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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Stephan Anton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anton scores with a jab to the body.
Anton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anton wants to work for an arm triangle but Samedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Anton lands a nice short elbow.
Anton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samedov tries to roll over but Anton keeps him under control.
Samedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Anton controlling the pace.
Anton is working for a submission of some sort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Samedov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samedov tries to kick Anton off but Anton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Samedov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Samedov tries to get to full guard but Anton has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anton seems to be working for a kimura but Samedov defends the submission attempt.
Anton is looking for a kimura here.
Samedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anton lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samedov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anton winds up and cracks Samedov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samedov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Samedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Samedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Anton trying to control but Samedov is working from the bottom.
Anton with a nice head shot there.
Anton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anton postures up and lands a big shot to Samedov's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Samedov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Samedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anton 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.
Anton landing some decent shots from guard.
Anton chips away with some ground and pound.
Anton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Samedov is rocked!
Anton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Samedov is still in real trouble! Can Anton finish him?
Anton gets to his feet and stands over Samedov, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Samedov felt that one! Anton unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Samedov from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Anton!
Stephan Anton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brute logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Godley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Godley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier scores with a jab. Godley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frazier misses with a two punch combination.
Frazier takes a swing at Godley's ribcage but misses.
Godley ducks under a wild hook from Frazier.
Frazier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godley circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Frazier misses.
Frazier throws a shot from downtown. Godley moves away and avoids it.
Frazier scores with a jab to the jaw.
Frazier throws an off balance right hand
and Godley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Frazier's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Godley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Godley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Godley chips away with some ground and pound.
Frazier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Godley on the ground.
Frazier wants to stand up but Godley is controlling him.
Frazier manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jerome Frazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier misses with a body shot.
Frazier misses with a wild body shot.
Frazier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Frazier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Godley moves forwards but Frazier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frazier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frazier lands a left and a right that send Godley crashing to the mat, dazed. Frazier thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Chris Godley has been cut.
Jerome Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier misses with a few strikes there.
Frazier misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frazier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frazier.
Frazier scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Godley doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frazier. Godley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frazier misses with the combination.
A combination from Frazier does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier jabs Godley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Frazier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Godley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frazier pounces like a tiger and cracks Godley with a vicious hook! Godley is down but not out! Frazier follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jerome Frazier!
Jerome Frazier was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlton Leach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach shoots in and drives through. Dixon sprawls well.
Leach rushes Dixon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Leach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leach wants to get back to striking at distance but Dixon won't allow it.
Leach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leach misses with a double jab.
Leach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leach thows a body shot but no joy.
Leach misses with a double jab.
Leach misses with a wild combination.
Leach throws a right and a left that Dixon avoids nicely.
Dixon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leach counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach swinging wildly here.
Dixon lands a head shot.
Leach ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
Leach misses with a series of wild punches.
Dixon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leach.
Leach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dixon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leach throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dixon's head.
Leach misses with a double jab
and Dixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach darts in trying to clinch
and Dixon counters with a three punch combo that has Leach backing up. Leach nods at Dixon to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Dixon lands with a hook. Leach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leach misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jake Dixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leach tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Carlton Leach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leach moves to clinch but Dixon breaks away
and Dixon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leach fails with a takedown attempt.
Dixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Leach looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach misses with a series of wild punches.
Leach pushes Dixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Leach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Dixon scores with a four punch combination!
Dixon scores with the left hand. Leach knows he should have avoided that one.
Leach lands with a nice combination. Dixon backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Leach does no damage.
Leach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leach scores with a nice strike.
Leach shoots in but no luck this time.
Jake Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Leach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dixon tries to bum rush Leach with a series of wild strikes but Leach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leach tries to clinch but Dixon moves out of range.
Leach throws a lazy uppercut
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leach connects with a high kick.
Dixon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Leach clobbers Dixon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlton Leach will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Leach, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leach shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dixon as he jumps to the side.
Dixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Leach.
Leach misses with a few strikes there.
Leach looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Leach tries to stand and escape but Dixon actually recovers to full guard.
Leach is breathing heavily.
Leach would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon seems keen to control Leach's posture.
Leach stands up from Dixon's guard - Leach perhaps looking for a knockout.
Leach fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Leach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach is looking to clinch but Dixon is avoiding it.
Leach pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leach.
Leach displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Leach tries to close the distance and clinch but Dixon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leach closes the distance and clinches up with Dixon, looking for a takedown. Leach pushes Dixon against the cage but Dixon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leach tries a head kick but it misses.
Leach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Leach.
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlton Leach seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leach swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a shot to the body.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Leach.
Leach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon counters with a left and a right that stings Leach.
Leach throws a nice looking combination but Dixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dixon scores with a body shot.
Donk. Dixon catches Leach right on the button with a cross.
Dixon throws a series of punches but Leach avoids them all with ease.
Dixon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leach manages to avoid it.
Leach wants to clinch.
Dixon gets tackled into the cage by Leach. Leach maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leach shoots in but no luck this time.
Jake Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Leach.
Leach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leach misses with the combination.
Leach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dixon counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leach with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dixon to score with a decent uppercut.
Leach misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leach looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dixon lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlton Leach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dixon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Carlton Leach has been cut.
Leach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dixon's head.
Leach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leach darts in trying to clinch
and Dixon counters with a nice body shot.
Leach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leach tries a head kick but it misses.
Leach falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Leach.
Leach throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dixon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leach doesn't seem bothered though.
Dixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leach.
Leach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dixon connects with a jab.
Dixon cracks Leach with an open hand slap.
Leach shoots for a takedown but Dixon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dixon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Dixon misses.
Jake Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leach shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dixon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Leach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dixon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dixon scores with a jab to the head.
Leach looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dixon is fending him off so far but Leach persists. Nope, Dixon circles away and we're back to standing.
Dixon's corner calls for a 1-2. Dixon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Leach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Dixon lands.
Dixon punishes Leach's body with a nice straight punch.
Dixon thuds a left hand into Leach's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Leach does no damage.
Dixon scores with a hook to the body. Leach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
Leach tries to bum rush Dixon with a series of wild strikes but Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leach tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dixon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leach somewhat.
Jake Dixon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlton Leach.
Dixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dixon counters with a right hand to the body.
Leach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Leach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leach lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab from Dixon.
Leach plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon scores with a body shot.
Carlton Leach is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leach fails with a takedown attempt.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leach has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Leach!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Parker McQuail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Nutzack Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuail comes to the cage accompanied by Glasgow Kiss. Nutzack Jnr has chosen Scream and Shoot the metal version 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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169 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Parker McQuail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Nutzack Jnr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McQuail.
McQuail misses with a few strikes there.
McQuail throws a series of punches but Nutzack Jnr avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Nutzack Jnr does no damage.
McQuail scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McQuail perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McQuail trying to work for an americana but Nutzack Jnr has managed to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McQuail accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McQuail scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nutzack Jnr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
McQuail lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nutzack Jnr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuail pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nutzack Jnr misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzack Jnr jabs McQuail right on the nose. McQuail blinks but takes it well.
Good work by Nutzack Jnr as he checks the leg kick.
Nutzack Jnr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McQuail wants to slow Nutzack Jnr down by chopping away at his legs.
Nutzack Jnr looks to throw the jab but McQuail is out of range.
Nutzack Jnr shoots in but no luck this time.
McQuail works Nutzack Jnr's body with a nice hook.
McQuail looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McQuail scores with a jab to the head.
Nutzack Jnr misses with a wild body shot.
McQuail throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nutzack Jnr tries to bum rush McQuail with a series of wild strikes but McQuail uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McQuail moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McQuail wants to get back to striking at distance but Nutzack Jnr won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutzack Jnr decides to pull guard.
McQuail passes Nutzack Jnr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McQuail thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nutzack Jnr is defending against the submission attempts here by McQuail.
McQuail trying to mount his opponent but Nutzack Jnr defends it.
McQuail works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuail wants to control the pace but Nutzack Jnr is squirming around nicely.
Nutzack Jnr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McQuail cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nutzack Jnr is looking to improve his position but McQuail isn't that keen on the idea.
Nutzack Jnr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McQuail.
McQuail throws a strike there. Nutzack Jnr manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuail is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McQuail stops Nutzack Jnr from getting back to his feet.
McQuail is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nutzack Jnr defends it well.
McQuail is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McQuail wants to control but Nutzack Jnr is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker McQuail dominated that round.
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 chopping leg kick lands by McQuail.
McQuail keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McQuail feints and then cracks Nutzack Jnr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nutzack Jnr down.
Oooooh!!! Nutzack Jnr has knocked McQuail down with a huge combo! Nutzack Jnr steps away and waves a wobbly McQuail back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McQuail is rocked!
It looks like Parker McQuail has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nutzack Jnr.
McQuail manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nutzack Jnr on his heels. He'll look to pass Nutzack Jnr's guard now, I'm sure.
McQuail trying to control the position from guard on top but Nutzack Jnr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nutzack Jnr keeping full guard, as McQuail tries to pass.
McQuail is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McQuail throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nutzack Jnr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutzack Jnr keeping moving, preventing McQuail from controlling successfully.
McQuail looking to sit in guard and control but Nutzack Jnr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McQuail trying to control the position.
Nutzack Jnr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McQuail is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McQuail looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nutzack Jnr is one step ahead there.
McQuail is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McQuail trying to control from half guard but Nutzack Jnr is working away.
McQuail wants to pass the guard but Nutzack Jnr is defending well.
McQuail moves into full mount! Nutzack Jnr won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuail with good strikes from the mount here!
McQuail swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nutzack Jnr is now in McQuail's guard. A big mistake from McQuail there, giving up the dominant position!
Nutzack Jnr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nutzack Jnr pushing down on McQuail's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McQuail is staying active underneath Nutzack Jnr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McQuail gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuail is adopting a defensive guard.
Parker McQuail overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nutzack Jnr wants to control from the top but McQuail keeps moving.
Nutzack Jnr tries to stand but McQuail is controlling from the bottom.
McQuail manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nutzack Jnr manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McQuail slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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 Parker McQuail will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Parker McQuail's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nutzack Jnr misses with a lunging right hand
and McQuail counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nutzack Jnr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McQuail's waist but McQuail gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nutzack Jnr off to one side.
Nutzack Jnr slips a straight right by McQuail.
Some wild striking there from Nutzack Jnr.
McQuail throws a right hand that Nutzack Jnr ducks under and follows up with a left that Nutzack Jnr also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Nutzack Jnr both land. Nice combination.
Nutzack Jnr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McQuail throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McQuail bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nutzack Jnr stops McQuail from passing to mount.
Nutzack Jnr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McQuail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuail wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nutzack Jnr, who protects the arm well.
McQuail throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nutzack Jnr works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
McQuail seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Nutzack Jnr has recovered full guard.
McQuail tries to free his leg and advance position but Nutzack Jnr is retaining full guard.
Parker McQuail is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuail sitting in guard here, content to control.
McQuail trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nutzack Jnr keeping moving, preventing McQuail from controlling successfully.
McQuail's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nutzack Jnr dives in and scores a takedown into McQuail's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutzack Jnr trying to control the position from guard on top but McQuail is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McQuail is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nutzack Jnr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McQuail looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Harry Nutzack Jnr wasn't active enough on the ground.
McQuail fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nutzack Jnr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nutzack Jnr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McQuail. McQuail obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Nutzack Jnr misses.
Nutzack Jnr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh McQuail is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Nutzack Jnr misses.
McQuail seems to have got his legs back now.
Nutzack Jnr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McQuail moves out of range of the leg kick from Nutzack Jnr.
McQuail shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McQuail was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Harry Nutzack Jnr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nutzack Jnr is trying to get back to his feet.
McQuail is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nutzack Jnr will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nutzack Jnr tries to buck McQuail off but McQuail is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nutzack Jnr striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Parker McQuail.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McQuail, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parker McQuail!
Parker McQuail decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Grzesiuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grzesiuk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by PSY - Gangnam Style. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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208 lbs
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208 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Grzesiuk!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzesiuk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grzesiuk fails to land the takedown.
Grzesiuk fails with a takedown attempt.
John Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrzej Grzesiuk.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grzesiuk closes the distance and clinches up with Barnes, looking for a takedown. Grzesiuk pushes Barnes against the cage but Barnes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes cracks the inside of Grzesiuk's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grzesiuk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barnes swivels and escapes.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grzesiuk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grzesiuk.
Grzesiuk looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzesiuk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes leaves Grzesiuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes lands with a hook. Grzesiuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body. Grzesiuk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Barnes.
Barnes throws a good cross that connects.
Andrzej Grzesiuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grzesiuk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barnes lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Grzesiuk out cold! Grzesiuk is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Barnes!
An out of breath John Barnes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Redban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Navas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redban comes to the cage accompanied by M83 - Midnight City. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Redban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Navas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redban swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Navas.
Navas is looking to chop away at Redban's legs.
Navas tries to land a front kick but Redban steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Redban connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redban moves away from the strike by Navas.
Navas digs a good body shot into Redban's ribs.
Redban misses with a straight left.
Navas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redban takes a swing at Navas's ribcage but misses.
Redban misses with a wild body shot.
Redban blocks the body kick.
Redban swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Redban connects with the punch.
Redban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redban misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Redban - just one landing.
Navas takes one on the button.
Redban misses with a right hand
and Navas counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Redban misses.
Navas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Redban counters with a straight right hand.
Navas moves forwards but Redban connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Navas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Navas.
Navas misses with a body kick.
Navas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Redban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Redban throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Navas counters with a nice leg kick.
Redban slips under a jab.
Navas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Navas connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redban checks the leg kick nicely there.
Redban scores with a nice head shot.
Redban is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Redban thuds his right hand into Navas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Navas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redban.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redban throws a hook but Navas blocks it.
Navas misses with the body kick
and Redban counters with a nice uppercut.
Redban is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Navas moves away from the strike by Redban.
Navas tries to clinch but Redban is having none of it.
Navas darts in and clinches Redban up against the cage.
Navas blocks an uppercut.
Redban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Navas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Redban is keeping busy.
Navas landing knees to the head.
It looks like Brian Redban has been cut.
Navas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redban lands a left hand.
Redban works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Redban pushes Navas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Redban.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban leaning his opponent against the cage.
Navas looking to slow down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Navas.
A short right from Redban.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redban lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Navas backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navas.
Navas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Redban up against the cage.
Redban lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Navas backwards.
Navas blocking some punches.
Redban stops a takedown attempt from Navas.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Redban misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Navas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redban's face.
A head punch on the inside from Redban fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Redban.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navas misses with a knee strike.
Navas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navas tries a knee to the head but Redban blocks it.
Navas misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Redban.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Navas.
Navas stalling the fight.
Navas tries a knee to the head but Redban blocks it.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Navas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redban avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Redban.
Redban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Navas slips a jab from Redban.
Redban throws the kick towards the body but Navas avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Redban dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Redban's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Navas gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Redban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Redban throws a hook but Navas avoids it easily.
Navas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Navas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redban misses with a two punch combination.
Navas misses with a leg kick
and Redban counters with a nice low kick that buckles Navas's knee momentarily.
Redban misses with a hook. Navas ducked under it nicely.
Redban throws a big shot that misses.
Redban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Navas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Navas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redban. That did some damage!
Redban throws a series of punches but Navas moves out of range.
Navas lands a front kick.
Redban stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Navas.
Navas lands with an uppercut that bounces Redban off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navas misses with the body kick
and Redban counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban blocks a head kick by Navas.
Navas misses with a hook. Redban ducked under it nicely.
Redban throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Navas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Redban takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Navas moves away from the strike by Redban.
Redban throws a hook but Navas avoids it easily.
Navas misses with a leg kick
and Redban counters with a nice leg kick.
Redban throws a jab when Navas was well out of range.
Navas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redban.
Brian Redban is winning the standup battle so far.
Navas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Navas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Navas tenderised Redban's leg. Redban is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Navas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Navas darts in and clinches Redban up against the cage.
Navas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Redban avoids it.
Redban cracks Navas with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navas missing with knees to the body.
Redban misses with a punch on the inside.
Redban lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Navas tries to land a knee to the head but Redban blocks with his arms.
Redban manages to break the clinch.
Navas scores with a kick to the body.
Redban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Navas.
Navas scores with a nice body kick.
Redban with a hook.
Navas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Redban throws a low kick but Navas avoids it.
Redban misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redban lands a nice shot that snaps Navas's head back.
Redban misses with a wild body shot.
Redban throws a head kick but Navas moves out of range.
Navas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redban.
Navas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Navas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Redban will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Navas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Redban.
Redban throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Navas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Navas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redban swings for the body but Navas moves out of range.
Navas throws a shot from downtown. Redban moves away and avoids it.
Redban takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas throws a chopping leg kick but Redban manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Navas is looking to slow Redban down with leg kicks.
Navas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Redban sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Redban throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Navas misses with the combination.
Redban misses with an uppercut
and Navas counters with a body kick that stops Redban in his tracks momentarily.
Navas throws a shot from downtown. Redban moves away and avoids it.
Redban is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Navas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Redban pinned against the cage. Redban gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Navas lands a leg kick that knocks Redban off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redban avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Redban looks to land a right hand but Navas moved out of range.
Navas looks to land a right hand but Redban moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fernando Navas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brian Redban's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Redban throws a low kick but Navas avoids it.
Navas defending well as Redban loads up on a big left hand.
Navas blocks a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Redban crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Navas - the referee stops the clock and Redban gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Navas. Redban manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Navas misses.
Redban looks to throw the jab but Navas is out of range.
Navas throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Navas.
Redban misses with a hook.
Navas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redban.
Navas is looking to score with low kicks.
Navas looks to land a combination but Redban avoids it well.
Redban throws a looping overhand right but Navas ducks down to avoid it.
Navas is looking to clinch but Redban is avoiding it.
Redban gets tackled into the cage by Navas. Navas maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redban pushes Navas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Navas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Redban breaks the clinch.
Navas tries to clinch up but Redban circles away and keeps his distance.
Redban 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.
Redban connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Redban throws a shot from downtown. Navas moves away and avoids it.
Navas lands a lovely overhand right.
Navas moves forwards but Redban connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Redban needs to keep his hands up - Navas had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Redban.
Navas moves away from the strike by Redban.
Navas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Redban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Navas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Redban lands a nice leg kick that just misses Navas's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navas tries to land a front kick but Redban steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Navas lands with a slapping head kick.
Redban throws out a loose jab but Navas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navas misses with a leg kick
and Redban counters with a stiff right hand.
Navas thumps Redban with a low kick.
Navas misses with a body kick.
Navas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Redban takes a step back to recover.
Redban looks to land a right hand but Navas moved out of range.
Navas is looking to chop away at Redban's legs.
Navas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Redban wants to slow Navas down by chopping away at his legs.
Navas scores with a spinning back kick!
Navas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redban swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redban throws out a loose jab but Navas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Navas pushes Redban away with a front kick.
Redban has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redban there as he acknowledges the shot.
Navas cracks the inside of Redban's front leg.
Navas closes the distance and pushes Redban back into the cage.
Redban misses with a short punch on the inside.
Redban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Redban.
Navas tries to land a knee to the head but Redban blocks with his arms.
Navas landing knees to the head.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Redban has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Navas tries to land a knee to the head but Redban blocks with his arms.
Navas misses with a body punch.
Navas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redban blocks it with crossed arms.
Navas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Redban gets through Navas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Navas stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas trying to control the position but instead, Redban has worked for underhooks and has pushed Navas into the cage.
Brian Redban has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Redban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Redban throws a shot from downtown. Navas moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redban takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Redban throws a nice head kick!
Navas moves into range and clinches up with Redban.
Redban swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Redban lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navas working Redban over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Redban.
Navas stalls.
Stalling in the clinch from Redban.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Navas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Navas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Navas!
Fernando Navas decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Jakobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakobsen has chosen Tupac ft. G-Unit - Loyal To The Game as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adolf Jakobsen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jakobsen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McDonald stands and throws Jakobsen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jakobsen is looking to reverse the position.
Jakobsen connects with an elbow from the bottom.
McDonald tries to advance to mount but can't.
McDonald tries to score with some ground and pound. Jakobsen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jakobsen tries to bench press McDonald off him but McDonald keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakobsen can't do much from the bottom here.
Jakobsen is looking to reverse the position.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Jakobsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobsen is looking for a sweep.
McDonald working away.
McDonald tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jakobsen's legs.
McDonald trying to control the position but Jakobsen is working away.
McDonald is trying to get an arm triangle but Jakobsen is defending well.
Jakobsen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jakobsen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McDonald in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakobsen is not content to let McDonald control the position.
McDonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Greg McDonald has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McDonald tries to clinch but Jakobsen is having none of it.
Jakobsen has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from McDonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobsen has a takedown stuffed.
Jakobsen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDonald to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jakobsen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McDonald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McDonald has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McDonald is posturing up here but Jakobsen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! McDonald tries to roll out but it's too tight and McDonald has to tap! Slick submission there by Jakobsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adolf Jakobsen!
An out of breath Adolf Jakobsen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Francis Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rondo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cassidy - Rondo. 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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Francis Colon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rondo cracks a nice hook into Francis Colon's ribs.
Francis Colon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rondo throws out the jab.
Rondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rondo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Francis Colon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rondo circles away.
Francis Colon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rondo throws out the jab.
Rondo misses with a wild body shot.
Rondo cracks a nice hook into Francis Colon's ribs.
Francis Colon moves out of range of the strikes.
Rondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis Colon is just out of range.
Francis Colon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo with a nice cross.
Rondo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rajon Rondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rondo thows a body shot but no joy.
Rondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis Colon.
Francis Colon misses with a body shot.
Francis Colon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Francis Colon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rondo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Francis Colon throws the kick towards the body but Rondo avoids it.
Rondo just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis Colon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Francis Colon as he checks the leg kick.
Francis Colon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Francis Colon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rondo blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Francis Colon as the two fighters clinch.
Francis Colon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rondo is defending well for now.
Francis Colon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rondo blocks it with crossed arms.
Rondo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rondo struggles to land a body shot inside as Francis Colon controls his hands.
Francis Colon decides to pull guard.
Rondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis Colon has his foot on Rondo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rondo works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis Colon has his foot on Rondo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rondo works his way back into a safe position though.
Rondo wants to control from the top but Francis Colon keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis Colon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rondo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Rajon Rondo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rondo misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Francis Colon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Francis Colon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rondo struggling a bit here.
Rondo is trying to get back to his feet.
Rondo wants to control but Francis Colon postures up.
Francis Colon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rondo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Francis Colon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rondo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Francis Colon controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis Colon dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reginald Francis Colon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Francis Colon is defended easily by Rondo.
Rondo throws a lazy right hand but Francis Colon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francis Colon throws a low kick but Rondo avoids it.
Francis Colon shoots in but no luck this time.
Francis Colon tries for a takedown but Rondo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rajon Rondo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Francis Colon.
Rondo connects with a crisp jab.
Francis Colon slips under a jab.
Rondo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rondo loads up on a big right hand but Francis Colon slips the punch.
Rondo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rondo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Francis Colon. Those never looked like landing.
Francis Colon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rondo swivels and escapes.
Rondo throws a lazy right hand but Francis Colon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Francis Colon as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Rondo.
Rondo is looking to slow Francis Colon down with leg kicks.
Rondo loads up on a big right hand but Francis Colon slips the punch.
Rondo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Francis Colon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rondo looks to land a left hand but Francis Colon moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lands a really nice looking cross but Francis Colon seems unphased.
Francis Colon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rondo is looking to score with low kicks.
Rondo clobbers Francis Colon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rondo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Francis Colon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rondo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rondo tries to get out of the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Francis Colon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rondo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Francis Colon manages to get himself to full guard.
Francis Colon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon keeping moving, preventing Rondo from controlling successfully.
Rondo wants to pass the guard but Francis Colon is keeping the position.
Francis Colon wants to sweep but no luck.
Rondo looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rajon Rondo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Francis Colon moves away.
Francis Colon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rondo throws a shot from downtown. Francis Colon moves away and avoids it.
Rondo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Francis Colon moves in looking to clinch but Rondo pushes him off.
Rajon Rondo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rondo cracks Francis Colon with a good jab.
Francis Colon fails with the takedown.
Francis Colon slips a straight right by Rondo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis Colon misses the shot to the body.
Rondo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis Colon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rondo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajon Rondo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Francis Colon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
Rondo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Francis Colon.
Francis Colon throws a leg kick but Rondo moved away.
Rondo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis Colon.
Rondo misses the jab.
Rondo connects with a jab.
Francis Colon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francis Colon misses with a head kick.
Rondo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Rondo misses.
Francis Colon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rondo.
Francis Colon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rondo.
A bone on bone clash there as Francis Colon blocks the leg kick.
Rondo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Francis Colon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Francis Colon slips a jab from Rondo.
Francis Colon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rondo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Francis Colon scrambles back to his feet.
Francis Colon slips under a jab.
Rondo lands a nice shot that snaps Francis Colon's head back.
Francis Colon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rondo throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon tries to move into range but Rondo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rondo feints and then cracks Francis Colon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Francis Colon down.
Francis Colon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francis Colon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Francis Colon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rondo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Francis Colon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francis Colon slips under a jab.
Rondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rondo stuns Francis Colon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rondo misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon doesn't manage to clinch there - Rondo circles away.
Francis Colon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Francis Colon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis Colon slips under a jab.
Rondo checks a low kick from Francis Colon.
Nice jab there from Rondo.
Rondo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Francis Colon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rondo. Francis Colon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon misses with a low kick.
Francis Colon blocks a head kick by Rondo.
Nice sprawl there from Rondo as Francis Colon shoots in.
Rondo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Francis Colon's hands.
Rajon Rondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rondo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Francis Colon looks to clinch
and Rondo counters with a good low kick that Francis Colon was not able to check.
Rondo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rondo stuffs the takedown.
Rajon Rondo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reginald Francis Colon.
Francis Colon misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajon Rondo clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rondo is looking to chop away at Francis Colon's legs.
Donk. Rondo catches Francis Colon right on the button with a cross.
Francis Colon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rondo.
Rondo throws a leg kick that misses.
Francis Colon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Francis Colon slips a jab from Rondo.
Rondo just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Rondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Rondo does it's job there.
Francis Colon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rondo wants to land a leg kick but Francis Colon is out of range.
Rondo throws a leg kick but Francis Colon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Francis Colon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis Colon throws a head kick that misses
and Rondo counters with a straight right hand.
Francis Colon lands a head kick!
Rondo cracks Francis Colon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Francis Colon takes one on the button.
Rondo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis Colon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rondo throws a hook to the side of Francis Colon's head but Francis Colon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rondo slips a jab and a cross from Francis Colon.
Francis Colon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rondo throws a wild body kick that Francis Colon sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo scores with a hook to the body. Francis Colon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rondo scores with a nice right hand.
Rondo connects with a crisp jab.
Francis Colon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rondo was covering up waiting for the punch and Francis Colon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rondo has momentary wrist control but Francis Colon slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rondo wants to sweep but no luck.
Rondo is trying to control the position but Francis Colon postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis Colon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rondo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Francis Colon is one step ahead there.
Francis Colon is in close to Rondo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon throws a big right hand that misses.
Francis Colon trying to control the position from guard on top but Rondo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rondo has Francis Colon pulled in close to control his posture.
Francis Colon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Francis Colon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Francis Colon throws a big elbow that misses.
Rondo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francis Colon on the ground.
Francis Colon trying to control but Rondo is working from the bottom.
Francis Colon throws a big elbow that misses.
Rondo has Francis Colon pulled in close to control his posture.
Francis Colon postures up and lands a big shot to Rondo's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon drops back looking for a leg! Rondo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rondo manages to kick Francis Colon off! Francis Colon jumps back into Rondo's guard.
Rondo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Francis Colon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Francis Colon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Francis Colon looking to pass the guard.
Francis Colon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Francis Colon scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo is trying to keep Francis Colon in close.
Rondo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rondo is pulling down on Francis Colon's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Reginald Francis Colon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Rondo misses its intended target.
Rondo swings for the body but Francis Colon moves out of range.
Francis Colon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rondo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Francis Colon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Francis Colon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rondo lands a right hook to the body.
Francis Colon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rondo did well to prevent Francis Colon getting side control.
Francis Colon trying to control the action but Rondo is working from the bottom.
Francis Colon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rondo trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis Colon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Francis Colon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Francis Colon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Francis Colon wants to take a breather but Rondo is having none of it.
Reginald Francis Colon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Francis Colon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rondo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Francis Colon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Francis Colon throwing strikes but missing.
Rondo keeping moving, preventing Francis Colon from controlling successfully.
Francis Colon landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon postures up.
Francis Colon is fighting to break Rondo's control of his arms but Rondo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Francis Colon is looking to work some ground and pound but Rondo has wrist control.
Francis Colon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rondo keeping moving, preventing Francis Colon from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Francis Colon passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rondo wants to improve his position but Francis Colon is controlling well.
Rondo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Francis Colon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Francis Colon is pressing down on Rondo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rondo is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Francis Colon is thwarting Rondo's attempts to control the position.
Rondo is looking for a sweep. Francis Colon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rondo trying to hold on to Francis Colon's head to control him but Francis Colon postures up.
Francis Colon is pressing down on Rondo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rondo is holding on for now.
Francis Colon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rondo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Francis Colon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Francis Colon wants to take a breather but Rondo is having none of it.
Francis Colon prevents Rondo from improving his position.
Rondo trying to control here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Francis Colon seems to be working for a kimura but Rondo defends the submission attempt.
Rondo wants to control but Francis Colon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rondo is defending against the submission attempts here by Francis Colon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rondo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Francis Colon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rondo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Francis Colon is working away from the top position though.
Rondo wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reginald Francis Colon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Francis Colon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:48
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Reginald Francis Colon!
Reginald Francis Colon is the new bantamweight champion!
Reginald Francis Colon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Brunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Van De Kamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Kamp has chosen Sister Sin - Fight Song as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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133 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Brunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Van De Kamp!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van De Kamp wants to pass the guard but Brunch is keeping the position.
Van De Kamp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brunch is looking to stand up but Van De Kamp isn't so interested in that idea.
Van De Kamp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brunch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brunch working a defensive guard here.
Van De Kamp trying to control but Brunch is working from the bottom.
Brunch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van De Kamp has a takedown stuffed.
Van De Kamp has a takedown stuffed.
Van De Kamp closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brunch circles away.
Brad Brunch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Van De Kamp.
Van De Kamp with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brunch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brunch lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Brunch there.
Van De Kamp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross 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!
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van De Kamp shoots in but Brunch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Van De Kamp shoots in but no luck this time.
Brunch digs a good body shot into Van De Kamp's ribs.
Van De Kamp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunch connects with a looping right hand.
Van De Kamp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Brunch. Beautiful body shot.
Brunch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brunch as he jumps to the side.
Brunch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brad Brunch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brunch throws out a powerful jab.
Brunch thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van De Kamp.
Van De Kamp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brunch slaps away a takedown attempt from Van De Kamp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van De Kamp moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van De Kamp walks into a stiff left hand from Brunch.
Van De Kamp changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brunch tries to avoid it but Van De Kamp manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brunch to the ground. Brunch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brunch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van De Kamp has time to react.
Brunch is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Van De Kamp hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brad Brunch!
Brad Brunch really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that FinnSubs logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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