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LFNC 27 - Caged Warriors PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Hugg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Hugg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Lawrence !
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hugg fails with the takedown.
Hugg tries to clinch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence cracks Hugg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawrence keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body punch from Lawrence .
Hugg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hugg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Hugg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hugg misses with a hook.
Hugg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lawrence swivels and escapes.
Hugg throws a head kick that misses.
Hugg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hugg is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hugg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawrence dances in with a quick combination. Hugg is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Lawrence snaps Hugg's head back. Hugg stumbles backwards against the cage. Lawrence steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Hugg's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Hugg just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Lawrence !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Filmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Filmer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Filmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Barbossa!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filmer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Barbossa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Filmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barbossa wants to get back to full guard.
Barbossa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Filmer.
Filmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barbossa looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filmer uses his free foot to push down on Barbossa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barbossa.
Barbossa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Filmer.
Filmer unloads with some shots from mount but Barbossa bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filmer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Barbossa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Barbossa tries to reverse the position but Filmer maintains control.
Filmer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Filmer avoids the attempt from Barbossa to control.
Barbossa is working to get back to half guard.
Filmer raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Filmer.
Filmer tries to control but Barbossa wriggling away.
Filmer landing strikes from the mount and Barbossa is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filmer looking to finish Barbossa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barbossa!
Barbossa can't escape the position.
Barbossa looks gassed!
Filmer scoring with strikes but Barbossa is staying in there.
Filmer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barbossa is bucking up trying to escape but Filmer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Filmer landing punches.
Barbossa is rocked!
Filmer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Filmer loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Barbossa scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Filmer land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Filmer stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Filmer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Carlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Mack (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 Jay Mack was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Carlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Mack!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson is having none of it.
Carlsson misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
Mack is looking to land body kicks.
Carlsson throws an overhand right that lands on Mack's shoulder, as Mack tries to avoid the shot.
Carlsson looks to land a combination but Mack avoids it well.
Carlsson throws a series of strikes that have Mack backpedaling.
Mack tries to clinch up but Carlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson moves out of range.
Mack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlsson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson is having none of it.
Mack is looking to clinch but Carlsson is avoiding it.
Mack moves away from the strike by Carlsson.
Carlsson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mack tries to avoid it but Carlsson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mack to the ground. Mack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mack's hands.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Carlsson pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Carlsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mack which made him look bad.
Mack staying out of range there.
Mack connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Carlsson to the floor! Mack dives in looking for the finish!
Carlsson is rocked!
It looks like John Carlsson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlsson wants to improve his position but Mack is controlling well.
Oh Carlsson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carlsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mack is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Carlsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Mack missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlsson is concentrating on defense, preventing Mack from advancing position.
Mack wants to stand up but Carlsson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Carlsson gets full guard.
Carlsson is adopting a defensive guard.
Mack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mack wanted to stand there but Carlsson had control of the position.
Mack prevents Carlsson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mack being controlled here momentarily.
Mack won't allow Carlsson to sweep him here.
Mack throwing strikes but missing.
Carlsson pulls Mack in to control the position.
Mack stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack wants to clinch up but Carlsson keeps it at a distance.
Jay Mack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson moves out of range.
Mack is looking to clinch but Carlsson is avoiding it.
Carlsson lands with a nice combination. Mack backs away looking to recover.
Mack scores with a nice head shot.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Carlsson misses with a wild combination.
Mack wants to clinch up but Carlsson keeps it at a distance.
Carlsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Carlsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlsson blocks a head kick by Mack.
A telegraphed right hand from Carlsson misses the target.
Mack is looking to clinch but Carlsson is avoiding it.
Carlsson misses with a straight right.
Carlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson moves out of range.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Carlsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mack circles away quickly and effectively.
Mack thows a body kick. Carlsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carlsson is breathing heavily.
Mack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson is having none of it.
Mack tries a head kick but it misses.
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson is having none of it.
Mack defending well as Carlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Carlsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
Carlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Carlsson moves forwards but Mack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Mack wants to clinch up but Carlsson keeps it at a distance.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Mack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Carlsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mack tries to clinch there but Carlsson circles away.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jay Mack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack tries to clinch there but Carlsson circles away.
Mack tries to clinch there but Carlsson circles away.
Carlsson blocks a head kick by Mack.
Mack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson moves out of range.
Carlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Carlsson throws a nice looking combination but Mack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carlsson throws a shot to the body.
Carlsson misses with a takedown attempt - Mack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Carlsson pushes him off.
Carlsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Mack connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Carlsson to the floor! Mack dives in looking for the finish!
Carlsson trying to hold on to Mack's head to control him but Mack postures up.
Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlsson keeps working.
Mack trying to control from Carlsson's half guard. Carlsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mack wants to stand but Carlsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mack being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carlsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson moves out of range.
Mack tries to clinch up but Carlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack lands a head kick. Carlsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack wants to clinch.
Carlsson misses with an uppercut. Mack saw that one coming.
Carlsson clobbers Mack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlsson connects with a looping right hand.
Carlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mack was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlsson.
Mack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carlsson scores with a punch to the head.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlsson missing with a left hand there. Mack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is looking to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carlsson.
Mack tries to clinch up but Carlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack tries to clinch up.
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlsson.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlsson misses with a hook. Mack ducked under it nicely.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Carlsson pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Carlsson misses.
Mack tries to clinch but Carlsson is having none of it.
Jab by Carlsson.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Carlsson.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Carlsson pushes him off.
Carlsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlsson misses with a double jab.
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.
Carlsson throws a right and a left that Mack avoids nicely.
Carlsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlsson shoots in for a takedown but Mack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mack tries to clinch there but Carlsson circles away.
A cross from Carlsson lands.
Carlsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mack was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlsson.
Carlsson cracks Mack with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carlsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Mack wants to clinch up but Carlsson keeps it at a distance.
Oooh a lovely combination from Mack sends Carlsson down but not out. Mack dives into side control looking to finish.
Carlsson is not content to let Mack control the position.
Carlsson is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mack throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlsson keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Mack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Carlsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlsson digs a good hook to Mack's body.
Mack tries to clinch there but Carlsson circles away.
Carlsson misses the shot to the body.
Mack wants to clinch up but Carlsson keeps it at a distance.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlsson throws a good cross that connects.
A big head kick from Mack and Carlsson is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Carlsson is pulling down on Mack's head. It's preventing any offense from Mack, at least for the moment.
Carlsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mack wants to control from the top but Carlsson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlsson, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlsson trying to control the position.
Carlsson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mack is looking to slow Carlsson down with leg kicks.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack tries to clinch up but Carlsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carlsson misses with a hook.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mack ducks under a wild hook from Carlsson.
A big left from Carlsson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Carlsson misses with a few strikes there.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Carlsson.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Carlsson missing with a left hand there. Mack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mack lunges at Carlsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carlsson's hand.
Carlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Carlsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack wants to clinch up but Carlsson keeps it at a distance.
Mack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mack tries to clinch there but Carlsson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
Mack moves in looking to clinch but Carlsson pushes him off.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mack avoids the body shot from Carlsson.
Carlsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Mack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carlsson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mack tries to sprawl out of it but Carlsson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mack scores with a head kick.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mack.
Mack is looking to clinch.
Carlsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mack's hands.
A big right from Carlsson misses.
Mack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlsson.
Mack wants to clinch.
Carlsson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carlsson closes the distance and clinches up with Mack, looking for a takedown. Carlsson pushes Mack against the cage but Mack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Carlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack misses with a head kick.
Mack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mack is looking to clinch but Carlsson is avoiding it.
Mack tries to clinch there but Carlsson circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mack throws the kick towards the body but Carlsson avoids it.
Mack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mack is looking to clinch.
John Carlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mack.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Mack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mack 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Mack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Aderis (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 Zach Aderis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zach Aderis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aderis slaps away a takedown attempt from Lashley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aderis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lashley's head.
Lashley keeps the fight on the outside.
Aderis misses with a body kick.
Lashley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aderis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lashley takes a step back to recover.
Lashley fails to land the takedown.
Zach Aderis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aderis thows a body kick. Lashley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aderis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lashley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lashley is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lashley wants to stand and escape but Aderis is having none of it.
Aderis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lashley's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aderis.
Aderis wants to stand but Lashley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Aderis is looking to work some ground and pound but Lashley has wrist control.
Aderis wanted to stand there but Lashley had control of the position.
Aderis wants to control from the top but Lashley keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aderis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lashley tries for a takedown but Aderis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lashley keeps the fight on the outside.
Aderis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aderis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two 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.
Lashley decides to pull guard.
Lashley striking off his back but it's not causing Aderis any problems.
Aderis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lashley's guard.
Lashley is trying to control the position but Aderis postures up.
Aderis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aderis throwing strikes from guard but Lashley blocks nicely.
Aderis won't allow Lashley to get back to his feet.
Aderis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aderis scores with a punch to the head.
Lashley takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aderis shoots in but Lashley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Aderis with that takedown attempt.
Aderis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aderis lands a nice looking body kick.
Aderis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lashley.
Aderis throws a sloppy head kick and Lashley moves out of range easily.
Lashley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aderis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Aderis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lashley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Aderis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aderis.
Aderis connects with a nice looking jab.
Aderis tries to clinch but Lashley is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aderis scoring well with a low kick there.
Aderis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aderis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lashley did well to prevent Aderis getting side control.
Aderis tries to stand and escape but Lashley is controlling the position.
Lashley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aderis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashley trying to control from the bottom.
Lashley looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Aderis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Aderis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lashley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aderis avoids it really well and circles away.
Lashley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aderis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lashley is controlling him.
Lashley trying to control but Aderis is working from the bottom.
Lashley wants to pass the guard but Aderis is keeping the position.
Lashley drops back looking for a leg! Aderis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aderis manages to kick Lashley off! Lashley jumps back into Aderis's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aderis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aderis wants to stand up but Lashley is controlling him.
Aderis has his foot on Lashley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lashley works his way back into a safe position though.
Aderis pulls Lashley in close to prevent any damage.
Aderis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lashley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aderis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aderis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aderis throws a head kick but Lashley moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aderis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lashley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aderis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aderis.
Lashley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aderis throws a head kick that half lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aderis.
Aderis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lashley's sensitive parts.
Aderis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aderis scores with a kick to the body.
Aderis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aderis scores with a push kick.
Aderis throws a head kick that half lands.
Lashley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aderis scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aderis lands a two punch combo.
Aderis connects with a solid leg kick.
Aderis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aderis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Aderis.
Aderis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lashley.
Aderis lands with a nice body kick.
Aderis is looking to slow Lashley down with leg kicks.
Aderis lands a head kick!
Lashley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Aderis misses with a head kick.
Aderis lunges at Lashley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lashley's hand.
Aderis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lashley swivels and escapes.
Aderis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lashley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lashley.
Bobby Lashley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Aderis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lashley postures up in Aderis's guard and throws a big left but Aderis blocks it.
Lashley trying to control but Aderis is working from the bottom.
Lashley tries to stand but Aderis is controlling from the bottom.
Aderis wants to stand but Lashley is controlling the position.
Lashley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aderis wants to sweep but no luck.
Aderis is looking to stand up but Lashley isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zach Aderis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lashley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zach Aderis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aderis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lashley.
Aderis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lashley is out of range and Aderis settles back down.
Aderis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lashley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aderis won't be happy with that.
Aderis tries to bench press Lashley off him but Lashley keeps the position.
Lashley lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aderis down.
Aderis tries to bench press Lashley off him but Lashley keeps the position.
Lashley throws an elbow but Aderis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lashley is working to tighten is grip on Aderis's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Aderis has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lashley is really squeezing tight and eventually Aderis passes out! Lashley breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bobby Lashley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chan.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Chan misses its intended target.
Phil Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the head.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Chan moves out of range.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mitchell.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Chan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to de liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Chan.
Chan fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chan counters with a right hand to the body.
Mitchell looks gassed!
Chan shoots in for a double leg but Mitchell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice combo by Chan! Oh, that's hurt him - Mitchell falls to the canvas and Chan follows him into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Chan is working for a guillotine from mount but Mitchell frees his head quite easily.
Chan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chan working for a guillotine from mount but Mitchell is in no mood to give up.
Chan trying to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mitchell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mitchell is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell pushes Chan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mitchell prevents Chan from moving into mount.
Mitchell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Chan is controlling him well.
Chan stands up and beckons Mitchell to his feet.
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.
Chan instigates a clinch.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Chan.
A short body shot lands from Chan as the two fighters clinch.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Knees to the body from Chan.
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but Chan is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Chan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell misses with a double jab
and Chan counters with a right hand to the body.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Chan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chan's head.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chan doesn't seem bothered though.
Chan swinging wildly here.
Chan clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chan swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell darts in trying to clinch
and Chan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chan throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Chan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chan lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses
and Chan counters with a series of strikes. Mitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chan instigates a clinch.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell tries to circle away but Chan has him pinned against the cage.
Chan has Mitchell pressed against the cage.
Mitchell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mitchell as Chan tries to tie him up.
Mitchell is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Jason Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chan throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
A telegraphed right hand from Chan misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands a jab.
Mitchell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mitchell wants to clinch but Chan slips to the side
and Chan counters by clinching up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chan keeps control of Mitchell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chan is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Chan into the cage.
Mitchell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chan wants to stall.
Mitchell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mitchell tries to circle away but Chan has him pinned against the cage.
Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell cracks Chan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mitchell sizes up Chan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mitchell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mitchell.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell punishes Chan's body with a nice straight punch.
Chan wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chan throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Chan counters by clinching up.
Chan manages to break the clinch.
Chan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chan pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chan has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell tries to circle away but Chan has him pinned against the cage.
Chan is pushing Mitchell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mitchell wants to break free but Chan has control.
The referee calls for Chan to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to get back to striking at distance but Chan won't allow it.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chan dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chan rather than just go for the knockout.
Chan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mitchell throws a hook but Chan avoids it easily.
Chan scores with a hook.
Mitchell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitchell swivels and escapes.
Mitchell tries to clinch up
and Chan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phil Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Chan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Chan dominated that second round.
That's time! Chan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Chan lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Chan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chan throws a shot to the body.
Chan gets a clinch.
Chan lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan has a takedown stuffed.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chan scores with a jab. Mitchell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell sizes up Chan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mitchell avoids the head kick by Chan.
Mitchell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell throws a combination. Chan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Chan tries for a takedown but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Mitchell catches Chan right on the button with a cross.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mitchell lands a really nice looking cross but Chan seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Chan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chan shoots for a takedown but Mitchell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitchell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan instigates a clinch.
Mitchell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Chan.
Chan breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phil Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chan.
Chan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mitchell.
Chan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Chan misses with a series of wild punches.
Chan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chan backs up against the cage.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chan counters by clinching up.
Chan lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to circle away but Chan has him pinned against the cage.
Chan looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Chan.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Mitchell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but Chan is controlling him.
Chan lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Chan.
Jason Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the temple.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Chan ducks under and follows up with a left that Chan also avoids with ease.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Chan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Chan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Chan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Stokoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Vrechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vrechi has chosen Hallowed by name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Alex Stokoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Vrechi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Vrechi. No joy for Stokoe on that attempt.
Stokoe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stokoe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vrechi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vrechi fails to land with a series of punches.
Vrechi throws a sloppy head kick and Stokoe moves out of range easily.
Stokoe throws a leg kick which misses Vrechi's front leg but catches the back leg as Vrechi tries to avoid it.
Max Vrechi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrechi has Stokoe up against the cage in a clinch.
Stokoe tries to pull guard but Vrechi won't allow it.
Stokoe is trying to trip Vrechi. He has hold of a leg but Vrechi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stokoe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vrechi wants to stand and escape but Stokoe is having none of it.
Stokoe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stokoe wants to stand but Vrechi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vrechi pushes Stokoe off and gets back to his feet.
Stokoe blocks a head kick by Vrechi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stokoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stokoe throws a right and a left that Vrechi avoids nicely.
Stokoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stokoe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stokoe lands in his opponent's guard.
Stokoe stops Vrechi from standing up.
Vrechi wriggles free and stands up.
Vrechi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stokoe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Stokoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stokoe thows a body kick. Vrechi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vrechi tries to clinch up
and Stokoe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrechi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vrechi tries to clinch there but Stokoe circles away.
Vrechi scores with a jab to the head.
Vrechi tries a head kick but it misses.
Vrechi throws a head kick that misses.
Vrechi leaves Stokoe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vrechi wants to clinch
and Stokoe counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Vrechi.
Vrechi tries for a takedown but Stokoe manages to get underhooks.
Vrechi looks gassed!
Vrechi lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vrechi stalls.
Stokoe is looking to break free of the clinch but Vrechi has double underhooks.
Vrechi tries to land a knee to the head but Stokoe blocks with his arms.
Stokoe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Vrechi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokoe connects with a knee to the head.
Stokoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Vrechi.
Vrechi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stokoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vrechi looking to throw knees to the head but Stokoe is blocking nicely.
Vrechi stalling in the clinch but Stokoe improves position.
Vrechi stops a takedown attempt from Stokoe.
Vrechi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stokoe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vrechi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vrechi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stokoe.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stokoe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vrechi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vrechi misses with a punch on the inside.
Stokoe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vrechi jumps guard and drags Stokoe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stokoe stands and steps away. Vrechi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vrechi tries to clinch there but Stokoe circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stokoe looks to land a combination but Vrechi avoids it well.
Vrechi tries a head kick but it misses.
Vrechi wants to clinch up but Stokoe keeps it at a distance.
Stokoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vrechi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stokoe somewhat.
Vrechi tries to clinch up but Stokoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Vrechi throws a series of punches but Stokoe moves out of range.
Vrechi tries to clinch but Stokoe moves out of range.
Stokoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stokoe misses with a double jab.
Vrechi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vrechi has closed the distance and engaged Stokoe in a clinch.
Stokoe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vrechi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vrechi stalling in the clinch but Stokoe improves position.
Vrechi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stokoe up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Stokoe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stokoe slips a jab and a cross from Vrechi.
Stokoe fails with a takedown attempt.
Vrechi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stokoe misses with a head kick.
Stokoe tries to bum rush Vrechi with a series of wild strikes but Vrechi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vrechi slaps away a takedown attempt from Stokoe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vrechi thuds his shin into the meat of Stokoe's side.
Nice shot lands for Vrechi.
Vrechi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stokoe counters with an outside leg kick.
Vrechi lands a left and a right that send Stokoe crashing to the mat, dazed. Vrechi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stokoe is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vrechi checks a leg kick.
Vrechi throws a sloppy head kick and Stokoe moves out of range easily.
Vrechi tries to clinch there but Stokoe circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrechi moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Vrechi - that landed with a thud.
Vrechi scores with a knee to the head.
Stokoe is looking to control Vrechi's arms but Vrechi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stokoe has his back to the cage.
Vrechi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vrechi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stokoe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stokoe letting Vrechi take a breather here.
Stokoe tries to break the clinch but Vrechi is controlling the position.
Stokoe jumps guard but Vrechi stands there with Stokoe around his waist. Stokoe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Stokoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vrechi looking to throw knees to the head but Stokoe is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vrechi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vrechi cracks Stokoe with a nice body shot.
Vrechi prevents the takedown attempt.
Vrechi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Vrechi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Stokoe to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrechi doesn't manage to clinch there - Stokoe circles away.
Stokoe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vrechi's head.
Vrechi lands a nice shot that snaps Stokoe's head back.
Vrechi scores with a one two! Stokoe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vrechi tries to close the distance and clinch but Stokoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stokoe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vrechi defends it nicely.
Vrechi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stokoe tries to move into range but Vrechi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vrechi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stokoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stokoe tries to keep at a distance but Vrechi has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vrechi working Stokoe over with knees to the body.
Vrechi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrechi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vrechi is looking to clinch but Stokoe is avoiding it.
Vrechi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stokoe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vrechi circles away.
Vrechi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alex Stokoe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vrechi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vrechi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vrechi decides to stand up.
Vrechi throws a looping overhand right but Stokoe ducks down to avoid it.
Vrechi tries to clinch up.
Stokoe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vrechi finds it's way round the side to connect with Stokoe's head.
Vrechi rushes Stokoe and presses him up against the cage.
Vrechi manages to break the clinch.
Vrechi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Vrechi misses
and Stokoe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stokoe gets a clinch.
Stokoe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vrechi throws a head kick that misses.
Stokoe shoots in for a takedown but Vrechi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vrechi misses with a head kick.
Vrechi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stokoe if he has to take too many more of those.
Stokoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vrechi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stokoe somewhat.
Vrechi is looking to clinch.
Vrechi misses with the combination.
Vrechi looks to land a combination but Stokoe avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stokoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vrechi clinches but Stokoe breaks the clinch
and Stokoe counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Vrechi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stokoe lands a high kick!
Stokoe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Vrechi throws a hook to the side of Stokoe's head but Stokoe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vrechi tries to clinch but Stokoe moves away
and Stokoe counters with a nice leg kick.
Vrechi misses with the combination.
Vrechi tries a head kick but it misses.
Stokoe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vrechi counters by moving into the clinch.
Stokoe lands a right hand.
Stokoe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Stokoe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vrechi doesn't seem phased though.
Stokoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vrechi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vrechi duly obliges.
Vrechi misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Vrechi. No joy for Stokoe on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stokoe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vrechi wants to clinch but Stokoe slips to the side
and Stokoe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stokoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokoe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vrechi cracks Stokoe with a nice body shot.
Stokoe letting Vrechi take a breather here.
Stokoe managing to block the knees to the body from Vrechi.
Vrechi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stokoe prevents it.
Stokoe manages to break the clinch.
Vrechi throws a head kick that misses
and Stokoe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stokoe looking to stall.
Vrechi landing knees to the body.
Vrechi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vrechi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vrechi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vrechi leaves Stokoe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vrechi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stokoe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vrechi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from Vrechi does no damage.
Vrechi wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokoe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vrechi swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Stokoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vrechi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vrechi throws a head kick but Stokoe moves out of range.
Stokoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vrechi is looking to clinch but Stokoe is avoiding it.
Stokoe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vrechi throws a wild body kick that Stokoe sees coming a mile off.
Stokoe looks for a takedown but Vrechi sprawls well.
Vrechi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stokoe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vrechi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Vrechi stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrechi is looking to clinch but Stokoe is avoiding it.
Vrechi wants to clinch.
Vrechi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stokoe.
Stokoe slips a jab and a cross from Vrechi.
Stokoe lands a head kick. Vrechi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vrechi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vrechi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stokoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stokoe lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Stokoe. No joy for Vrechi on that attempt.
Stokoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vrechi, pushing him back against the cage.
Stokoe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vrechi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stokoe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vrechi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vrechi wants to clinch but Stokoe slips to the side
and Stokoe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vrechi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vrechi lands a head kick!
Stokoe throws a head kick but Vrechi moves out of range.
No joy there for Vrechi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stokoe takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vrechi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stokoe working aggressively here.
Vrechi looking to stall.
Vrechi has a couple of punches blocked by Stokoe.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Vrechi.
Well Vrechi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Vrechi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Mantle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mclean comes into the arena with Oasis - F**king in the bushes blaring out of the sound system. Lenny Mclean has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Mclean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Mantle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean swats away the attempt to clinch by Mantle.
Mantle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mantle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Craig Mantle has been cut.
Mantle tries to close the distance and clinch but Mclean swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mclean bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Mantle! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mantle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mclean chips away with some ground and pound.
Mclean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mantle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mantle is trying to control the position but Mclean postures up.
Mclean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mantle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mantle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mclean controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclean throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mantle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mclean looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mantle can't keep his opponent in guard - Mclean advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mclean prevents Mantle from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mclean in particular looking to stall.
Mantle looks gassed!
Mclean throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mantle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mclean.
Mclean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mclean is nestled in close to Mantle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclean thows a huge punch but Mantle dodges it nicely.
Mclean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mantle's head.
Mantle should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mclean winds up and cracks Mantle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mclean is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mclean misses with a head shot. Mantle uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mantle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mclean controls the pace.
Mclean looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclean controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lenny Mclean just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mclean catches Mantle napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Mantle to the canvas!
That has opened up Craig Mantle's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mclean controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mclean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mclean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mclean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Mclean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Mantle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mantle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The cut above Craig Mantle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mclean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mantle ducks straight into an uppercut from Mclean and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mantle manages to regain guard straight away.
Mantle is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Mantle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lenny Mclean!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finn has chosen Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Finn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn keeps the fight on the outside.
Finn keeps the fight on the outside.
Mayhem gets a clinch.
Mayhem lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mickey Finn has been cut.
Mayhem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Finn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Finn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Finn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem won't allow Finn to pass to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Finn connects with a nice short shot to Mayhem's temple.
Finn wants to take a breather but Mayhem is having none of it.
Finn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem wants to control but Finn is keeping busy.
Mayhem on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Finn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mayhem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem is trying to stand up here but Finn is controlling him well.
Mayhem keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayhem is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Finn pulls his head out easily.
Finn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Finn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Finn prevents Mayhem from standing back up.
Mayhem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finn.
Nice strikes from Finn there.
Finn lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Finn lands a nice short elbow.
Finn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mayhem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Finn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Finn wants to take a breather but Mayhem is having none of it.
Mayhem taking some punishment here, with Finn in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Finn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Finn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mayhem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Finn drops an elbow to the side of Mayhem's head.
Finn slips a nice elbow through Mayhem's hands, connecting with Mayhem's forehead.
Finn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayhem is refusing to be controlled, as Finn sits in half guard.
Finn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Finn works his way into full mount!
Finn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mayhem?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Finn raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like John Mayhem has been cut.
Mayhem is breathing heavily.
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!
Finn tries to control but Mayhem wriggling away.
Mayhem takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Finn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finn landing punches.
Finn with shots to the head and body - Mayhem looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Finn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Finn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finn scores with a jab. Mayhem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Finn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Finn lands with a nice combination. Mayhem backs away looking to recover.
Finn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Mayhem that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Finn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Finn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Finn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mayhem is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finn with shots to the head and body - Mayhem looks very uncomfortable down there.
Finn unloading with bombs!
Finn lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Mayhem is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finn unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mayhem wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Finn celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Finn!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ian Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Novagrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Novagrad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ian Brown's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Novagrad!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Novagrad's defenses.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Novagrad.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown lands with a right hand.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Novagrad breaks from the clinch.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Novagrad.
Brown cracks Novagrad with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Novagrad.
Novagrad looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Jab by Brown.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Novagrad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Novagrad looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Novagrad.
Novagrad misses with a combination
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Novagrad looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown feints and then cracks Novagrad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Novagrad down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novagrad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Novagrad throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Novagrad misses with a straight right.
Novagrad misses the jab.
Novagrad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown lands with a straight right. Novagrad didn't see that one coming.
Brown slips under a jab from Novagrad.
Brown stalks Novagrad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Novagrad's face. Novagrad staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown has Novagrad up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novagrad or not.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Novagrad takes a shot to the head.
Brown lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Novagrad working hard to break the clinch.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novagrad.
Novagrad looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown pushes Novagrad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novagrad.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown has Novagrad pressed against the cage, preventing Novagrad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Novagrad's ribcage. Novagrad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown keeps control of Novagrad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Novagrad wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Brown.
A short right from Brown.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Novagrad wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown has Novagrad pressed against the cage, preventing Novagrad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Novagrad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Novagrad's ribcage. Novagrad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown cracks Novagrad with a nice body shot.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novagrads head.
Brown pushes Novagrad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Novagrad throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Novagrad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Novagrad looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Novagrad misses.
Novagrad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Novagrad swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Novagrad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Novagrad tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Novagrad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Novagrad is breathing heavily.
Novagrad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Novagrad momentarily.
Novagrad tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novagrad misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Novagrad misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Novagrad at a distance.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Novagrad's head.
Brown cracks Novagrad with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Brown.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Brown.
Brown cracks Novagrad with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brown is leaning against Novagrad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Ian Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Novagrad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown gets through Novagrad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown works on Novagrad's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novagrad can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novagrad.
Novagrad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novagrad or not.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Novagrad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown forces Novagrad back against the cage and clinches.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novagrad.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Novagrad's ribcage. Novagrad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown pushes Novagrad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Brown.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Novagrad's ribcage. Novagrad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Novagrad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown pushes Novagrad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown works on Novagrad's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novagrads head.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown gets through Novagrad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Novagrad.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown works on Novagrad's body with a couple of short punches.
Novagrad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown presses Novagrad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown cracks Novagrad with a nice body shot.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Brown.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Novagrad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brown works on Novagrad's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown works on Novagrad's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Novagrad's head.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Novagrad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Novagrad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brown pushes Novagrad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Novagrad has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Novagrad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Brown clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Novagrad punishes Brown's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Novagrad finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Ian Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Novagrad should have avoided that one.
Novagrad throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a right and a left that Novagrad avoids nicely.
Novagrad throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Novagrad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Novagrad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Donk. Brown catches Novagrad right on the button with a cross.
Ian Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Novagrad misses with a looping left.
Brown scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Novagrad is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Novagrad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Novagrad had a free shot at his head there.
Novagrad throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
A big left from Novagrad misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novagrad missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Novagrad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Novagrad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Novagrad misses with a few strikes there.
Novagrad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Novagrad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Novagrad.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown is working Novagrad over against the cage.
Brown digs a right hand into Novagrad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novagrad's gas tank.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pushes Novagrad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Brown.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown is working Novagrad over against the cage.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown presses Novagrad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown lands a left hand.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown works on Novagrad's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Brown.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown digs a right hand into Novagrad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novagrad's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Novagrad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown cracks Novagrad with a nice body shot.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Brown had his way with Alexander Novagrad in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Novagrad misses with a straight right.
Novagrad misses with a wild combination.
Novagrad misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Novagrad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Novagrad doesn't seem phased though.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown rushes Novagrad and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown pushes Novagrad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Novagrad is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Brown is working Novagrad over against the cage.
Brown presses Novagrad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown cracks Novagrad with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Novagrad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown prevents Novagrad from breaking the clinch.
Brown is working Novagrad over against the cage.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Novagrad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown presses Novagrad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown cracks Novagrad with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown presses Novagrad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown gets through Novagrad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Novagrad backwards.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novagrads head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Brown is controlling him.
Brown is working Novagrad over against the cage.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Novagrads head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown lands with a left to the head.
Brown lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ian Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Brown is leaning against Novagrad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown lands a body shot.
Alexander Novagrad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novagrad's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown is working Novagrad over against the cage.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:42
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:42
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Brown!
Ian Brown retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavi D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: mama said knock you out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Brophy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavi D Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
D Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brophy.
D Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
Brophy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A clash of legs there as D Cruz blocks the low kick.
D Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Brophy avoids them all with ease.
D Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
D Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
D Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy misses with a jab, cross combination.
D Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
D Cruz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brophy counters with a two punch combo.
Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy counters with a left and a right that stings D Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
D Cruz misses the shot to the body.
D Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
Brophy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
D Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
D Cruz misses with an uppercut.
D Cruz checks a low kick from Brophy.
D Cruz lands an overhand right.
D Cruz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brophy.
A lazy left from D Cruz finds it's target.
D Cruz lands an overhand right.
D Cruz looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
D Cruz misses with a hook. Brophy ducked under it nicely.
D Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sean Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
D Cruz misses with a straight right.
D Cruz blocks a leg kick.
D Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
D Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brophy sprawls well initially but D Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
D Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz throws a strike but Brophy avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
D Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brophy has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes D Cruz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
D Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
D Cruz tries to clinch up but Brophy circles away and keeps his distance.
D Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by D Cruz there.
Brophy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
D Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by D Cruz.
Brophy throws a series of punches but D Cruz avoids them all with ease.
D Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brophy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from D Cruz.
Brophy moves out of range as D Cruz strikes.
Brophy walks into a straight right hand from D Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Cruz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and D Cruz duly obliges.
Brophy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz misses with a combination
and Brophy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brophy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a looping left.
Brophy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from D Cruz.
D Cruz moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
Brophy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D Cruz manages to avoid it.
Brophy misses with a looping left.
D Cruz moves out of range as Brophy strikes.
D Cruz throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from D Cruz.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Cruz moves away.
D Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brophy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
D Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Brophy misses.
D Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
D Cruz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brophy slips a jab and a cross from D Cruz.
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.
Brophy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Brophy both land. Nice combination.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but D Cruz moved out of range.
D Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
D Cruz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
D Cruz tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from D Cruz.
Brophy lands a nice looking body shot.
D Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
D Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brophy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
D Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Brophy.
D Cruz throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
D Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
D Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brophy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brophy throws a right and a left that both miss.
D Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
D Cruz shoots in for a double leg but Brophy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters circling - D Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Cruz throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
D Cruz misses with a looping right.
Brophy slips under a jab from D Cruz.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brophy moves out of range as D Cruz strikes.
Brophy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
D Cruz stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
D Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
D Cruz tries to clinch but Brophy is having none of it.
D Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from D Cruz.
Good standup being displayed there by Brophy as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brophy misses with a low kick.
D Cruz digs a good hook to Brophy's body.
Brophy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brophy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brophy avoids the body shot from D Cruz.
Brophy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brophy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brophy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
D Cruz throws out a loose jab but Brophy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from D Cruz misses its intended target.
Brophy misses with a double jab
and D Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brophy slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy slips under a jab.
D Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sean Brophy is winning the standup battle so far.
D Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
D Cruz throws a leg kick
and Brophy counters with a one-two to the body.
Brophy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Brophy.
D Cruz swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
D Cruz misses with a double jab
and Brophy counters with a nice leg kick.
Brophy misses with a double jab.
Brophy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brophy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
Brophy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sean Brophy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brophy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
D Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brophy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
D Cruz misses with a straight left.
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Cruz throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Brophy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
D Cruz looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
A jab lands there for D Cruz.
D Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
D Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
D Cruz missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Cruz misses with a combination
letting Brophy counter with a right hand.
D Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
D Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
D Cruz sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
D Cruz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brophy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Brophy to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy misses with a series of wild punches.
D Cruz misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
D Cruz missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy moves out of range of the strikes.
D Cruz sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brophy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brophy throws a right and a left that D Cruz avoids nicely.
Brophy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Cruz.
D Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brophy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brophy looks to land a combination but D Cruz avoids it well.
D Cruz cracks Brophy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xavi D Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy slips a straight right by D Cruz.
Brophy thows a left - swing and a miss!
D Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
D Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brophy counters with an outside leg kick.
Brophy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
D Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brophy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
D Cruz jabs at Brophy's body.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Cruz.
D Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brophy is just out of range.
D Cruz looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
D Cruz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by D Cruz.
D Cruz scores with a hook.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Cruz.
D Cruz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy scores with a punch to the head.
Brophy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt D Cruz.
D Cruz looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy throws a nice looking combination but D Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
D Cruz has Brophy up against the cage in a clinch.
D Cruz keeps control of Brophy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
D Cruz breaks from the clinch.
D Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brophy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from D Cruz.
D Cruz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
D Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brophy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
D Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brophy works over D Cruz's head and body with a nice combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! D Cruz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brophy - the referee stops the clock and D Cruz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brophy. D Cruz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Cruz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brophy lands with a thumping leg kick.
D Cruz looks to land a combination. Brophy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brophy misses with a two punch combination.
D Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
D Cruz throws a hook but Brophy avoids it easily.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Brophy moves out of range.
D Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brophy.
D Cruz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy counters with a three punch combo that has D Cruz backing up. D Cruz nods at Brophy to acknowledge the strikes.
D Cruz throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with the combination.
D Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz digs a good hook to Brophy's body.
D Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brophy wants to slow D Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
D Cruz missing with a left hand there. Brophy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
D Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but D Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a looping right.
Brophy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brophy scores with a three punch combo!
D Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brophy moves away from the strike by D Cruz.
D Cruz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brophy on the side of the head.
Brophy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from D Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for D Cruz.
D Cruz lands with a hook. Brophy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
D Cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
D Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A right-left combo lands from Brophy.
Brophy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice cross by D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a double jab.
Nice jab there from D Cruz.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but D Cruz is out of range.
D Cruz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brophy moves out of range as D Cruz strikes.
Brophy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
D Cruz swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Brophy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brophy clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
D Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Brophy moves away from the strike by D Cruz.
D Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Brophy in a clinch.
D Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Brophy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Brophy misses.
Brophy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. D Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
D Cruz scores with a one two! Brophy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
D Cruz scores with a three punch combo!
D Cruz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
D Cruz swinging wildly here.
D Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
D Cruz misses with a double jab.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy walks into a jab.
D Cruz lands with an uppercut that bounces Brophy off the cage and back into rage.
D Cruz misses with a straight left.
D Cruz looks to land a right hand but Brophy moved out of range.
A jab from D Cruz misses.
D Cruz misses with a looping left.
D Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brophy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brophy slips under a jab from D Cruz.
D Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
D Cruz throws a body punch but Brophy moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for D Cruz. That snapped Brophy's head back.
A big left from D Cruz misses.
Brophy throws the kick towards the body but D Cruz avoids it.
D Cruz tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
The fighters circling - Brophy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Cruz throws a right hand that Brophy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brophy also avoids with ease.
That's two 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.
D Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
D Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick misses from Brophy.
D Cruz is looking to clinch but Brophy is avoiding it.
D Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Brophy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
D Cruz thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
D Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab lands there for D Cruz.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brophy counters with a series of strikes. D Cruz will be more careful next time no doubt.
D Cruz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Cruz.
Brophy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. D Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brophy punishes D Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy dodges the punch combination from D Cruz.
D Cruz throws a sloppy body shot
and Brophy counters with a nice low kick that buckles D Cruz's knee momentarily.
Brophy takes one to the chin there.
Brophy lands a nice leg kick that just misses D Cruz's sensitive parts.
D Cruz misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brophy.
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
D Cruz defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
Brophy scores with the left hand. D Cruz knows he should have avoided that one.
D Cruz misses the jab.
D Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
D Cruz scores with a punch to the head.
D Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
D Cruz misses with a straight right.
D Cruz defending well as Brophy loads up on a big left hand.
D Cruz throws the left hand but Brophy avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and D Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Cruz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brophy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A cross from D Cruz lands.
Brophy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from D Cruz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brophy. D Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brophy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D Cruz.
Brophy slips under a jab.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy counters with a nice body kick.
D Cruz throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
D Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
D Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Brophy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Brophy had his way with Xavi D Cruz in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brophy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brophy.
D Cruz connects with the punch.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. D Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Brophy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that D Cruz can do to turn this around?
Brophy avoids the body shot from D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brophy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on D Cruz. That did some damage!
Brophy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brophy throws a shot from downtown. D Cruz moves away and avoids it.
D Cruz slips a straight right by Brophy.
D Cruz looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Brophy misses with a series of wild punches.
D Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Brophy slips the punch.
Brophy lunges at D Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by D Cruz's hand.
D Cruz takes one to the chin there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jab from D Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
D Cruz looks to land a combination but Brophy avoids it well.
Brophy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
D Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
Brophy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
D Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brophy circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by D Cruz.
Brophy drops his hands momentarily and D Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
D Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
D Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Brophy's head.
D Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
D Cruz throws a jab when Brophy was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
The fighters circling - D Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two 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.
Nice shot by D Cruz.
Brophy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brophy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by D Cruz.
Brophy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brophy misses with a two punch combination.
D Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Brophy.
D Cruz throws a looping overhand right but Brophy ducks down to avoid it.
D Cruz lands with a straight right. Brophy didn't see that one coming.
Brophy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
D Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Brophy counters with a nice uppercut.
Brophy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
Brophy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and D Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from D Cruz finds it's way through Brophy's defenses.
D Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brophy moves away from the strike by D Cruz.
Nice shot by D Cruz.
D Cruz thuds his right hand into Brophy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
D Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
D Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Brophy.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy slips a jab and a cross from D Cruz.
Brophy misses with an uppercut.
D Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brophy.
D Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
D Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sean Brophy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy lands a nice looking body kick.
D Cruz stuns Brophy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
D Cruz staying out of range there.
Xavi D Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brophy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Cruz.
D Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brophy connects with a high kick.
Brophy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
D Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
D Cruz moves out of range as Brophy throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - D Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
D Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Brophy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brophy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Brophy!
Sean Brophy retains his welterweight title!
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