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Galaxy 66: Mortal Kombat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Narstie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anastasio Gamboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamboa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu-Tang Clan - Careful (Click, Click) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
25
207 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Narstie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anastasio Gamboa!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narstie throws a big shot that misses.
Gamboa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gamboa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gamboa with the ground and pound but Narstie regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gamboa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Narstie to regain full guard.
Narstie wants to stand but Gamboa is controlling the position.
Gamboa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gamboa works over Narstie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gamboa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gamboa trying to control but Narstie is working from the bottom.
Gamboa throws a strike but Narstie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Narstie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gamboa is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamboa striking from his own guard.
Gamboa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gamboa trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Narstie wanted to stand there but Gamboa had control of the position.
Gamboa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Narstie wants to get up but he can't break Gamboa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gamboa has control of Narstie's left arm, preventing Narstie from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Narstie wants to get up but he can't break Gamboa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gamboa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Narstie manages to get himself to full guard.
Gamboa throws an elbow that misses. Narstie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gamboa's guard. Nice move by Narstie!
Gamboa trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narstie stands up and waves to Gamboa to follow him.
Narstie throws a lazy uppercut
and Gamboa counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narstie stuffs the takedown attempt from Gamboa. Gamboa gets slowly back to his feet.
Narstie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Narstie misses with a two punch combination.
Big Narstie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gamboa shoots in for a takedown but Narstie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gamboa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Narstie on his heels. He'll look to pass Narstie's guard now, I'm sure.
Narstie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gamboa throws an elbow that misses. Narstie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gamboa's guard. Nice move by Narstie!
Narstie wants to stand but Gamboa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gamboa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Narstie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gamboa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Narstie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narstie won't allow Gamboa to sweep him here.
Gamboa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Narstie tries to stand but Gamboa is controlling from the bottom.
Narstie gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gamboa misses with a few strikes there.
Narstie throws a series of punches but Gamboa moves out of range.
Narstie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Narstie is breathing heavily.
Gamboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Narstie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Narstie throws a shot from downtown. Gamboa moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narstie misses with a series of wild punches.
Narstie slaps away a takedown attempt from Gamboa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Big Narstie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anastasio Gamboa.
Gamboa slips a jab and a cross from Narstie.
Gamboa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gamboa is looking to work some ground and pound but Narstie has wrist control.
Gamboa scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamboa wants to pass the guard but Narstie is keeping the position.
Gamboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Narstie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anastasio Gamboa dominated that round.
That's time! Narstie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Narstie gets caught flat footed, as Gamboa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gamboa prevents Narstie from getting back to his feet.
Narstie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gamboa trying to control but Narstie is working from the bottom.
Gamboa throws a strike but Narstie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Narstie stands up out of Gamboa's guard for a moment - Gamboa manages to land a nice upkick.
Gamboa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Narstie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anastasio Gamboa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Narstie is looking to stand up but Gamboa won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamboa is trying to keep Narstie in close.
Narstie won't allow Gamboa to get back to his feet.
Gamboa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Narstie tries to stand but Gamboa is controlling from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Narstie gets to his feet - Gamboa follows without any prompting.
Narstie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gamboa shoots in looking for a takedown. Narstie tries to sprawl out of it but Gamboa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Narstie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gamboa is breathing heavily.
Narstie throws a leg kick but Gamboa checks it.
Gamboa feints and as Narstie raises his hands in defense, Gamboa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gamboa looking to sit in guard and control but Narstie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Narstie is looking to stand up but Gamboa won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narstie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narstie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gamboa blocks a jab.
Gamboa has a takedown stuffed.
Narstie throws a looping overhand right but Gamboa ducks down to avoid it.
Narstie looks to score with a jab to the body but Gamboa is just out of range.
Narstie misses with a two punch combination.
Narstie gets caught flat footed, as Gamboa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gamboa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Narstie keeping moving, preventing Gamboa from controlling successfully.
Gamboa throws a strike but Narstie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa has a closed guard, preventing Narstie from standing up.
Gamboa lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Gamboa lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Narstie would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Narstie postures up.
Narstie preventing the sweep.
Gamboa thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Narstie wants to stand but Gamboa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Narstie trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gamboa looking for a sweep. Not yet Gamboa, not yet.
Gamboa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Narstie defends well.
Narstie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gamboa is proving hard to escape from.
Gamboa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Narstie wants to stand but Gamboa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anastasio Gamboa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Narstie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Narstie as Gamboa shoots in.
Narstie misses with a double jab.
Narstie misses with a two punch combination.
Gamboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gamboa has a takedown stuffed.
Gamboa dives in and grabs Narstie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Narstie pushes down on Gamboa's head and hops out.
Big Narstie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anastasio Gamboa.
Gamboa shoots in for a takedown but Narstie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Narstie misses with a hook.
Narstie throws a right and a left that Gamboa avoids nicely.
Narstie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gamboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narstie.
Narstie tries to land a leg kick but Gamboa saw it coming and moves away.
Narstie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gamboa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gamboa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gamboa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gamboa blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narstie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Big Narstie is winning the standup battle so far.
Narstie slips a jab and a cross from Gamboa.
Gamboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Narstie misses the target.
A punch combination from Narstie misses.
Gamboa lands a lovely overhand right.
Gamboa fails to land the takedown.
Narstie misses the shot to the body.
Narstie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gamboa cracks Narstie with a solid left hand.
Gamboa tries to stand but Narstie is controlling from the bottom.
Gamboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Big Narstie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamboa wants to pass the guard but Narstie is keeping the position.
Gamboa throwing strikes but missing.
Gamboa throws a big elbow that misses.
Gamboa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gamboa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gamboa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gamboa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gamboa looking to sit in guard and control but Narstie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Narstie has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gamboa is proving hard to escape from.
Gamboa wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narstie throws a strike but Gamboa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Narstie kicks Gamboa off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narstie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gamboa.
Narstie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gamboa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gamboa lands in his opponent's guard.
Gamboa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gamboa lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Gamboa postures up in Narstie's guard and throws a big left but Narstie blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gamboa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gamboa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anastasio Gamboa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gamboa landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anastasio Gamboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gamboa 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anastasio Gamboa!
Anastasio Gamboa very nearly forgot to thank Damnfield clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Boulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nes Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boulder comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo Child. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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25
255 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Boulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulder misses with a two punch combination.
Boulder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boulder throws a nice looking combination but Quick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Quick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Boulder tries to escape but Quick is in control.
Boulder takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Quick misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Quick 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.
Boulder is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Quick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boulder takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Quick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quick in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boulder takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick working the head and body with strikes.
Quick has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Quick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Quick controlling from the full mount.
Boulder wants to try and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Quick.
Quick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boulder wants to get back to his feet.
Boulder taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick raining down shots from the mount!
Quick lands a big shot there that rocks Boulder but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quick working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Quick lands with some strikes.
Quick landing punches.
Quick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quick with the ground and pound from mount.
Quick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boulder is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Quick is landing with some decent strikes but Boulder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick lands a couple of good shots and Boulder has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Quick should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Boulder looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Quick has good solid back control here.
Quick lands shots from the back.
Boulder controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Can Boulder hold on?! Quick is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Quick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulder covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Boulder.
Boulder grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Quick is landing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Boulder hold on?!
Quick scores with strikes from the back.
Quick throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Boulder!
Quick landing with strikes.
Boulder covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Boulder is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Quick. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Quick is punishing Boulder with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nes Quick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quick dives in and scores a takedown into Boulder's guard.
Quick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boulder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quick on the ground.
Quick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boulder's head.
Boulder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quick working some strikes from top position.
Quick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boulder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Quick scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quick throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nes Quick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quick is in close to Boulder's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Quick throwing strikes from guard but Boulder blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quick throws a big elbow that misses.
Boulder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quick is controlling him.
Quick is stalling in the full guard.
Boulder wants to get back to his feet but Quick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Quick is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nes Quick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boulder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick dodges the punch combination from Boulder.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Quick checks a leg kick.
Quick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Quick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boulder's head.
Quick distracts Boulder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quick distracts Boulder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quick engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Quick scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boulder is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boulder wants to get back to his feet but Quick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nes Quick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boulder gets caught napping as Quick dives in and scores a takedown. Boulder manages to retain guard.
Quick wants to control from the top but Boulder keeps moving.
Quick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boulder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Quick throwing strikes but missing.
Quick throwing strikes from guard but Boulder blocks nicely.
Quick with a nice head shot there.
Quick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quick cracks Boulder with a solid left hand.
Quick works over Boulder with some ground and pound from guard.
Quick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Quick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boulder's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick throws a big elbow that misses.
Quick stands up over Boulder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quick prevents Boulder from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quick stands up over Boulder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quick landing some decent shots from guard.
Quick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boulder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quick postures up and lands a big shot to Boulder's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quick landing some decent shots from guard.
Quick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quick distracts Boulder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Quick cracks Boulder with a solid left hand.
Quick scoring with some ground and pound.
Boulder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Quick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick landing with the ground and pound.
Quick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alex Boulder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quick postures up and lands a big shot to Boulder's brow.
Quick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quick chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quick stands up over Boulder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quick is working Boulder over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Quick landing some decent shots from guard.
Quick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quick lands a couple of digs.
Quick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quick landing some decent shots from guard.
Quick seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nes Quick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quick 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 William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nes Quick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Bruin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Luke Fluke's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruin gets a clinch.
Bruin lands with a right to the head.
Fluke avoiding damage.
Fluke lands a hook that snaps the head of Bruin backwards.
Bruin misses with a knee to the head.
Bruin can't find room to land a body shot as Fluke controls the action.
Fluke has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bruin regains guard immediately.
Bruin wants to sweep but no luck.
Fluke cracks Bruin with a solid left hand.
Bruin pulls Fluke in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fluke wants to control from the top but Bruin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fluke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke scoring with some ground and pound.
Fluke throws an elbow that misses. Bruin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fluke's guard. Nice move by Bruin!
Bruin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fluke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruin.
Bruin postures up in Fluke's guard and throws a big left but Fluke blocks it.
Bruin trying to control but Fluke is working from the bottom.
Bruin scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fluke looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke looking for a sweep. Not yet Fluke, not yet.
Fluke is working hard here to advance position.
Fluke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fluke 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.
Bruin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruin lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fluke 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.
Bruin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruin trying to control but Fluke is working from the bottom.
Bruin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bruin chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke keeping moving, preventing Bruin from controlling successfully.
Fluke trying to control the position.
Bruin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fluke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bruin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bruin lands a couple of elbows.
Fluke is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fluke wants to sweep here but Bruin controlling him for the moment.
Fluke has momentary wrist control but Bruin slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruin.
Bruin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bruin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fluke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fluke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bruin trying to control but Fluke is working from the bottom.
Fluke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bruin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bruin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bruin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bruin tries to clinch there but Fluke circles away.
Fluke keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruin lands a brutal head kick. Fluke looks out on his feet and Bruin throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jack Bruin!
Jack Bruin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Wideroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero comes to the cage accompanied by José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism. This should be fireworks!
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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
19 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Esa Wideroos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wideroos thumps Zero with a low kick.
Zero shoots and misses
and Wideroos counters with a left and a right that stings Zero.
Wideroos cracks a nice hook into Zero's ribs.
Zero staying out of range there.
Wideroos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wideroos.
Wideroos just misses with a punch to the body.
Zero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Wideroos stuffs the takedown attempt from Zero. Zero gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Zero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wideroos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wideroos works Zero's body with a nice hook.
Max Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wideroos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wideroos digs a good hook to Zero's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wideroos counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Wideroos.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zero. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wideroos pounces like a tiger and cracks Zero with a vicious hook! Zero is down but not out! Wideroos follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Esa Wideroos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draven Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lucas's choice of entrance music: Techno Viking . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Keiji Kawada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Draven Lucas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawada tries to clinch up.
Lucas clinches.
Kawada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawada manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lucas looking to pass the guard.
Kawada wants to stand and escape but Lucas is having none of it.
Kawada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lucas passes into half guard.
Kawada is trying to maintain the position but Lucas is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lucas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kawada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kawada is trying to stand up here but Lucas is controlling him well.
Lucas slows the pace down in half guard.
Kawada is in trouble now - Lucas has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kawada is surviving well by controlling Lucas's body position as best he can.
Kawada can't escape the position.
Lucas controlling from mount.
Lucas wants to take his opponent's back but Kawada doesn't allow it.
Kawada wants to hold on but Lucas pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas controlling from the full mount.
Lucas raining down shots from the mount!
Lucas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kawada is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lucas working Kawada over with strikes here.
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!
Lucas prevents Kawada from getting the reversal.
Lucas content just to control the position here.
Lucas won't let Kawada get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas controlling from mount.
Kawada is trying to stand.
Kawada is looking to improve his position but Lucas isn't that keen on the idea.
Kawada somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Lucas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kawada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas shoots in for a double leg but Kawada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucas fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lucas.
Lucas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kawada throws a series of strikes that have Lucas backpedaling.
Draven Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Lucas. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lucas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kawada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawada tries to clinch but Lucas moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draven Lucas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kawada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lucas breaks from the clinch.
Lucas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lucas is working Kawada over against the cage.
Kawada is trying to push Lucas away but Lucas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lucas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kawada up against the cage.
Kawada jumps guard and drags Lucas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kawada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucas is one step ahead there.
Kawada wants to improve his position but instead Lucas has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lucas trying to mount his opponent but Kawada defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawada is looking to improve his position.
Kawada is trying to stand.
Lucas controlling the action here.
Lucas prevents Kawada from improving his position.
Lucas slips a nice elbow through Kawada's hands, connecting with Kawada's forehead.
Draven Lucas has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas content to control rather than advance.
Kawada has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lucas escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lucas!
Lucas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kawada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kawada is letting Lucas control him for a moment.
Kawada is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lucas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kawada keeps working.
Lucas tries for a kimura but Kawada is defending well.
Lucas slows the pace down.
Lucas has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kawada is trying to stand up.
Kawada is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
You get the feeling that Kawada really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lucas tries to control but Kawada wriggling away.
Lucas looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawada is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lucas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lucas has control of Kawada's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kawada regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draven Lucas 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kawada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawada gets caught flat footed, as Lucas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kawada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kawada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucas is one step ahead there.
Lucas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Lucas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas won't allow Kawada to get back to his feet.
Lucas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Draven Lucas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kawada misses the shot to the body.
Keiji Kawada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kawada quickly recovers to half guard.
Kawada is looking to get back to is feet but Lucas passes into side control.
Kawada is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas staying calm.
Keiji Kawada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lucas prevents Kawada from escaping the position.
Kawada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lucas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lucas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Draven Lucas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawada successfully pulls guard.
Lucas controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawada is keeping the position for now.
Kawada wants to get back to his feet but Lucas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kawada is striking from the bottom but Lucas uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Lucas seems content to control.
Kawada looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lucas controlling the action here.
Draven Lucas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Draven Lucas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lucas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Draven Lucas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kakashi Hatake (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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280 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Phoenix !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kakashi Hatake!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hatake is defended easily by Phoenix .
A nice inside leg kick there by Phoenix . That's going to slow Hatake down.
Phoenix scores with a body shot.
Phoenix scores with a one two! Hatake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Phoenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Phoenix misses with a straight left.
Hatake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Phoenix sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hatake somewhat.
Hatake shoots for a takedown but Phoenix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simon Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kakashi Hatake.
Hatake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix looks to throw the jab but Hatake is out of range.
Hatake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phoenix sprawls well. Phoenix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hatake gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hatake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hatake.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Phoenix is on top in guard.
Phoenix gets to his feet. Hatake looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hatake shoots in looking for a takedown. Phoenix tries to sprawl out of it but Hatake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phoenix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Phoenix misses with a hook. Hatake ducked under it nicely.
Phoenix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phoenix circles away.
Hatake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hatake slips under a jab from Phoenix .
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatake manages to avoid it.
Hatake slips a jab from Phoenix .
Phoenix scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix digs a good body shot into Hatake's ribs.
Simon Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hatake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phoenix tries to avoid it but Hatake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phoenix to the ground. Phoenix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hatake gets the takedown into side control.
Hatake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phoenix is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Phoenix sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Phoenix desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hatake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Phoenix has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hatake is working away from the top position though.
Phoenix is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hatake is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Phoenix has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Phoenix manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hatake 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hatake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hatake stands and throws Phoenix 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hatake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hatake tries for a kimura but Phoenix is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hatake asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phoenix struggling a bit here.
Phoenix is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hatake is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Phoenix 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hatake trying to control the action but Phoenix is working from the bottom.
Phoenix is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix tries to escape but Hatake is in control.
Hatake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Phoenix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Phoenix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phoenix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Phoenix . That snapped Hatake's head back.
Phoenix tries to work over Hatake's front leg with a kick but Hatake checks it.
Phoenix lunges at Hatake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hatake's hand.
Phoenix throws a leg kick which misses Hatake's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatake tries to avoid it.
Hatake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Phoenix circles away.
Phoenix catches Hatake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hatake defending well as Phoenix loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix slaps away a takedown attempt from Hatake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Simon Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kakashi Hatake.
Phoenix misses the jab.
Hatake has his takedown stuffed
and Phoenix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phoenix lands with a right hand.
Hatake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hatake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Phoenix .
Phoenix lands a glancing blow to the side of Hatake's head.
Phoenix connects with an inside leg kick.
Phoenix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hatake darts in trying to clinch
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Phoenix scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatake should have avoided that one.
Hatake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hatake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phoenix swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Phoenix as Hatake shoots in.
Hatake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Phoenix . No joy for Hatake on that attempt.
Hatake misses with a takedown attempt - Phoenix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hatake is breathing heavily.
Phoenix works the jab nicely.
Hatake shoots in for a double leg but Phoenix sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Phoenix keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hatake prevents Phoenix from improving his position.
Phoenix trying to control from the bottom.
Hatake is trying to work for a kimura but Phoenix is defending well.
Phoenix is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phoenix is looking to improve his position.
Phoenix moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Phoenix 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix trying to control the position.
Hatake won't allow Phoenix to sweep him here.
Hatake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phoenix swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Phoenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hatake trying to control the position from guard on top but Phoenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Phoenix does no damage.
Hatake shoots for a double leg takedown but Phoenix sprawls well. He's pushed Hatake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hatake staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix lands a jab.
Hatake slips a jab and a cross from Phoenix .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Phoenix dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Phoenix connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Phoenix scores with a jab to the body.
Phoenix scores with a punch to the head.
Hatake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phoenix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Phoenix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phoenix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phoenix scores with a sloppy right hand. Hatake should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phoenix lands a head shot.
Hatake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hatake is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Phoenix lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hatake doesn't seem phased though.
Hatake is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
Hatake slips a straight right by Phoenix .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a left hand
and Hatake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hatake gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Phoenix regains guard.
Hatake seems to have recovered his senses.
Phoenix is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kakashi Hatake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Phoenix looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Simon Phoenix just wasn't active enough.
Hatake shoots for a double leg takedown but Phoenix sprawls well. He's pushed Hatake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hatake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Phoenix swivels and escapes.
Hatake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simon Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kakashi Hatake.
Hatake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
Phoenix displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phoenix lands a nice shot that snaps Hatake's head back.
Kakashi Hatake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phoenix digs a good hook to Hatake's body.
Phoenix connects with a crisp jab.
Hatake defending well as Phoenix loads up on a big left hand.
Hatake needs to keep his hands up - Phoenix had a free shot at his head there.
Hatake has a takedown stuffed.
Hatake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hatake dives in and grabs Phoenix 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Phoenix pushes down on Hatake's head and hops out.
Phoenix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phoenix throws a shot to the body.
Phoenix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hatake. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Phoenix .
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Phoenix ! Hatake is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Phoenix !
Simon Phoenix 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between William Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vajas Tomas (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, William Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vajas Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas tries to clinch up.
Tomas connects with a leg kick. Eriksson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eriksson closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Eriksson.
Eriksson being controlled against the cage.
Eriksson stalling.
Eriksson misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Tomas.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomas.
Tomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomas blocks a body shot from Eriksson.
Tomas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eriksson is keeping busy.
Come on Eriksson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tomas misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eriksson is defending well for now.
Eriksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomas controls his hands.
Tomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eriksson swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eriksson controlling the action here for a moment.
Tomas avoids the elbow strike from Eriksson, against the cage.
Eriksson tries to stall but Tomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Tomas.
Eriksson avoiding damage as Tomas throws knees to the body.
Eriksson has Tomas pushed against the cage.
Tomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eriksson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tomas on the inside.
Tomas with a knee to the head.
Eriksson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomas throws a head punch that misses.
Tomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Eriksson won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Tomas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomas's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Tomas.
Eriksson tries to work over Tomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tomas dodges an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Tomas working Eriksson over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Tomas crunches a lovely knee into Eriksson's ribcage.
Tomas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eriksson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vajas Tomas.
Tomas scores with a nice strike.
Tomas moves out of range as Eriksson throws a body kick.
Eriksson misses with a takedown
and Tomas counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eriksson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tomas trying to stall but Eriksson improves his position.
Eriksson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tomas misses with an elbow strike.
Tomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomas looking to throw knees to the head but Eriksson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tomas working Eriksson over with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eriksson.
Eriksson can't find room to land a body shot as Tomas controls the action.
Tomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eriksson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eriksson trying to land knees to the body.
Eriksson tries to stall but Tomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Eriksson.
Eriksson missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vajas Tomas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eriksson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tomas.
Tomas tries to clinch up but Eriksson circles away and keeps his distance.
Eriksson drives through and clinches with Tomas against the cage.
Tomas is stalling here.
Eriksson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tomas up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Tomas as the two fighters clinch.
Eriksson stalling in the clinch but Tomas improves position.
Tomas misses with a knee to the head.
Tomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eriksson's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomas.
Tomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Eriksson gets an underhook and turns Tomas into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eriksson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomas.
Tomas is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vajas Tomas.
Eriksson moves into the clinch.
Vajas Tomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Tomas on the inside.
Eriksson throws an elbow that misses.
Tomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eriksson misses with an elbow over the top.
Eriksson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eriksson misses with a body punch.
Eriksson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Eriksson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tomas blocks an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Eriksson throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tomas trying to control the position but instead, Eriksson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tomas into the cage.
Eriksson throws an elbow but it misses.
Eriksson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomas is looking to control Eriksson's arms but Eriksson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tomas has his back to the cage.
Eriksson stalling.
Eriksson takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Eriksson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tomas is keeping busy.
Tomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eriksson throws an elbow that misses.
Tomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eriksson as Tomas tries to tie him up.
Tomas seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson stalling in the clinch but Tomas improves position.
Eriksson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tomas up against the cage.
Tomas avoiding damage as Eriksson throws knees to the body.
Tomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomas lands a right hand.
Tomas lands a shoulder strike.
Tomas misses with a knee strike.
Eriksson working Tomas over with knees to the body.
Tomas looking to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomas's brow.
Eriksson is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tomas stalling in the clinch but Eriksson improves position.
Tomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomas tries a knee to the head but Eriksson blocks it.
Tomas is trying to stall.
Tomas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eriksson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomas avoids it.
Eriksson misses with an elbow strike.
Eriksson tries to stall but Tomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tomas misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Eriksson throws an elbow but misses.
Eriksson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomas.
Eriksson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomas avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vajas Tomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tomas scores with a head kick. Eriksson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eriksson instigates a clinch.
Eriksson avoiding damage as Tomas throws knees to the body.
Tomas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eriksson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eriksson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tomas tries to land a knee to the head but Eriksson blocks with his arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Eriksson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
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!
Tomas misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eriksson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Eriksson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eriksson blocks it with crossed arms.
Tomas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tomas misses with a knee to the head.
Tomas connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Eriksson.
Eriksson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eriksson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tomas wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Eriksson fails to land.
Eriksson avoids a wild elbow strike from Tomas.
Eriksson managing to block the knees to the body from Tomas.
Tomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Tomas prevents a body shot from Eriksson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eriksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tomas's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eriksson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tomas blocks the elbow strike.
Eriksson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson can't find room to land a body shot as Tomas controls the action.
Tomas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eriksson up against the cage.
Eriksson stalling in the clinch but Tomas improves position.
Tomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Eriksson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eriksson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eriksson blocking some punches.
Tomas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stalling in the clinch from Tomas.
Tomas is trying to maintain a safe position but Eriksson gets an underhook and turns Tomas into the cage.
Tomas blocks an elbow strike from Eriksson.
Tomas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eriksson avoiding damage as Tomas throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson trying to stall but Tomas improves his position.
Tomas connects with a knee to the head.
Tomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Eriksson misses with a knee strike.
William Eriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eriksson taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tomas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eriksson throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eriksson is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eriksson's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tomas lands an elbow that stopped Eriksson in his tracks for a moment.
Tomas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomas scores with a shot to the side of Eriksson's head.
Eriksson takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vajas Tomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vajas Tomas!
A victorious Vajas Tomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kakihara Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakihara Wallace has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kakihara Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Agogo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agogo misses with a body shot.
Agogo defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Agogo swinging wildly here.
Wallace moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wallace connects with a crisp jab.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallace takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wallace.
Wallace throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agogo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wallace.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Agogo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Agogo is in Wallace's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Agogo won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wallace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Agogo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo cracks Wallace with a solid left hand.
Agogo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Agogo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agogo stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Agogo works over Wallace with some ground and pound from guard.
Agogo throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
Agogo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Agogo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Agogo tries to pass.
Agogo won't allow Wallace to sweep him here.
Agogo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Agogo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo throws an elbow that misses. Wallace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Agogo's guard. Nice move by Wallace!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agogo has Wallace pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kakihara Wallace wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Agogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
Wallace throws a low kick, looking for Agogo's leg but Agogo calmly moves out of range.
Agogo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Agogo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wallace finds it's way round the side to connect with Agogo's head.
Wallace displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Agogo blocks the low kick.
Wallace moves in looking to clinch but Agogo pushes him off.
Agogo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wallace throws a low kick but Agogo avoids it.
Wallace tries to clinch but Agogo moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a right hand
and Agogo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Agogo is working away from the top position though.
Agogo tries to pass to full mount but Wallace defends it.
Agogo prevents Wallace from improving his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Agogo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wallace is looking to improve his position.
Wallace is trying to stand back up but Agogo is controlling him
Wallace is pressing down on Agogo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Agogo landing with the ground and pound.
Agogo throwing strikes but missing.
Agogo trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Wallace trying to control the position.
Agogo stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Agogo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Agogo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Agogo throws a big elbow that misses.
Agogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Agogo chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hugo Agogo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Agogo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wallace counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Agogo digs a good body shot into Wallace's ribs.
Wallace keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wallace lands a jab.
Wallace has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Agogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Agogo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Agogo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace looking to control.
Agogo throwing strikes from guard but Wallace blocks nicely.
Wallace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kakihara Wallace just wasn't active enough.
Agogo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Wallace.
Wallace lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wallace scores with a hook.
Wallace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Agogo.
Kakihara Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Agogo.
Nice shot lands for Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wallace counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallace tries to clinch up.
Wallace misses with a hook
and Agogo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agogo looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Agogo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wallace trying to keep a closed guard but Agogo is proving a slippery customer.
Agogo looking to pass the guard.
Agogo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Agogo won't allow Wallace to get back to his feet.
Agogo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Agogo is working Wallace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Agogo landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo stands up over Wallace, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hugo Agogo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Agogo preventing the sweep.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Agogo!
Agogo tries to hold on but Wallace pushes him away.
Wallace trying to control but Agogo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugo Agogo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Agogo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
Agogo winds up and cracks Wallace with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Agogo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Agogo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Agogo stops Wallace from getting back to his feet.
Wallace avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agogo.
Agogo throwing shots but Wallace is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Agogo lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace is looking to escape.
Wallace gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Agogo trying to control but Wallace is working from the bottom.
Agogo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wallace trying to control the position.
Agogo throwing strikes but missing.
Wallace wants to stand up but Agogo is controlling him.
Agogo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wallace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Agogo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wallace's head.
Agogo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wallace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agogo's guard.
Wallace tries to free his leg and advance position but Agogo is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo has his hands on Wallace's head, controlling the position.
Kakihara Wallace has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Agogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wallace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hugo Agogo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace thuds his right hand into Agogo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Agogo fails with a takedown attempt.
Agogo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wallace as he jumps to the side.
Kakihara Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Agogo.
Hugo Agogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.
Kakihara Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Agogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a hook but Agogo avoids it easily.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agogo.
Wallace throws a hook but Agogo avoids it easily.
Agogo moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Agogo blocks the leg kick.
Wallace scores with a jab.
A slow jab from Wallace misses its intended target.
Agogo shoots in but no luck this time.
Agogo shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Kakihara Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Agogo.
Wallace misses with a jab to the body
and Agogo counters with a nice body shot.
Agogo fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Agogo misses with a jab to the body
and Wallace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kakihara Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Agogo avoids it.
Agogo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Agogo defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Wallace throws a jab when Agogo was well out of range.
Agogo falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Wallace to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Agogo clobbers Wallace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Agogo.
Agogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wallace circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugo Agogo.
I've got Agogo 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Agogo!
Hugo Agogo 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 Ismael Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Aconte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismael Gesta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Aconte!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aconte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gesta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aconte tries to pull guard but Gesta forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gesta lands with a left to the head.
Gesta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aconte's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gesta.
Aconte is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gesta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ismael Gesta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Aconte.
Still in the clinch, Gesta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gesta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Gesta.
Gesta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aconte is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gesta gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gesta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Gesta.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Gesta.
Aconte gets control of Gesta's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aconte will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gesta engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gesta has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Aconte to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gesta is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Aconte pulls down on the head and he's put Gesta to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Magnus Aconte!
Magnus Aconte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collins comes to the cage accompanied by Beginning of the End. Marsden has chosen Bone Thugs N Harmony's Mo' Murda as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Dave Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden looks to land a right hand but Collins moved out of range.
Marsden misses with a takedown
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marsden staying out of range there.
Collins clobbers Marsden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Collins swings for the body but Marsden moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Collins. That snapped Marsden's head back.
Marsden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Collins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Collins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Collins is looking to regain half guard here but Marsden keeps moving and retains side control.
Collins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Marsden is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsden is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins looking for submissions off his back.
Marsden seems to be working for a kimura but Collins defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden works his way into full mount!
Marsden has control of Collins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Collins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marsden wants to finish this one by submission but Collins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Marsden.
Collins tries to hold on but Marsden postures up.
Collins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Collins is now in Marsden's guard. A big mistake from Marsden there, giving up the dominant position!
Collins scoring with some ground and pound.
Marsden working for a triangle but Collins defends it easily.
Marsden is looking for a triangle but Collins pushes his legs off easily.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marsden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well.
Collins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Collins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marsden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Marsden's legs - danger averted.
Collins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Collins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marsden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Collins throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Collins distracts Marsden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Marsden will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Collins gets a double leg takedown into Marsden's guard.
Marsden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marsden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brandon Marsden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Collins wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Marsden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Collins is one step ahead there.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Collins has passed into half guard!
Collins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Collins lands a nice short elbow.
Marsden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Collins.
Marsden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Collins wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Marsden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Collins throws a big elbow that misses.
Collins pushing down on Marsden's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Collins throwing shots but Marsden is blocking nicely.
Marsden actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins throwing shots but Marsden is blocking nicely.
Marsden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Collins working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins is looking to take a break and control but Marsden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marsden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Collins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Collins's back!
Collins is really stuck here.
Collins is trying to stand back up.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Marsden. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Marsden lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Collins tries to roll but Marsden sticks to his back.
Marsden seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Collins's chin but Collins turns very nicely into Marsden's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Collins.
Collins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Collins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marsden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Collins has managed to get both his arms back between Marsden's legs - danger averted.
Marsden is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Collins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Collins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marsden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Collins looking to pass the guard.
Marsden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Collins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 Dave Collins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Marsden drops his hands momentarily and Collins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marsden throws a big shot that misses.
Collins lands a glancing blow to the side of Marsden's head.
Marsden misses with a wild body shot.
Marsden moves into the clinch.
Marsden is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Collins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Marsden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Marsden.
Collins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marsden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marsden has closed the distance and engaged Collins in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marsden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins leaves Marsden with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Collins lands with a shot to the body.
Collins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marsden at a distance.
Collins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins misses with a low kick as Marsden jumps back.
Marsden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Collins pinned against the cage. Collins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dave Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Marsden.
Marsden misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Collins.
Collins staying out of range there.
Donk. Collins catches Marsden right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Collins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marsden looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Marsden walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsden. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden looks to land a combination but Collins avoids it well.
Collins drops his hands momentarily and Marsden takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marsden with a jab.
Collins looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Marsden throws a good cross that connects.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Collins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marsden is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Brandon Marsden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Collins gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Collins there.
Marsden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsden looking for submissions off his back.
Marsden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Collins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marsden looking for submissions off his back.
Collins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden has hold of Collins's hands but Collins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden is looking to improve his position.
Collins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Collins.
Collins passes to side control.
Collins working the body and head with strikes.
Marsden is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Collins off and has taken his back!
Marsden has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collins rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Collins 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dave Collins!
Dave Collins really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sparta Fightware logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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