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NFC 28: Battle for the Belts PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Cropper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reda Zinger (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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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Cropper !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reda Zinger!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cropper , as that shot connected.
Zinger dives in and grabs Cropper 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cropper pushes down on Zinger's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Cropper misses.
Cropper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zinger wants to land a leg kick but Cropper is out of range.
Cropper swats away the attempt to clinch by Zinger.
Cropper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cropper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zinger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cropper checks a leg kick.
Cropper looks to land a combination but Zinger avoids it well.
Cropper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cropper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cropper throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zinger.
Cropper cracks Zinger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zinger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Zinger trying to control but Cropper is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropper is working an open guard so Zinger takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zinger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cropper throws a right hand that Zinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Zinger also avoids with ease.
Roy Cropper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cropper throws a series of punches but Zinger avoids them all with ease.
Cropper closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cropper is breathing heavily.
Zinger throws a front kick aimed at Cropper 's knee but Cropper avoids it well.
Cropper misses with a wild combination.
Zinger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cropper 's sensitive parts.
Zinger moves into the clinch.
Zinger looking for a takedown.
Roy Cropper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reda Zinger.
Cropper tries to circle away but Zinger has him pinned against the cage.
Zinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zinger fails to land the takedown.
Cropper circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cropper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zinger somewhat.
No luck for Zinger with that takedown attempt.
Cropper throws a right hand that Zinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Zinger also avoids with ease.
Cropper fails to land with a series of punches.
Zinger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roy Cropper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cropper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cropper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cropper throws a push kick but Zinger slaps the foot to one side.
Zinger tries to clinch up.
Cropper lands with a nice combination. Zinger backs away looking to recover.
Cropper moves into the clinch.
Zinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cropper 's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cropper 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zinger wants a takedown but no success here.
Cropper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cropper 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cropper tries to break free but Zinger pushes him back against the cage.
Zinger jumps guard and drags Cropper to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zinger trying to keep a closed guard but Cropper is proving a slippery customer.
Cropper would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zinger controls Cropper momentarily but Cropper frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cropper gets to his feet - Zinger follows without any prompting.
Cropper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cropper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zinger slips a jab and a cross from Cropper .
Cropper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zinger tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cropper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zinger somewhat.
Cropper misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cropper throws a nice looking combination but Zinger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zinger shoots for a double leg takedown but Cropper sprawls well. He's pushed Zinger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cropper misses with a wild combination.
Zinger has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Cropper dominated that round.
That's time! Cropper 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Cropper .
Roy Cropper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cropper throws a right and a left that Zinger avoids nicely.
Zinger is looking to clinch.
Cropper blocks a head kick by Zinger.
Zinger looks to land a combination but Cropper avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cropper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zinger has him pressed against the cage.
Zinger blocks the elbow strike.
Cropper is trying to break the clinch but Zinger has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cropper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cropper lands an uppercut.
Zinger breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Cropper misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cropper throws a right hand that Zinger ducks under and follows up with a left that Zinger also avoids with ease.
Cropper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zinger counters with a head kick.
Zinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zinger moves in looking to clinch but Cropper pushes him off.
Zinger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cropper tries to clinch up
and Zinger moves into the clinch.
Cropper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cropper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zinger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cropper 's efforts to push away.
Zinger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cropper smiles and moves away.
Cropper dodges the punch combination from Zinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinger clinches up against the cage.
Cropper manages to break the clinch.
Cropper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zinger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zinger.
Zinger taking a breather.
Cropper has had enough of the clinch but Zinger keeps him there for the moment.
Cropper lands a shoulder strike.
Cropper can't break the clinch.
Cropper managing to block the knees to the body from Zinger.
Zinger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cropper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cropper is trying to break the clinch but Zinger has him pressed against the cage.
Cropper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cropper has had enough of the clinch but Zinger keeps him there for the moment.
Cropper tries to work over Zinger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zinger fails to pull guard.
Roy Cropper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reda Zinger.
Cropper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cropper tries to break the clinch but Zinger is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cropper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cropper stuffs the takedown attempt from Zinger. Zinger gets slowly back to his feet.
Cropper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zinger counters with a takedown into side control.
Zinger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cropper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cropper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cropper throws a series of punches but Zinger avoids them all with ease.
Cropper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zinger.
A punch combination from Cropper misses.
Zinger avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cropper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zinger circles away quickly and effectively.
Zinger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cropper is out of range.
Cropper throws a series of punches but Zinger moves out of range.
Zinger tries to clinch up.
Cropper throws a series of punches but Zinger moves out of range.
Zinger has a takedown stuffed.
Zinger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cropper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cropper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cropper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zinger counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zinger.
Cropper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zinger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zinger slips a jab and a cross from Cropper .
Cropper lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reda Zinger 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zinger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cropper throws a series of punches but Zinger moves out of range.
Cropper misses with a combination
and Zinger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cropper !
Cropper is trying to stand up.
Zinger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cropper is looking to escape.
Cropper wants to get back to his feet.
Zinger controlling from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You get the feeling that Cropper really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zinger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cropper defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zinger.
Cropper is squirming around, avoiding Zinger's attempts to control the action.
Cropper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zinger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cropper is looking to escape.
Cropper is trying to stand.
Zinger lands a nice shot to the head.
Zinger goes for an armbar but Cropper turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cropper .
Cropper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zinger is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cropper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Zinger, up you get!
Cropper throws a series of punches but Zinger avoids them all with ease.
Zinger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cropper .
Cropper tries to keep at a distance but Zinger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zinger throws a head punch that misses.
Cropper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zinger has Cropper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cropper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zinger has Cropper pressed against the cage, preventing Cropper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cropper has had enough of the clinch but Zinger keeps him there for the moment.
Cropper is trying to break the clinch but Zinger is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cropper gets underhooks to prevent Zinger's takedown attempt.
Roy Cropper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reda Zinger.
Zinger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cropper .
Zinger has a couple of punches blocked by Cropper .
Zinger tries a knee to the head but Cropper blocks it.
Zinger jumps guard but Cropper stands there with Zinger around his waist. Zinger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cropper tries to break free but Zinger pushes him back against the cage.
Cropper is trying to break free.
Cropper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zinger has him pressed against the cage.
Cropper working hard to break the clinch.
Cropper is pressed up against the cage. Zinger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cropper down to the mat. Cropper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cropper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zinger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cropper wants to break free but Zinger has control.
Cropper misses with an elbow over the top.
Zinger successfully pulls guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reda Zinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zinger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Reda Zinger!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Reda Zinger!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Reda Zinger!
Reda Zinger wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Ruck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Carter Ruck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruck.
Naza keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ruck tries to clinch but Naza moves out of range.
Ruck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Naza misses with a looping right.
A jab from Naza misses.
Ruck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Naza.
Naza swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruck.
Ruck stalks Naza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Naza's face. Naza staggers backwards, shaken.
Carter Ruck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naza scores with a takedown into Ruck's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruck's head.
Ruck on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruck tries to get out of the position.
Naza landing with the ground and pound.
Naza lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naza lands a couple of digs.
Ruck utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Naza throwing strikes from guard but Ruck blocks nicely.
Ruck is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Naza dives into side control.
Naza trying to control the action but Ruck is working from the bottom.
Ruck tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Naza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Naza is working Ruck over with some ground and pound from side control.
Naza working the head and body with strikes.
Naza lands a strong strike to the head of Ruck. That's dazed him! Naza looking to finish here. Ruck is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Naza lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gio Naza!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between LenDale Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, LenDale Cleaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Young!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver misses with an uppercut.
Cleaver wants to slow Young down by chopping away at his legs.
Cleaver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Cleaver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Cleaver. Cleaver gets slowly back to his feet.
Young lands the left hand.
It looks like LenDale Cleaver has been cut.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Cleaver ducks down to avoid it.
Young throws a right hand that Cleaver ducks under and follows up with a left that Cleaver also avoids with ease.
Young lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Cleaver.
Cleaver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cleaver shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Cleaver keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LenDale Cleaver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cleaver drops his hands momentarily and Young takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cleaver is rocked!
Patrick Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Cleaver! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Patrick Young!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Fergusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Fergusson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Fergusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fergusson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Fergusson sprawls well.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fergusson.
Fergusson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Fergusson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fergusson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva with a jab.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Fergusson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Fergusson ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Fergusson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fergusson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roy Fergusson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva dives in and grabs Fergusson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fergusson pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Fergusson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Fergusson drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Fergusson lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
It looks like Marcus Silva has been cut.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Fergusson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fergusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fergusson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Fergusson counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fergusson tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fergusson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Roy Fergusson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Silva.
Fergusson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Fergusson is controlling him.
Fergusson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fergusson misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Fergusson.
Fergusson misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fergusson lands a damaging elbow.
Fergusson scores with a knee to the head.
Fergusson gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Fergusson is controlling the position.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Fergusson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fergusson fails to land.
Silva is trying to drag Fergusson to the mat but Fergusson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fergusson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Fergusson lands a nice elbow.
Fergusson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fergusson scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fergusson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fergusson with a knee to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fergusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Fergusson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Fergusson tries to tie him up.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fergusson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fergusson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Fergusson has him pressed against the cage.
Fergusson lands a knee to the head.
Fergusson wants to stall.
Fergusson is breathing heavily.
Silva can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fergusson lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fergusson smiles and moves away.
Marcus Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fergusson misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Fergusson backing up. Fergusson nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Fergusson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fergusson staying out of range there.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Fergusson wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fergusson's guard now.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Fergusson is retaining full guard.
Silva stands and throws Fergusson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva tries for a kimura but Fergusson is defending well.
Fergusson can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fergusson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fergusson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fergusson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Fergusson trying to control momentarily.
Fergusson has good solid back control here.
Silva prevents Fergusson from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Will Fergusson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Fergusson misses with an elbow to the head.
Fergusson doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fergusson clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fergusson misses with an elbow strike.
Fergusson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fergusson lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries to bum rush Fergusson with a series of wild strikes but Fergusson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fergusson tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fergusson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Fergusson darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fergusson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Fergusson tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fergusson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fergusson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergusson wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Fergusson maintains control.
Fergusson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and Fergusson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fergusson's best efforts.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Fergusson has control of the leg.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fergusson pulls his head out easily.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fergusson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fergusson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fergusson trying to control from Silva's half guard. Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Fergusson to get to half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Fergusson is controlling well.
Fergusson stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Fergusson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Fergusson avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Fergusson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Fergusson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roy Fergusson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fergusson moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Marcus Silva!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Marcus Silva!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Marcus Silva!
Marcus Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the finisher acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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271 lbs
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250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, the finisher!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins lands with a nice combination. finisher backs away looking to recover.
It looks like the finisher has been cut.
finisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from finisher.
Horrible takedown by finisher or perhaps it was just good defense by Dawkins which made him look bad.
Dawkins scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but finisher moves away.
Dawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dawkins lands a slapping body shot.
finisher looks gassed!
Dawkins throws out a powerful jab.
Dawkins darts in and clinches finisher up against the cage.
Dawkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. finisher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dawkins lands a hook that snaps the head of finisher backwards.
Nice body punch from Dawkins.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dawkins.
A right hand to the body from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Dawkins.
Dawkins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dawkins breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawkins scores with a hook to the body. finisher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins lands a body shot.
Dawkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but finisher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Dawkins as finisher shoots in.
Nice body punch from Dawkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins with a jab.
Dawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dawkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before finisher has time to react.
Dawkins cracks finisher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
finisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dawkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to finisher's calf.
Dawkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but finisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left lands for Dawkins.
A left and a right from Dawkins both land. Nice combination.
Dawkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Dawkins lands a nice shot to the body.
finisher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
finisher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
finisher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but finisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dawkins.
Dawkins scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dawkins lands a nice shot that snaps finisher's head back.
Dawkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dawkins scores with a jab to the head.
Dawkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dawkins stuns finisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dawkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawkins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is looking to clinch but finisher is avoiding it.
Dawkins cracks finisher with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
finisher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - finisher circles away.
A punch combination from Dawkins misses.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but finisher moves away.
Dawkins misses with the combination.
Dawkins looks to land a combination but finisher avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
finisher dives in and grabs Dawkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dawkins pushes down on finisher's head and hops out.
Tim Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the finisher.
A nice combination there by Dawkins.
Dawkins stuns finisher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Dawkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on the finisher's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dawkins digs a good body shot into finisher's ribs.
Dawkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dawkins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dawkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from finisher.
finisher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tim Dawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawkins stuffs the takedown attempt from finisher. finisher gets slowly back to his feet.
finisher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dawkins.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dawkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that finisher can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. finisher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
finisher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dawkins.
Dawkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
finisher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawkins is fending him off so far but finisher persists. Nope, Dawkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - finisher circles away.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but finisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawkins cracks finisher with a right hand to the side of the head.
finisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
finisher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tim Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the finisher.
Dawkins digs a good hook to finisher's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
finisher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dawkins cracks finisher with an open hand slap.
Dawkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
finisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawkins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dawkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
finisher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dawkins is looking to clinch but finisher is avoiding it.
Dawkins throws a series of punches but finisher moves out of range.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawkins digs a good body shot into finisher's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. finisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
finisher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten finisher somewhat.
Dawkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dawkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. finisher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dawkins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dawkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt finisher.
Dawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawkins is looking to wear down finisher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
finisher misses with a takedown attempt - Dawkins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dawkins throws a shot to the body.
Dawkins punishes finisher's body with a nice straight punch.
A right-left combo lands from Dawkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
finisher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with finisher's head.
finisher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
finisher is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dawkins is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for finisher.
Dawkins tries to clinch there but finisher circles away.
Dawkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. finisher doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice combination there by Dawkins.
finisher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dawkins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a body punch but finisher moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Dawkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on the finisher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
finisher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
finisher walks into a jab.
finisher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
finisher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dawkins.
Dawkins thows a body kick. finisher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dawkins misses with a double jab.
Dawkins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
finisher moves forwards but Dawkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
finisher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dawkins's waist but Dawkins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing finisher off to one side.
Dawkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dawkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawkins throws a head kick that finisher semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins lands a slapping body shot.
Dawkins tries to clinch up.
finisher slips a jab and a cross from Dawkins.
finisher dives in and grabs Dawkins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dawkins pushes down on finisher's head and hops out.
Tim Dawkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of the finisher.
Dawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
finisher looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as finisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dawkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
finisher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dawkins has his hands on finisher's head, controlling the position.
Dawkins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
finisher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
finisher with a nice head shot there.
finisher landing some decent shots from guard.
Dawkins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dawkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for finisher!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
finisher throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
finisher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dawkins trying to control but finisher is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
finisher regains half guard.
Dawkins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dawkins wants to free his trapped foot but finisher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dawkins wants to control but finisher is keeping him busy.
Dawkins blocks the strikes from finisher.
finisher punching from the bottom.
Dawkins is trying to control. finisher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tim Dawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
finisher misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
finisher tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping finisher at a distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by finisher.
finisher tries to advance to mount but Dawkins denies him.
Dawkins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by finisher.
finisher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dawkins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from finisher.
finisher thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dawkins to regain full guard.
the finisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
finisher postures up in Dawkins's guard and throws a big left but Dawkins blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Tim Dawkins!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Tim Dawkins!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Tim Dawkins!
Tim Dawkins wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Sukar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nero Wolf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Sukar!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolf thuds his right hand into Sukar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Vince Sukar has been cut.
Sukar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sukar missing with a left hand there. Wolf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wolf closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sukar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sukar throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Vince Sukar's cut even more.
Wolf grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Sukar takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Wolf cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nero Wolf!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Flintoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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213 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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217 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Flintoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Flintoff. That snapped Wesley's head back.
Flintoff tries to bum rush Wesley with a series of wild strikes but Wesley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wesley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flintoff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wesley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wesley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wesley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flintoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesley.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Flintoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wesley - the referee stops the clock and Flintoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wesley. Flintoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wesley lands a head kick!
Flintoff takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Flintoff is breathing heavily.
Wesley scores with a spinning back kick!
Flintoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wesley jabs at Flintoff's body.
Flintoff blocks a head kick by Wesley.
Wesley throws a series of punches but Flintoff moves out of range.
Wesley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Flintoff takes a step back to recover.
Wesley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Wesley.
Wesley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wesley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flintoff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wesley connects with a high kick.
Wesley swings for the body but Flintoff moves out of range.
Wesley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wesley scoring well with a low kick there.
Wesley punishes Flintoff's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wesley throws a head kick that Flintoff semi-blocks.
Wesley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flintoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesley.
Wesley lands a big head kick that sends Flintoff tumbling to the mat! Wesley takes a step backwards and waves Flintoff back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Flintoff is rocked!
Wesley tries to clinch there but Flintoff circles away.
Flintoff takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley connects with a body shot.
Crunch! Wesley slams his shin into Flintoff's torso.
Nice body kick there by Wesley.
Wesley scoring well with a low kick there.
Wesley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flintoff rather than just go for the knockout.
Wesley lands a big head kick that sends Flintoff tumbling to the mat! Wesley takes a step backwards and waves Flintoff back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Flintoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Andrew Flintoff has been cut.
Wesley throws a right hand that Flintoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Flintoff also avoids with ease.
Wesley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flintoff will feel that in the morning.
Flintoff seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid body kick from Wesley.
Flintoff will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Wesley. That snapped Flintoff's head back.
Wesley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wesley misses with a body shot.
Wesley throws a sloppy head kick and Flintoff moves out of range easily.
Flintoff tries to keep at a distance but Wesley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wesley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Wesley.
Wesley lands a body punch.
Wesley cracks Flintoff with a nice body shot.
Wesley connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Wesley.
Wesley lands a nice shot to the body.
Wesley lands with a right to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wesley.
Wesley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flintoff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wesley pushes Flintoff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wesley scores with a shoulder strike.
Wesley misses with a knee strike.
Wesley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wesley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wesley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wesley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesley scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Wesley.
Wesley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Flintoff wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wesley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flintoff backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wesley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flintoff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wesley.
Flintoff fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Wesley slams his shin into Flintoff's torso.
Wesley misses the shot to the body.
Wesley fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Wesley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Flintoff's cut.
That's time! Flintoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Flintoff misses the target.
Flintoff scores with a punch to the head.
Wesley avoids the body shot from Flintoff.
Good leg kick by Wesley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wesley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wesley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wesley misses with a shot to the body
and Flintoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wesley looks to land a body kick but Flintoff moved away.
Wesley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Wesley.
Wesley misses with a head kick.
Andrew Flintoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wesley tries to clinch but Flintoff is having none of it.
Wesley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flintoff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flintoff throws a shot from downtown. Wesley moves away and avoids it.
Wesley lands with a nice combination. Flintoff backs away looking to recover.
Wesley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flintoff blocks the body kick.
Flintoff loads up on a big right hand but Wesley slips the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Wesley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wesley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flintoff shoots in for a takedown but Wesley shows good takedown defense.
Flintoff avoids the head kick by Wesley.
Wesley scores with a head kick.
Wesley misses with a body shot.
Wesley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flintoff.
Wesley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flintoff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wesley throws a push kick but Flintoff slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley throws a leg kick but Flintoff checks it.
Wesley tries a head kick but it misses.
Flintoff is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wesley is looking to clinch but Flintoff is avoiding it.
Flintoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wesley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wesley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Flintoff's head.
Flintoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Wesley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flintoff.
Ron Wesley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Flintoff lands.
Flintoff blocks the body kick.
Flintoff misses with a few strikes there.
Flintoff throws a hook to the side of Wesley's head but Wesley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wesley looks for the body kick but Flintoff saw that one coming.
Flintoff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesley tries to roll over but Flintoff keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley is defending against the submission attempts here by Flintoff.
Flintoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wesley wants to control but Flintoff is keeping busy.
Wesley tries to get to full guard but Flintoff has control of the leg.
Flintoff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flintoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wesley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Flintoff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Flintoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wesley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wesley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wesley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flintoff is working Wesley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flintoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flintoff lands a couple of elbows.
Flintoff is sitting in close to Wesley's body. Wesley has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Flintoff is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Flintoff is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Wesley.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ron Wesley!
Ron Wesley is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff jr Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kennedy Embers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monsoon's entrance music is tnt. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff jr Monsoon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kennedy Embers!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monsoon throws a head kick that misses.
Monsoon fails with a takedown attempt.
Monsoon tries a head kick but it misses.
Monsoon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jeff jr Monsoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monsoon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff jr Monsoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Embers.
It looks like Jeff jr Monsoon has been cut.
Embers scores with a jab to the body.
Monsoon closes the distance and clinches up with Embers, looking for a takedown. Monsoon pushes Embers against the cage but Embers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Monsoon shoots in and drives through. Embers sprawls well.
Monsoon shoots for a double leg takedown but Embers sprawls well. He's pushed Monsoon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Monsoon dives in and grabs Embers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Embers pushes down on Monsoon's head and hops out.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Embers but Embers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Embers scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon has a takedown stuffed.
Embers tests Monsoon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Embers scores with a nice head shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Monsoon.
Embers stuffs the takedown attempt from Monsoon. Monsoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Monsoon is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Embers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monsoon doesn't seem phased though.
Jeff jr Monsoon's cut is getting worse.
Monsoon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Embers cracks Monsoon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Embers stuffs the takedown attempt from Monsoon. Monsoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Embers sizes up Monsoon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Embers scores with a jab. Monsoon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Embers's corner calls for a 1-2. Embers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Embers sprawls well. Embers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Monsoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Monsoon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Embers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Monsoon somewhat.
Nice takedown defense from Embers. No joy for Monsoon on that attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Monsoon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Embers connects with a crisp jab.
Jeff jr Monsoon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Embers stuffs the takedown.
Embers cracks a nice hook into Monsoon's ribs.
Embers digs a good body shot into Monsoon's ribs.
Embers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Embers scores with a jab. Monsoon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Embers is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Monsoon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Embers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jeez, Jeff jr Monsoon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Monsoon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Embers defends it nicely.
Embers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Embers connects with a single shot there.
Monsoon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Embers swivels and escapes.
Embers lands with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff jr Monsoon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kennedy Embers!
Kennedy Embers is the new lightweight champion!
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