
and Banks counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ramirez throws a leg kick
and Banks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Banks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramirez swings widly with a right hand
and Banks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Banks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banks.
Banks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ramirez takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Banks.
Banks throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks jabs Ramirez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramirez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banks connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Banks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramirez doesn't seem phased though.
Ramirez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ramirez there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banks lands a left and a right that send Ramirez crashing to the mat, dazed. Banks thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ramirez is rocked!
Banks sends Ramirez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Banks is motioning to the referee to let Ramirez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banks lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ramirez head around and knocks him out cold! Banks hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Banks!
Bob Banks took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Namunamu Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marsellus Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Emerlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsellus Wallace had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Fernando Emerlong 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marsellus Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fernando Emerlong!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerlong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wallace back to the cage. Emerlong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Marsellus Wallace has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Emerlong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Emerlong misses the target.
Emerlong throws a hook to the side of Wallace's head but Wallace sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Emerlong walks into a stiff left hand from Wallace.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Emerlong.
Emerlong lands a big right hand that sends Wallace crashing to the mat! Emerlong stays standing though and waves Wallace back to his feet!
Emerlong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace.
Emerlong lands a jab to Wallace's midsection.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Emerlong throws an overhand right that drops Wallace like a sack of potatoes! Emerlong dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Emerlong!
Fernando Emerlong managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Leach (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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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Leach!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leach scores with a nice right hand.
Nixon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Leach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nixon's head.
Nixon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A low kick from Leach misses
and Nixon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leach's guard now.
Nixon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leach working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nixon.
Leach trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nixon tries to stand but Leach is controlling from the bottom.
Nixon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach wants to sweep here but Nixon controlling him for the moment.
Nixon scoring with some ground and pound.
Leach is trying to control the position but Nixon postures up.
Nixon trying to control but Leach is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leach cracks Nixon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Leach.
Leach tries to bum rush Nixon with a series of wild strikes but Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leach cracks the inside of Nixon's front leg.
Nixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nixon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Leach can pounce on him.
Leach misses with a two punch combination.
Nixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Leach takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Leach is looking to slow Nixon down with leg kicks.
Nixon tried to score with a low kick but Leach checks it.
Leach tries to bum rush Nixon with a series of wild strikes but Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matt Leach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leach!
Leach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Leach takes a swing at Nixon's ribcage but misses.
Nixon fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Nixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nixon misses with a takedown attempt - Leach sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leach lands an overhand right.
Leach throws a nice looking combination but Nixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach with a jab.
Leach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Leach.
Leach misses the shot to the body.
Leach lands with a shot to the body.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch but Leach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leach throws a shot from downtown. Nixon moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon blocks a low kick nicely.
Leach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nixon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leach is trying to defend but Nixon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Leach dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Leach.
Leach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Nixon. Those never looked like landing.
Leach fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leach misses with the combination.
Leach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nixon's head.
It looks like David Nixon has been cut.
Leach rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nixon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leach thinking.
Nixon stalks Leach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leach's face. Leach staggers backwards, shaken.
Leach goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach throws a series of punches but Nixon moves out of range.
Leach is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab by Nixon.
Leach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Leach throws a series of punches but Nixon moves out of range.
Leach swats away the attempt to clinch by Nixon.
Leach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leach misses with a head kick.
Nixon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Leach does no damage.
Leach is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nixon rather than just go for the knockout.
Nixon checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach with a jab.
Leach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leach.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
David Nixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nixon.
Leach darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown but Leach shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Nixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Leach. That snapped Nixon's head back.
Leach throws a solid leg kick but Nixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leach goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leach misses with a two punch combination.
Matt Leach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon wants to clinch.
A combination from Nixon does no damage.
Nixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leach.
Nixon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Leach swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Leach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nixon.
Leach misses with a two punch combination.
Leach misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leach throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Leach checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leach.
Leach misses the shot to the body.
Leach scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Leach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Nixon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Leach throws out a powerful jab.
Leach lands a jab to the head.
Nixon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leach misses with a two punch combination.
Leach misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Leach.
Leach throws a nice looking combination but Nixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leach looks to land a combination but Nixon avoids it well.
Leach slips under a jab.
Nixon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Leach counters with a nice kick to the body.
Matt Leach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leach connects with a nice looking jab.
Nixon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Leach misses.
Leach lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nixon backs up against the cage.
Leach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
No joy there for Leach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leach throws a hook but Nixon avoids it easily.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Leach.
Leach throws a lazy head kick
and Nixon counters with a single leg into guard. Leach didn't expect that.
Nixon preventing the sweep.
Nixon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throws an elbow that misses. Leach uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nixon's guard. Nice move by Leach!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leach advances to half guard.
Nixon is trying to maintain the position but Leach is very close to passing his half guard.
Nixon is concentrating on defense, preventing Leach from advancing position.
Leach is stalling here. Nixon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Leach seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nixon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nixon taking a breather here.
David Nixon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon is trying to ground and pound but Leach uses the momentary lack of control by Nixon to regain half guard.
Nixon is thwarting Leach's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nixon prevents Leach from improving his position.
Leach trying to control but Nixon postures up.
Nixon controlling the pace.
Matt Leach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nixon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nixon is trying to control. Leach wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nixon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Leach is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
David Nixon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Leach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
David Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leach misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Leach.
I've got Leach winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Leach!
A victorious Matt Leach 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between SasH Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rooney has chosen Belfast Boy as his entrance music. SasH Hemingway had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, SasH Hemingway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Rooney!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rooney forces Hemingway back against the cage and clinches.
Rooney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rooney loads up on a big right hand but Hemingway slips the punch.
Rooney moves into the clinch.
Rooney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hemingway shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rooney holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hemingway has Rooney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rooney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rooney breaks the clinch.
Hemingway gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rooney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SasH Hemingway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hemingway misses with a takedown attempt
and Rooney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemingway had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rooney defends it easily.
Rooney lands a couple of elbows.
Rooney stands up and waves to Hemingway to follow him.
Hemingway misses with a takedown attempt
and Rooney counters with a two punch combo.
Hemingway ducks under a wild hook from Rooney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rooney lands a nice shot that snaps Hemingway's head back.
Hemingway is rocked!
Hemingway with a poor takedown
and Rooney shoots in for a double leg counter - driving through into a slam and Hemingway is out! The slam has knocked him out cold! Devastating for Hemingway but Rooney is celebrating as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Ryan Rooney!
Ryan Rooney 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 Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud comes to the cage accompanied by Vallenfyre - Iconoclast. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Couture!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Stroud.
Stroud misses with a straight left.
Couture with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stroud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Couture wants to clinch.
Couture is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stroud sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Stroud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture slips a jab and a cross from Stroud.
Stroud lands a glancing blow to the side of Couture's head.
Couture looks to land a combination but Stroud avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Stroud as Couture shoots in.
Tom Stroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Couture.
Couture changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stroud tries to avoid it but Couture manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stroud to the ground. Stroud escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroud is just out of range.
Couture shoots in and bounces Stroud off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stroud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couture is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Stroud pulls Couture in close to prevent any damage.
Couture missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Couture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stroud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stroud working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Couture.
Stroud is trying to keep Couture in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tom Stroud.
Couture throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stroud's waist but Stroud gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Couture off to one side.
Couture shoots for a double leg takedown but Stroud sprawls well. He's pushed Couture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stroud misses with a looping left.
Stroud tries to clinch up.
Stroud misses with a body shot.
Stroud works over Couture's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Stroud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture moves into the clinch successfully.
Stroud is trying to break the clinch but Couture is controlling him.
Stroud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stroud looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Couture scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stroud to see if he's OK.
Couture cracks Stroud with a big elbow.
Stroud is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroud defending against the ground and pound.
Couture sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stroud is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stroud manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture prevents Stroud from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroud moves into full guard.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 Tom Stroud 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stroud, as that shot connected.
Tom Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud swinging wildly here.
Stroud stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
Couture closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Stroud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stroud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown but Stroud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couture's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tom Stroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Couture.
Stroud lands a nice looking body shot.
Stroud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tom Stroud is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Stroud does no damage.
Couture avoids the head kick by Stroud.
Couture shoots in and drives through. Stroud sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroud throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroud.
Tom Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stroud gets the takedown into side control.
Stroud in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stroud trying to control the position but Couture is working away.
Stroud working the ground and pound from side control.
Couture takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Stroud trying to control the position but Couture is working away.
Stroud lands a nice forearm strike.
Stroud controlling from side mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Couture works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Couture trying to control from the bottom.
Stroud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stroud is trying to control the action in half guard but Couture is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stroud prevents Couture from improving his position.
Couture trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud lands with a punch from half guard.
Couture wants to control but Stroud is keeping busy.
Stroud prevents Couture from improving his position.
Stroud landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stroud is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stroud is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Couture has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stroud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Stroud working the ground and pound effectively.
Stroud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stroud lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroud is landing with some decent strikes but Couture is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Couture is rocked!
Couture tries to lock up and control but Stroud gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Couture is still in real trouble! Can Stroud finish him?
Stroud landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroud is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Couture is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stroud avoids the attempt from Couture to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Stroud dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Couture closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Couture seems to have recovered his senses.
Couture is looking to stall here but Stroud recovers full guard.
Couture is looking to pass into half guard but Stroud pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stroud is in guard.
Couture throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tom Stroud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stroud won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
Couture doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Couture has momentary wrist control but Stroud slips an elbow through the middle.
Stroud with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Stroud from controlling successfully.
Couture preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Couture escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stroud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stroud distracts Couture with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stroud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Couture keeping moving, preventing Stroud from controlling successfully.
Stroud postures up and lands a big shot to Couture's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stroud's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stroud trying to control the position from guard on top but Couture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Couture working a defensive guard here.
Stroud with a nice head shot there.
Couture looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroud throws a strike but Couture rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Couture's guard.
Stroud wants to stand but Couture has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stroud is working Couture over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Couture bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stroud's guard.
Couture pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stroud is keeping the position for now.
Stroud is trying to keep Couture in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Couture is one step ahead there.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture postures up.
Stroud wants to get back to his feet but Couture is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Stroud showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stroud has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Stroud!
After winning the bout, Tom Stroud thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Vallely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray's entrance music is make love not war baby. A fine choice. Vallely has chosen CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Vallely!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vallely loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vallely throws out the jab.
Vallely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Gray avoids the body shot from Vallely.
Vallely misses with a straight right.
Gray thows a leg kick but Vallely checks it
and Vallely counters with a low kick, right behind Gray 's knee.
Vallely throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Vallely checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Vallely checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vallely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray throws an overhand right that lands on Vallely's shoulder, as Vallely tries to avoid the shot.
Mr Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray connects with a looping right hand.
Gray cracks Vallely with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Vallely just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Gray misses
and Vallely connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallely scores with a nice right hand.
Vallely swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Vallely keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vallely fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gray to the ground. Vallely is now in Gray's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gray controls Vallely momentarily but Vallely frees himself.
Vallely sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Vallely is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vallely's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gray 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.
Gray looking for a guillotine here but Vallely defends easily.
Gray is looking for a triangle here but Vallely uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vallely working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to regain half guard here but Vallely keeps moving and retains side control.
Vallely in side control, throwing shots but Gray defends.
Vallely working the ground and pound.
Gray is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray is pressing down on Vallely's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vallely!
Gray thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Gray there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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 Mr Gray will probably get the nod.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vallely manages to avoid it.
Gray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Vallely. No joy for Gray on that attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Vallely checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Vallely blocks the leg kick.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Vallely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vallely loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Vallely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vallely.
Vallely slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mike Vallely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gray misses with a body kick.
Gray misses the jab.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Gray swings for the body but Vallely moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallely attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gray scores with a jab. Vallely acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vallely fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Vallely cracks a nice hook into Gray's ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vallely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vallely throws a big shot that misses.
Gray shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vallely's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gray wants to control from the top but Vallely keeps moving.
Gray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vallely is keeping the position for now.
Gray postures up in Vallely's guard and throws a big left but Vallely blocks it.
Mr Gray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vallely is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vallely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to work some ground and pound but Vallely has wrist control.
Vallely utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gray passes into half guard.
Vallely is not content to let Gray control the position.
Gray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vallely wants to control but Gray is keeping busy.
Gray wants to control but Vallely is keeping him busy.
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 Mr Gray will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gray, right into the meat.
Gray throws a leg kick but Vallely sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fighters circling - Vallely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vallely misses with a left hand
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gray.
Vallely throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Vallely misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray motions for Vallely to come forward. Gray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Gray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vallelys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vallely moves out of range of the body kick.
Vallely staying out of range there.
Vallely clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gray jabs at Vallely's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Vallely checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vallely misses with an uppercut.
Gray cracks Vallely with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gray scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray looking to control but instead Vallely has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to stall here but Vallely recovers full guard.
Vallely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gray throws a strike but Vallely rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mike Vallely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mr Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vallely avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gray.
Vallely is not content to let Gray control the position.
Gray is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Vallely reverses the position - he's now on top in Gray's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vallely throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gray 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Gray!
Mr Gray really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seany Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholes has chosen Wonderwall - Oasis as his entrance music. The key to victory for Liam Machin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liam Machin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Seany Scholes!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scholes darts in and clinches Machin up against the cage.
Machin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machin tries to sprawl but Scholes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Scholes trying to pass the guard but Machin defending well.
Scholes is looking to take a break and control but Machin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scholes 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.
Scholes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes is trying to work for a kimura but Machin is defending well.
Scholes is pressing down on Machin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Machin is holding on for now.
Scholes is working for a submission of some sort.
Machin wants to get back to full guard.
Machin is refusing to be controlled, as Scholes sits in half guard.
Scholes is trying to work for a kimura but Machin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machin won't allow Scholes to pass to mount.
Scholes seems to be looking for submissions.
Scholes is looking for a kimura but Machin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Scholes to get the leverage.
Scholes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Machin is trying to control but can't.
Machin is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scholes is pressing down on Machin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Machin is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes wants to advance to full mount but Machin doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Scholes pushes down on Machin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Scholes is pressing down on Machin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Machin is holding on for now.
Scholes is looking for a kimura but Machin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Scholes to get the leverage.
Scholes seems to be looking for submissions.
Scholes works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Machin, who protects the arm well.
Scholes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Scholes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Machin is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Scholes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Machin is defending against the submission attempts here by Scholes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seany Scholes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scholes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice takedown defense from Machin. No joy for Scholes on that attempt.
Machin lands a jab to Scholes's midsection.
Machin throws a series of strikes that have Scholes backpedaling.
Machin swats away the attempt to clinch by Scholes.
Machin wants to land a leg kick but Scholes is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Machin. No joy for Scholes on that attempt.
Machin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Scholes tries to clinch
and Machin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scholes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Machin finds it's way round the side to connect with Scholes's head.
Machin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes tries for a takedown but Machin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liam Machin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seany Scholes.
Scholes drops his hands momentarily and Machin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Scholes moves out of range of the leg kick from Machin.
Scholes fails with a takedown attempt.
Scholes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scholes is rocked!
Scholes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Scholes fails with the takedown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Machin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Scholes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Scholes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Machin loads up on a big right hand but Scholes slips the punch.
Machin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scholes manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scholes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scholes misses with a takedown attempt - Machin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Machin cracks a nice hook into Scholes's ribs.
Machin misses with a low kick.
Machin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Scholes has his takedown stuffed
and Machin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Liam Machin is winning the standup battle so far.
Scholes has a takedown stuffed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Machin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scholes fails to land the takedown.
Scholes is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes walks into a straight right hand from Machin.
Scholes tries to clinch but Machin moves out of range.
Machin takes a swing at Scholes's ribcage but misses.
Machin throws a leg kick but Scholes checks it.
Machin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Machin throws a series of punches but Scholes moves out of range.
Machin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Machin throws a poor cross that misses
and Scholes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Machin's guard now.
Machin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scholes on the ground.
Scholes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scholes trying to control but Machin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machin wants to stand but Scholes is controlling the position.
Scholes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes 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.
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!
Scholes tries to free his leg and advance position but Machin is retaining full guard.
Scholes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Machin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Machin has escaped and now he's on top!
Scholes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scholes 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.
Liam Machin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Some wild striking there from Machin.
Scholes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scholes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Machin throws a front kick aimed at Scholes's knee but Scholes avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scholes is defended easily by Machin.
Nice takedown defense from Machin. No joy for Scholes on that attempt.
Liam Machin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seany Scholes.
Machin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Scholes back to the cage. Machin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Machin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scholes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scholes closes the distance and clinches up with Machin, looking for a takedown. Scholes pushes Machin against the cage but Machin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Machin. No joy for Scholes on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Machin.
Scholes fails with the takedown.
Machin stalks Scholes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Scholes's face. Scholes staggers backwards, shaken.
Scholes shoots for a takedown but Machin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Machin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scholes.
Scholes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scholes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Machin's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machin wants to stand up but Scholes is controlling him.
Scholes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scholes trying to control the position from guard on top but Machin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Machin tries to get out of the position.
Machin pulls Scholes in close to prevent any damage.
Scholes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Machin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Machin has escaped and now he's on top!
Scholes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Machin defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Scholes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scholes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Machin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Machin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scholes's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Machin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scholes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Machin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machin 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Machin!
A victorious Liam Machin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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