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UFP38: UP RISING PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Lycett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cornelius Lycett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to clinch but Lycett is having none of it.
Lycett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown clinches with his opponent.
Lycett avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
It looks like Cornelius Lycett has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brown being controlled against the cage.
Lycett has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lycett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Lycett circles away.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lycett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cornelius Lycett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lycett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lycett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Lycett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lycett is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lycett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lycett managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lycett is breathing heavily.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Lycett won't want to take too many of those.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Lycett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lycett.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lycett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Lycett in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lycett takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown working Lycett over with knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lycett's face.
Cornelius Lycett's cut is getting worse.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lycett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lycett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lycett's face.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lycett's defenses.
Lycett takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lycett is defending well for now.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Lycett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lycett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Lycett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lycett swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Vince Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Lycett.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Lycett drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
Lycett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown working Lycett over with knees to the body.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Lycett shrugs off.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lycett's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Lycett takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Lycett shrugs off.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Lycett's cut.
That's time! Lycett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Lycett won't want to take too many of those.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Lycett.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cornelius Lycett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lycett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lycett takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lycett's defenses.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Lycett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lycett's face.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Lycett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Lycett shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lycett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lycett lands a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to stand up but Lycett isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown pushes Lycett off and gets back to his feet.
Lycett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
Lycett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lycett's defenses.
Brown working Lycett over with knees to the body.
Lycett wants a takedown.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Lycett has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lycett's face.
Lycett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Lycett shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Lycett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Lycett circles away.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lycett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lycett keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown forces Lycett back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Lycett in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lycett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Lycett in his tracks for a moment.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
Lycett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Lycett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown clinches.
Lycett is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Lycett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown tries to clinch up.
Vince Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lycett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Brown tries to clinch but Lycett moves out of range.
Brown tries to clinch but Lycett moves out of range.
Brown wants to clinch up but Lycett keeps it at a distance.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Lycett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lycett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lycett gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Lycett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Lycett in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown working Lycett over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Lycett in his tracks for a moment.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Lycett dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lycett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lycett takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown working Lycett over with knees to the body.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Lycett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Lycett in his tracks for a moment.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Lycett has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cornelius Lycett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lycett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lycett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Lycett blocks it.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Lycett avoids the damage to the body.
Lycett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lycett is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lycett tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Lycett drops back down to his feet.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lycett.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lycett.
Lycett tries to score a body lock takedown but Brown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Lycett in his tracks for a moment.
Brown lands an elbow just above Lycett 's eye.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Lycett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lycett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Lycett shrugs off.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vince Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lycett tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Lycett avoids the damage to the body.
Lycett takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vince Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Lycett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown prevents a body shot from Lycett.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lycett's defenses.
Brown throws an elbow but it misses.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Lycett won't want to take too many of those.
Cornelius Lycett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Lycett won't want to take too many of those.
Lycett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Lycett is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lycett's defenses.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown 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 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Cunns II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mark Cunns II was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Guy Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Cunns II!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunns II moves into the clinch successfully.
Cunns II dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cunns II is looking to break free of the clinch but Blake has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Cunns II's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cunns II working hard to break the clinch.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cunns II.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunns II avoids the damage to the body.
Cunns II on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cunns II scores with a body shot.
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Cunns II.
Blake blocks a leg kick.
Cunns II takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cunns II with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blake to score with a decent uppercut.
Cunns II takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cunns II pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunns II tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cunns II misses with a hook.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cunns II.
Cunns II tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cunns II, as that shot connected.
It looks like Guy Blake has been cut.
Blake needs to keep his hands up - Cunns II had a free shot at his head there.
Cunns II's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cunns II duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blake is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunns II fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunns II moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cunns II moves away.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cunns II pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Cunns II does it's job there.
Cunns II moves into the clinch.
Blake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Cunns II's ribcage.
Blake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cunns II escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Cunns II moves out of range easily.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cunns II.
Cunns II moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Blake cracks Cunns II with a good jab.
Cunns II takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Cunns II swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cunns II circles away quickly and effectively.
Cunns II throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cunns II works over Blake's head and body with a nice combination.
Guy Blake's cut is getting worse.
Cunns II digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
Cunns II cracks Blake with an open hand slap.
Cunns II has managed to clinch.
Cunns II is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cunns II walks away with a smile on his face. Blake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunns II is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Cunns II catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cunns II's hands.
Cunns II moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
No luck for Blake with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunns II throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cunns II!
Guy Blake's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cunns II's corner calls for a 1-2. Cunns II obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cunns II punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Cunns II's defenses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blake!
Blake feints and then cracks Cunns II's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cunns II down.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cunns II throws a leg kick
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings Cunns II.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunns II lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Cunns II there.
Cunns II clinches with his opponent.
Blake fails to pull guard.
Cunns II dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Cunns II avoids the damage to the body.
Blake manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cunns II controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake is trying to keep Cunns II in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Cunns II dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guy Blake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cunns II.
Cunns II avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cunns II is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Cunns II circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Cunns II misses.
Cunns II takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
Cunns II leaves Blake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake throws a shot to the body.
Cunns II tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Blake duly obliges.
Blake misses with a wild combination.
Cunns II avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blake scores with a sloppy right hand. Cunns II should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Cunns II's front leg but catches the back leg as Cunns II tries to avoid it.
Blake works over Cunns II's head and body with a nice combination.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cunns II's head.
Cunns II is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Cunns II misses with an uppercut.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Danga de danga de dang - Blake scores with a four punch combination!
Blake feints and then cracks Cunns II's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cunns II down.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake cracks the inside of Cunns II's front leg.
Blake looks to land a combination but Cunns II avoids it well.
Blake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cunns II clinches but Blake breaks the clinch
and Blake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cunns II thinking.
Blake instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Cunns II's ribcage.
Blake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunns II looking for a takedown.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mark Cunns II is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cunns II stuffs the takedown.
Cunns II's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cunns II throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blake counters with a thumping low kick.
Cunns II connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cunns II, pushing him back against the cage.
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cunns II in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cunns II tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.
Blake has Cunns II pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cunns II manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cunns II is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cunns II is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blake breaks the clinch.
Cunns II avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cunns II shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cunns II tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cunns II takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cunns II moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
Cunns II lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Cunns II throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake cracks Cunns II with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cunns II.
Cunns II takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blake connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Blake.
Blake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cunns II sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cunns II throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Cunns II stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Cunns II misses with a wild body shot.
Blake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cunns II lands the left hand.
Cunns II moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cunns II counters with a one-two to the body.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cunns II throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Cunns II, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cunns II chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cunns II swivels and escapes.
Cunns II is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Blake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guy Blake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cunns II misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake lands a head kick!
Blake throws a right hand that Cunns II ducks under and follows up with a left that Cunns II also avoids with ease.
Cunns II throws a series of strikes that have Blake backpedaling.
Blake slips a jab from Cunns II.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blake lands a jab-cross combination.
Cunns II dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Blake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cunns II sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blake somewhat.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Blake both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cunns II thows a body shot but no joy.
Cunns II throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake stalks Cunns II and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cunns II's face. Cunns II staggers backwards, shaken.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cunns II as he jumps to the side.
Cunns II misses with a series of wild punches.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Cunns II bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cunns II just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunns II has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cunns II there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cunns II takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cunns II as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cunns II lands with a nice combination. Blake backs away looking to recover.
A cross from Cunns II lands.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cunns II counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cunns II.
Cunns II breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake digs a good body shot into Cunns II's ribs.
Cunns II will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunns II has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blake misses with a combination
and Cunns II counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but Cunns II shows good takedown defense.
Cunns II fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Blake duly obliges.
Blake tries to bum rush Cunns II with a series of wild strikes but Cunns II uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake wants to clinch.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake tries a low kick but Cunns II avoids it.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Cunns II was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cunns II throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunns II takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blake checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
A big right from Cunns II misses.
Mark Cunns II seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake lands a head shot.
Cunns II displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake.
Cunns II tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cunns II.
Blake scores with a head kick.
Blake throws a series of punches but Cunns II moves out of range.
Cunns II throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake avoids the body shot from Cunns II.
Cunns II scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunns II avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blake staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Cunns II misses the target.
Blake is looking to slow Cunns II down with leg kicks.
Blake throws a head kick that Cunns II semi-blocks.
Blake scores with a hook.
Blake connects with a high kick.
Blake avoids the body shot from Cunns II.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.
Cunns II tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cunns II.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Blake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris The Crowbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Steller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris The Crowbar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris The Crowbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Steller!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Crowbar.
The Crowbar throws a hook but Steller blocks it.
The Crowbar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Crowbar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steller swinging wildly here.
Steller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Crowbar was covering up waiting for the punch and Steller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Steller postures up in The Crowbar's guard and throws a big left but The Crowbar blocks it.
The Crowbar trying to control the position.
Steller stopping the sweep attempt from The Crowbar.
The Crowbar wants to stand but Steller is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Crowbar's guard.
The Crowbar is looking to escape.
The Crowbar is looking to improve his position.
Steller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steller fails with the takedown
and The Crowbar counters by clinching up.
The Crowbar prevents Steller from breaking the clinch.
Steller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steller is trying to break the clinch but The Crowbar has him pressed against the cage.
The Crowbar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Crowbar misses with the head strike.
The Crowbar breaks from the clinch.
Steller throws a series of strikes that have The Crowbar backpedaling.
The Crowbar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Steller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steller throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crowbar shoots in but Steller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Crowbar is breathing heavily.
Steller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steller scores with a three punch combo!
Steller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Crowbar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Steller!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Crowbar swivels and escapes.
The Crowbar tries to clinch there but Steller circles away.
Steller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Crowbar's waist but The Crowbar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Steller off to one side.
Chris The Crowbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Steller.
The Crowbar is looking to clinch but Steller is avoiding it.
Steller tries to bum rush The Crowbar with a series of wild strikes but The Crowbar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Crowbar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Crowbar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Crowbar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steller.
Steller throws a one two combo.
Steller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crowbar shoots in looking for a takedown. Steller tries to sprawl out of it but The Crowbar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Steller.
Steller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Albert Steller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Crowbar slaps away a takedown attempt from Steller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Donk. Steller catches The Crowbar right on the button with a cross.
The Crowbar slips a jab and a cross from Steller.
The Crowbar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Crowbar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steller as he avoids it easily.
Steller lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crowbar takes one to the side of the head.
Steller works over The Crowbar's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Steller misses.
Steller lands with a nice combination. The Crowbar backs away looking to recover.
Steller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steller scores with a punch to the head.
Steller throws a series of punches but The Crowbar moves out of range.
Steller misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Crowbar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The Crowbar slips a jab and a cross from Steller.
A clash of legs there as Steller blocks the low kick.
Steller stalks The Crowbar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Crowbar's face. The Crowbar staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Steller.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Crowbar manages to break the clinch.
Steller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Steller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Steller dominated that round.
That's time! The Crowbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Crowbar tries to clinch but Steller moves out of range.
Steller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Crowbar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Steller won't allow The Crowbar to get back to his feet.
Steller throws and elbow that misses. The Crowbar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steller's guard. Nice move by The Crowbar!
The Crowbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Steller has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crowbar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steller wants to sweep here but The Crowbar controlling him for the moment.
The Crowbar postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crowbar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Steller is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Steller has escaped and now he's on top!
Steller stands up from The Crowbar's guard - Steller perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Crowbar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Steller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Steller does no damage.
The Crowbar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steller.
Steller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Crowbar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chris The Crowbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Crowbar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Steller leaves The Crowbar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Steller lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steller lands a two punch combo.
Steller is working the combinations to good effect here.
Steller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Crowbar.
A nice combination there by Steller.
Steller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Crowbar doesn't seem bothered though.
Steller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steller lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller throws out a powerful jab.
Steller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steller looks to land a combination. The Crowbar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Crowbar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of The Crowbar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Steller cracks The Crowbar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The Crowbar doesn't manage to clinch there - Steller circles away.
A punch combination from Steller misses.
Steller throws a series of punches but The Crowbar moves out of range.
The Crowbar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Crowbar's hands.
Steller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The Crowbar tries to clinch up but Steller circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from The Crowbar. No joy for Steller on that attempt.
Chris The Crowbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Steller.
The Crowbar moves in looking to clinch but Steller pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crowbar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steller digs a good hook to The Crowbar's body.
Steller throws a right and a left that The Crowbar avoids nicely.
The Crowbar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steller throws a series of punches but The Crowbar moves out of range.
The Crowbar moves in looking to clinch but Steller pushes him off.
The Crowbar looks for a takedown but Steller sprawls well.
Steller swinging wildly here.
The Crowbar is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Crowbar shoots in for a double leg but Steller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Crowbar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Steller 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!
Steller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Steller working The Crowbar over with strikes.
The Crowbar is looking to control Steller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Crowbar avoid being mounted?
Steller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Crowbar looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Crowbar trying to control but Steller postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Steller is nestled in close to The Crowbar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Steller wants to stand up but The Crowbar has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crowbar moves into full guard.
The Crowbar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steller stands up from The Crowbar's guard - Steller perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Crowbar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steller.
The Crowbar slips under a jab.
The Crowbar shoots for a takedown but Steller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Steller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Crowbar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Steller is working away from the top position though.
The Crowbar tries to get to full guard but Steller has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Steller.
Steller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The Crowbar taking some punishment here, with Steller in his half guard.
Steller stands up and beckons The Crowbar to join him on the feet.
The Crowbar dives in and grabs Steller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steller pushes down on The Crowbar's head and hops out.
Steller checks the leg kick.
Steller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Crowbar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Crowbar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steller misses with a double jab.
The Crowbar shoots for a takedown but Steller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris The Crowbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crowbar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Crowbar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Steller swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Steller as he connects with a hook.
Albert Steller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Crowbar backs up against the cage.
Steller works the jab nicely.
Steller connects with a looping right hand.
Steller misses with a series of wild punches.
Steller stalks The Crowbar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Crowbar's face. The Crowbar staggers backwards, shaken.
Steller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Crowbar has Steller up against the cage in a clinch.
Steller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Crowbar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Chris The Crowbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steller is trying to break the clinch but The Crowbar has him pressed against the cage.
The Crowbar breaks the clinch.
The Crowbar dodges the punch combination from Steller.
Steller throws a series of punches but The Crowbar avoids them all with ease.
Steller lands a two punch combo.
The Crowbar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steller shoots in for a double leg but The Crowbar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Crowbar misses with a few strikes there.
Steller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Crowbar tries to clinch up but Steller circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Steller.
The Crowbar avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Steller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steller 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Steller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Audrius Polinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Machida has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Audrius Polinski's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Audrius Polinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Renato Machida!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Polinski is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Polinski.
Polinski tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Polinski wants to clinch.
Machida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Polinski tries to avoid it but Machida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Polinski to the ground. Polinski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Polinski wants to clinch.
Polinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Polinski defends it nicely.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polinski tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Polinski is looking to clinch.
Polinski moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Polinski connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Renato Machida has been cut.
A knee to the head by Polinski.
Polinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machida has Polinski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Polinski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Audrius Polinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Machida.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski working Machida over with knees to the body.
Machida looks gassed!
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polinski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Polinski.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Polinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polinski.
Polinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Polinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polinski.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polinski.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski connects with a knee to the head.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Polinski working Machida over with knees to the body.
Polinski scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polinski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polinski lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Machida has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Polinski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Polinski lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Polinski stops a takedown attempt from Machida.
Polinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Polinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Polinski tries a knee to the head but Machida blocks it.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Polinski has double underhooks.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Polinski.
Machida goes for a takedown attempt but Polinski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Polinski wants to clinch.
Polinski tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Polinski clinches up with Machida and pushes him back against the cage.
Polinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Polinski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Polinski tries to land a knee to the head but Machida blocks with his arms.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machida drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Machida wants a takedown.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Polinski lands a knee to the body.
Machida is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Polinski working Machida over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski scores a nice knee to the body.
Polinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Machida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polinski smiles and moves away.
Audrius Polinski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polinski wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Audrius Polinski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Machida'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.
Polinski clinches with his opponent.
Machida wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Polinski.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Audrius Polinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Polinski lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Polinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Polinski lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Polinski.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Polinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machida tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Polinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinski lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Machida is trying to break free.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Polinski crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage.
Polinski prevents the takedown attempt.
Audrius Polinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Machida.
Polinski lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Polinski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Polinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Polinski connects with a knee to the head.
Polinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida has Polinski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Polinski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Polinski lands a nice knee to the body.
Machida looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Polinski gets underhooks to prevent Machida's takedown attempt.
Polinski lands a nice knee to the body.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Machida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Polinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Polinski throws an elbow but it misses.
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.
Machida avoiding damage as Polinski throws knees to the body.
Machida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Polinski smiles and moves away.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polinski has managed to clinch.
Polinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Polinski stops a takedown attempt from Machida.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Machida goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polinski prevents it.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polinski lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Polinski landing knees to the head.
Machida goes for a takedown attempt but Polinski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Machida shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polinski wants to clinch.
Polinski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Polinski working Machida over with knees to the body.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
Machida changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Polinski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Polinski moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
Polinski lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Machida tries for a takedown. No joy.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polinski prevents the takedown attempt.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Machida tries for a takedown but Polinski manages to get underhooks.
Polinski lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Polinski landing knees to the head.
Polinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Machida tries to score a body lock takedown but Polinski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Polinski scores a nice knee to the body.
Machida has Polinski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Polinski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Polinski lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
Machida goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polinski prevents it.
Polinski lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Audrius Polinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renato Machida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Polinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polinski tries to clinch up.
Polinski is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machida.
Polinski moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Polinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Polinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Polinski scores with a knee to the head.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Polinski controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polinski stops a takedown attempt from Machida.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
Machida takes an elbow to the temple.
Polinski stops a takedown attempt from Machida.
Audrius Polinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Machida.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
Polinski connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Machida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Knees to the body from Polinski.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Polinski lands a damaging elbow.
Polinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Polinski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Polinski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Machida has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Polinski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machida has Polinski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Polinski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Polinski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polinski lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Polinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Machida can do to turn this around?
Machida is trying to drag Polinski to the mat but Polinski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Polinski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Polinski is looking to clinch.
Polinski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Polinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Audrius Polinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Polinski tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Audrius Polinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polinski tries to close the distance and clinch but Machida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Machida shoots in but Polinski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polinski clinches.
Polinski is pressed up against the cage. Machida has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Polinski down to the mat. Polinski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Polinski scores with a knee to the head.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Polinski lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida jumps guard but Polinski stands there with Machida around his waist. Machida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Audrius Polinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by Polinski.
Machida goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polinski prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Polinski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polinski prevents it.
Polinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Polinski lands an elbow just above Machida 's eye.
Polinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Polinski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Polinski lands a knee to the head.
Machida goes for a takedown in the clinch but Polinski prevents it.
Polinski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Polinski lands a nice elbow.
Polinski landing knees to the body.
Polinski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polinski misses with a knee strike.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Polinski.
Renato Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Machida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polinski gets underhooks to prevent Machida's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Audrius Polinski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Polinski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Audrius Polinski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between datu unsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cuatro vientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). vientos has chosen false pretense as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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164 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, datu unsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, cuatro vientos!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
unsay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
unsay throws a body punch but vientos moves out of range.
unsay lands a slapping body shot.
unsay takes a swing at vientos's ribcage but misses.
vientos fails with a takedown attempt.
unsay lands with a nice body punch.
vientos looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
vientos checks the leg kick nicely there.
unsay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping vientos at a distance.
unsay misses with a low kick.
unsay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
unsay digs a good hook to vientos's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
unsay lands a hook that stumbles vientos back into the cage. unsay follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping vientos to the canvas! unsay pounces and lands several unanswered shots - vientos has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). datu unsay!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seb Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Johnston (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rock Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston has managed to clinch.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Johnston crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnston stalling in the clinch.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnston missing with knees to the body.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnston lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Johnston lands a knee to the body.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnston has double underhooks.
Johnston stalling the fight.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnston keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnston lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Carter is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Johnston landing knees to the body.
Johnston landing knees to the head.
It looks like Seb Carter has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston connects with a knee to the head.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Johnston leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Johnston.
A knee to the head by Johnston.
Johnston stalling in the clinch.
Johnston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnston scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnston stalling in the clinch.
Johnston misses with a knee strike.
Johnston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Johnston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Johnston.
Johnston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnston.
Johnston leaning against his opponent.
Johnston prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Johnston lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
Johnston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Johnston keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carter's defenses.
Carter is trying to break free.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Carter working hard to break the clinch.
Johnston avoiding damage.
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnston prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Johnston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
Johnston has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnston has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter blocks the elbow strike.
Johnston throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnston stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnston working Carter over with knees to the body.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter tries to circle away but Johnston has him pinned against the cage.
Johnston prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
Johnston looking to stall.
Carter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seb Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnston moves out of range of the leg kick from Carter.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnston clinches up against the cage.
Carter tries to break free but Johnston pushes him back against the cage.
Carter can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnston misses with a knee strike.
Johnston leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carter is trying to break free.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Johnston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seb Carter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carter throws a series of punches but Johnston avoids them all with ease.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Johnston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Johnston clinches with his opponent.
Johnston displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carter up against the cage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Johnston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Carter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Johnston.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnston has double underhooks.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Carter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
Johnston tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Johnston slips the punch.
Johnston dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Johnston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Johnston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Johnston moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seb Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two 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.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter misses with a double jab.
Johnston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnston stopping the sweep attempt from Carter.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnston tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Johnston has the dominant position.
Johnston with a knee to the head.
Johnston lands an elbow inside.
Johnston leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnston.
Johnston lands a knee to the head.
Johnston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnston working Carter over with knees to the body.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnston won't allow it.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnston.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston landing knees to the body.
Johnston slows down the pace here.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
Johnston throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Johnston keeps him there for the moment.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter is trying to break free.
Johnston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Johnston lands an elbow that stopped Carter in his tracks for a moment.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnston clinches up against the cage.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Johnston controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnston lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Johnston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seb Carter's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Carter works over Johnston's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice cross by Carter.
Johnston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter looks to land a combination. Johnston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Johnston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston slips under a jab from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter throws a right and a left that Johnston avoids nicely.
Johnston tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnston.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Seb Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnston clinches up against the cage.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two 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.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter tries to circle away but Johnston has him pinned against the cage.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Johnston has the dominant position.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnston has double underhooks.
Johnston prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnston connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Johnston with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnston tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carter's efforts to push away.
Johnston effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter is trying to force a seperation but Johnston has the dominant position.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling the position.
Seb Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Johnston.
Johnston stalling.
Johnston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnston lands a damaging elbow.
Johnston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A bit of stalling here from Johnston.
Johnston scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnston lands a knee to the body.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Johnston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Johnston lands an elbow inside.
Johnston has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johnston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter motions for Johnston to come forward. Carter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnston is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Johnston.
Johnston wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Johnston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch but Carter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Johnston uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rock Johnston.
I've got Johnston 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 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Johnston!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Rosa Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Biggum will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Rosa Rivera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Biggum!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biggum circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Biggum as he checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Rivera swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Rivera.
Pablo Rosa Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggum shoots in for a takedown but Rivera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Biggum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Biggum's hands.
It looks like Tyrone Biggum has been cut.
Rivera misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws out a leg kick but Biggum moves out of range and Rivera only half commits.
Biggum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rivera to the mat! Rivera manages to get full guard.
Biggum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Biggum has managed to get both his arms back between Rivera's legs - danger averted.
Rivera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rivera has his foot on Biggum's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Biggum works his way back into a safe position though.
Rivera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Biggum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Biggum is pushing down on Rivera's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rivera is fighting to maintain full guard but Biggum has managed to sneak the leg through.
Biggum is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rivera!
Biggum with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Biggum manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rivera to take his back!
Rivera tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggum is riding his opponent, not letting Rivera buck him off.
Biggum has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Rivera! Can he survive? No! He's out! Biggum gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyrone Biggum!
Tyrone Biggum is the new bantamweight champion!
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