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G.F.C 9 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sam miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and koroko durraatty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for sam miguel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sam miguel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, koroko durraatty!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miguel slaps away a takedown attempt from durraatty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
miguel tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from miguel lands but durraatty takes it in his stride.
durraatty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? miguel is fending him off so far but durraatty persists. Nope, miguel circles away and we're back to standing.
miguel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. durraatty is trying to defend but miguel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
miguel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for durraatty to stand up.
durraatty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and miguel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for durraatty!
sam miguel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of koroko durraatty.
durraatty wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by miguel.
miguel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as durraatty is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
miguel throws some wild stikes that durraatty manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel throwing strikes here but durraatty is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
miguel landing punches.
miguel controlling from mount.
miguel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
miguel looking to ground and pound but durraatty is blocking nicely.
miguel throws some wild stikes that durraatty manages to avoid easily.
miguel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of durraatty's face.
durraatty looks gassed!
durraatty wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
durraatty is squirming around, avoiding miguel's attempts to control the action.
miguel raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
miguel content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, miguel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
miguel misses with a head shot.
miguel lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
durraatty wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by miguel.
miguel looking to control and managing it successfully.
miguel cracks durraatty with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
miguel scores with a couple of good head shots there.
miguel unloads with some shots from mount but durraatty bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sam miguel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
miguel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming durraatty to the mat! durraatty manages to get full guard.
miguel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
miguel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
durraatty has his takedown stuffed
so miguel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
durraatty wants to get back to his feet but miguel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
miguel gets to his feet - durraatty follows without any prompting.
miguel moves into range and clinches up with durraatty.
miguel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but durraatty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
durraatty is breathing heavily.
miguel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
miguel lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel pulls guard.
durraatty is fighting to break miguel's control of his arms but miguel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
miguel wants to get back to his feet but durraatty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
miguel controlling durraatty's posture.
miguel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
miguel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now miguel is on top in guard.
miguel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
miguel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
miguel jumps guard and drags durraatty to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
miguel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
miguel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in durraatty's guard.
durraatty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
miguel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
durraatty wants to stand up but miguel is controlling him.
miguel stands and steps away. durraatty gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
miguel tries to clinch up but durraatty circles away and keeps his distance.
miguel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. durraatty did well to prevent miguel getting side control.
durraatty pushes miguel off looking to stand but miguel dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
miguel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed durraatty's head.
miguel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
miguel wants to work for an arm triangle but durraatty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
miguel has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, durraatty works to full guard.
sam miguel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
miguel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sam miguel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
durraatty with a lazy takedown attempt
and miguel counters with a takedown into side control.
miguel wants to control but durraatty is keeping him busy.
durraatty trying to remain calm as miguel controls from the top position.
miguel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
miguel has taken the fight to the clinch.
miguel stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miguel fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on miguel - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
miguel is looking to break free of the clinch but durraatty has double underhooks.
miguel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that durraatty can do to turn this around?
durraatty being controlled against the cage.
miguel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
durraatty keeps the fight in the clinch, despite miguel's efforts to push away.
miguel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
miguel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as durraatty walks away with a smile on his face. miguel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sam miguel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
miguel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but durraatty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
durraatty has his takedown stuffed
and miguel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in durraatty's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
miguel trying to control the position from guard on top but durraatty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
miguel controlling from the top position.
miguel is looking to stand up but durraatty won't let him.
miguel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as durraatty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
durraatty is looking to stand back up but miguel counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by durraatty.
miguel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
miguel stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows durraatty to get to his feet.
miguel doesn't manage to clinch there - durraatty circles away.
miguel rushes durraatty and presses him up against the cage.
miguel has durraatty pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
durraatty misses with a knee strike.
miguel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
miguel looking for a takedown.
durraatty with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
durraatty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
durraatty tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
miguel has had enough of the clinch but durraatty keeps him there for the moment.
miguel fails to pull guard.
durraatty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
durraatty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but miguel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
durraatty looking to throw knees to the head but miguel is blocking nicely.
koroko durraatty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sam miguel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
miguel tries to pull guard but durraatty won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
sam miguel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well miguel 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sam miguel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stewart kingsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manson Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kingsley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Faith No More/Boo-Ya Tribe - Another Body Murdered . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stewart kingsley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manson Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kingsley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dixon pinned against the cage. Dixon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dixon misses with the combination.
kingsley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dixon throws out the jab.
Manson Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
kingsley swings for the body but Dixon moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from kingsley.
kingsley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dixon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dixon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Dixon feints and then cracks kingsley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow kingsley down.
kingsley shoots and misses
so Dixon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stewart kingsley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
kingsley tries to clinch up
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
kingsley tries for a takedown but Dixon circles away easily
and Dixon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dixon stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
kingsley tries for a takedown but Dixon circles away easily
and Dixon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
kingsley is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dixon decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
kingsley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dixon looks to land a combination. kingsley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
kingsley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dixon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
kingsley gets caught flat footed, as Dixon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dixon drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dixon as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! kingsley screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dixon! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Manson Dixon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between carl conditt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). carl conditt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, carl conditt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a takedown but conditt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
conditt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
conditt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
conditt wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
conditt is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
conditt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as conditt sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
conditt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. conditt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
carl conditt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Gracie.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
conditt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing conditt from controlling successfully.
conditt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, conditt has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Gracie looks gassed!
conditt wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
conditt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
conditt trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie working for a triangle but conditt defends it easily.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. conditt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
conditt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing conditt from controlling successfully.
Gracie keeping full guard, as conditt tries to pass.
Gracie working for a triangle but conditt defends it easily.
conditt wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but conditt defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
conditt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
conditt throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. conditt stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by conditt!
Gracie takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bench press conditt off him but conditt keeps the position.
conditt stands up and beckons Gracie to his feet.
conditt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
conditt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of conditt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take conditt's back!
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
conditt trying to control the action but Gracie just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy conditt right now.
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 carl conditt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
conditt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
conditt gets to mount! Gracie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
conditt looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but conditt has a good base and remains in mount.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
conditt wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
conditt can't keep his opponent in guard - Gracie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
conditt gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
conditt looking for a sweep. Not yet conditt, not yet.
conditt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. conditt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
conditt pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. conditt is keeping the position for now.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but conditt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has conditt in his guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing conditt from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
conditt gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and conditt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. conditt lands a nice short elbow.
conditt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gracie wants to improve his position but conditt is controlling well.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
conditt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, conditt has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
conditt trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
conditt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
conditt pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
conditt is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but conditt pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from conditt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
conditt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
conditt is looking to advance position but Gracie won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
carl conditt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie shoots and misses
and conditt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing conditt from controlling successfully.
conditt controlling from the top position.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
conditt trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
conditt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
conditt looking to pass the guard.
conditt wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but conditt pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
conditt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. conditt is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gracie.
conditt trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to get back to full guard but conditt takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie tries to improve his position but instead conditt has taken his back!
conditt controlling the position well here. Gracie rolled but conditt kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gracie staying busy and making it hard for conditt to control.
conditt throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
conditt is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into conditt. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in conditt's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Gracie is pushing down on conditt's leg trying to pass to half guard. conditt is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
conditt is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from conditt as he works his way to full guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. conditt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pushing down on conditt's leg trying to pass to half guard. conditt is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
conditt has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but conditt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking to advance position but conditt won't allow it.
Gracie is working for a kimura but conditt is defending it quite comfortably.
conditt is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renzo Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well conditt 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 Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between cyril grenfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, cyril grenfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George St Piere!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piere changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. grenfield looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Piere working the strikes but grenfield uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
St Piere prevents grenfield from improving his position.
St Piere is trying to control. grenfield wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Piere throwing shots but grenfield is blocking nicely.
St Piere stops grenfield from getting back to his feet.
grenfield holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
St Piere is thwarting grenfield's attempts to control the position.
grenfield wants to get back to full guard but St Piere has mounted him!
grenfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Piere wants to control the pace but grenfield is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piere goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now grenfield is on top in guard.
St Piere is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Piere wants to improve his position but instead grenfield has moved into half guard.
St Piere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Piere has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. grenfield is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
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. grenfield connects with a nice short shot to St Piere's temple.
St Piere trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but grenfield manages to pass to mount!
St Piere keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
grenfield pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
St Piere wants to hold on but grenfield pushes him away.
grenfield has hold of St Piere's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St Piere manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piere is desperately trying to improve his position but grenfield has a good base and remains in mount.
grenfield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
St Piere keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St Piere wants to hold on but grenfield pushes him away.
St Piere is desperately trying to improve his position but grenfield has a good base and remains in mount.
grenfield tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Piere keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St Piere is squirming around, avoiding grenfield's attempts to control the action.
grenfield controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Piere tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
cyril grenfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
St Piere shoots in for a double leg but grenfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
grenfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
grenfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and grenfield wants it to stay on the feet.
grenfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
cyril grenfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Excellent takedown into side control there by grenfield.
St Piere tries to improve position but can't.
A control attempt from St Piere but he's now mounted!
St Piere is looking to improve his position but grenfield isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piere wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
grenfield is controlling the position but St Piere somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
grenfield takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
grenfield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
grenfield keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
grenfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Piere is trying to get back to full guard.
St Piere is pressing down on grenfield's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
grenfield is looking to advance position but St Piere has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
St Piere tries to control but grenfield wriggling away.
grenfield looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards St Piere.
grenfield looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
grenfield is covering up but some of the strikes from St Piere are getting through and doing damage.
St Piere looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
I really don't envy grenfield right now.
St Piere struggling to keep hold of the position.
grenfield wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
grenfield is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if St Piere gets his way!
St Piere is trying to control but grenfield is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
St Piere prevents grenfield from getting the reversal.
St Piere lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
St Piere with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Piere lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St Piere punishing his opponent with strikes.
grenfield is desperately trying to improve his position but St Piere has a good base and remains in mount.
St Piere cracks grenfield with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Piere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
grenfield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
grenfield lands a takedown into guard.
St Piere wants to sweep here but grenfield controlling him for the moment.
St Piere is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as grenfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Piere not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
grenfield is stalling in the full guard.
St Piere trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
grenfield trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Piere's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
grenfield slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Piere tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Piere can't do much from the bottom here.
St Piere is trying to get back to half guard.
St Piere is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
St Piere is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of grenfield's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take grenfield's back!
St Piere softening up his opponent with strikes here.
grenfield trying to control but not successfully.
grenfield is keeping busy.
St Piere keeps control of the position as grenfield tries to break free.
St Piere is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. grenfield is defending well though. St Piere let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
grenfield rolls, trying to escape but St Piere keeps control of the position.
A lull in the action here.
grenfield manages to reverse the position and now he's in St Piere's guard. Nice work there by grenfield.
St Piere is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and grenfield defends well.
St Piere controls grenfield momentarily but grenfield frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
grenfield preventing the sweep.
grenfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Piere is working an open guard so grenfield takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Piere closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
grenfield is not content to let St Piere control the position.
St Piere lands a nice forearm strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George St Piere.
I think St Piere has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Piere!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason MacDougal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDougal comes into the arena with Scotland the Brave blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason MacDougal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacDougal swivels and escapes.
MacDougal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. O Malley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
MacDougal trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacDougal controlling from the top position.
MacDougal stops O Malley from standing up.
O Malley wants to sweep but no luck.
MacDougal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
MacDougal chips away with some ground and pound.
MacDougal looking to sit in guard and control but O Malley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
MacDougal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if MacDougal tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of MacDougal is proving hard to escape from.
O Malley looking to pass the guard.
MacDougal pulls O Malley in close to prevent any damage.
O Malley tries to stand but MacDougal is controlling from the bottom.
MacDougal looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Malley wants to stand but MacDougal has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
MacDougal wants to sweep here but O Malley controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacDougal gets the takedown into side control.
O Malley regains half guard there - taking advantage of MacDougal's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
MacDougal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is looking for a sweep. MacDougal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacDougal wants to free his trapped foot but O Malley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
MacDougal passes the guard and advances to mount!
MacDougal cracks O Malley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacDougal controlling the pace for now.
MacDougal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Malley is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDougal wants to control but instead O Malley manages to regain half guard.
MacDougal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
MacDougal works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason MacDougal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Malley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacDougal fails with the takedown.
MacDougal tries for a takedown but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
O Malley lands a nice looking kick to the body. MacDougal takes a step back to recover.
MacDougal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? O Malley is fending him off so far but MacDougal persists. Nope, O Malley circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason MacDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Malley closes the distance and clinches up with MacDougal, looking for a takedown. O Malley pushes MacDougal against the cage but MacDougal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Malley tries to close the distance and clinch but MacDougal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Malley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MacDougal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in O Malley's guard now.
MacDougal trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom.
MacDougal is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because O Malley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Malley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and MacDougal defends well.
O Malley being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
MacDougal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
MacDougal trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom.
MacDougal landing with the ground and pound.
MacDougal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason MacDougal just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
MacDougal shoots in for a double leg but O Malley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! MacDougal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from O Malley - the referee stops the clock and MacDougal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says O Malley. MacDougal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
MacDougal closes the distance and clinches up with O Malley, looking for a takedown. MacDougal pushes O Malley against the cage but O Malley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MacDougal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MacDougal is looking to clinch.
MacDougal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
MacDougal trying to control the position but O Malley is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MacDougal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but O Malley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Malley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDougal advances to full mount.
O Malley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
O Malley tries to reverse the position but MacDougal maintains control.
MacDougal cracks O Malley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacDougal punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacDougal landing punches.
MacDougal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
MacDougal tries to control but O Malley wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason MacDougal dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Malley tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacDougal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Malley throws a lazy head kick
so MacDougal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Malley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacDougal trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
MacDougal is looking to stand up but O Malley won't let him.
MacDougal content to stall in guard here.
MacDougal seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down O Malley for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDougal trying to control but O Malley is working from the bottom.
MacDougal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MacDougal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Malley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacDougal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Malley's guard.
O Malley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacDougal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
MacDougal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
MacDougal trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to stand and escape but MacDougal is having none of it.
MacDougal throwing strikes from guard but O Malley blocks nicely.
MacDougal wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice inside leg kick there by O Malley. That's going to slow MacDougal down.
O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacDougal shoots in looking for a takedown. O Malley tries to sprawl out of it but MacDougal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Malley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacDougal swats away the attempt to clinch by O Malley.
MacDougal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Malley counters with a two punch combo.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and MacDougal moves out of range easily.
MacDougal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason MacDougal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Malley has his takedown stuffed
and MacDougal counters with a shoot takedown. O Malley fights it but they end up in guard.
MacDougal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
O Malley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley keeping moving, preventing MacDougal from controlling successfully.
O Malley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst MacDougal is controlling him.
MacDougal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
MacDougal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
MacDougal closes the distance and clinches up with O Malley, looking for a takedown. MacDougal pushes O Malley against the cage but O Malley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason MacDougal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacDougal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason MacDougal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MacDougal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason MacDougal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Hardy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daryl Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward swinging wildly here.
Ward throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
Hardy shoots in but no luck this time.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Ward saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ward tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy shoots for a takedown but Ward saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daryl Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardy.
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up with Ward, looking for a takedown. Hardy pushes Ward against the cage but Ward circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ward is looking to clinch.
Hardy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ward is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy shoots in looking for a takedown. Ward tries to sprawl out of it but Hardy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ward manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ward clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward stalling.
Ward tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ward taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ward working Hardy over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ward.
Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Ward.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Ward circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardy fails with the takedown.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Hardy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ward sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardy somewhat.
Hardy avoids the head kick by Ward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Ward has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hardy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ward fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Ward sprawls well.
Hardy looks gassed!
Ward displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
Ward misses with a two punch combination.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ward as he avoids it easily.
Daryl Ward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Hardy being controlled against the cage.
Ward looking to throw knees to the head but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Ward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ward fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Ward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ward prevents it.
Ward slowing the pace effectively.
Ward breaks from the clinch.
Ward closes the distance and clinches.
Ward slows down the pace here.
Ward gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward breaks the clinch.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Ward sprawls well.
Ward is looking to clinch.
Ward keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ward has managed to clinch.
Ward lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ward landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Ward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ward clinches with his opponent.
Ward breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ward.
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but Ward has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Ward dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ward throws a head kick that misses.
Ward rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ward breaks the clinch.
Ward stuffs the takedown.
Ward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardy wants a takedown.
Ward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daryl Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardy.
Ward tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy shoots in for a double leg but Ward sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ward has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Ward with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy is breathing heavily.
Ward gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ward.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ward putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ward scores with a hook to the body.
Ward lands a knee to the head.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ward scores a nice knee to the body.
Ward misses with a knee strike.
Ward working Hardy over with knees to the body.
Ward slowing the pace effectively.
Ward pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ward.
Ward lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ward avoiding damage.
Ward connects with a knee to the head.
Ward landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ward comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ward dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ward scores a nice knee to the body.
Ward escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ward moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward lands an elbow that stopped Hardy in his tracks for a moment.
Ward working Hardy over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ward.
Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardy counters with a three punch combo that has Ward backing up. Ward nods at Hardy to acknowledge the strikes.
Ward moves into range and clinches up with Hardy.
A knee to the head by Ward.
Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ward clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the cage.
Daryl Ward has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ward lands with a short shot to the head.
Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ward.
Ward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ward looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Ward shows good takedown defense.
Ward throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
Ward is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ward swinging wildly here.
Hardy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ward is fending him off so far but Hardy persists. Nope, Ward circles away and we're back to standing.
Ward fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward lands a knee to the head.
Ward unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ward digs a right hand underneath Hardy's ribcage. Hardy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daryl Ward dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ward throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hardy tries to clinch up but Ward circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Ward slowing the pace effectively.
Ward gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hardy.
Ward working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Ward.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardy looks for a takedown but Ward sprawls well.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ward as he avoids it easily.
Daryl Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Hardy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ward gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ward tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardy avoids it.
Ward breaks the clinch.
Ward throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ward misses with a wild combination.
Ward closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ward is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ward.
Ward stalling.
Hardy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ward gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ward lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ward lands an elbow inside.
Ward breaks from the clinch.
Ward gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy looking for a takedown.
Ward has Hardy pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ward.
Ward manages to break the clinch.
Ward tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Ward has managed to clinch.
Ward stops a takedown attempt from Hardy.
Stalling in the clinch from Ward.
Ward cracks Hardy with a nice body shot.
Come on Ward - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ward lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Ward to work.
Ward breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ward closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy drops back looking for a leg! Ward is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ward manages to kick Hardy off! Hardy jumps back into Ward's guard.
Ward wants to stand up but Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dan Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daryl Ward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daryl Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ward, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daryl Ward!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between denis opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and that guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). denis opal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to that guy's chin.
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22
135 lbs
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20
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, denis opal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, that guy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
opal misses with a head kick.
opal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. opal showed some decent athleticism there.
guy wants to improve his position but opal is controlling well.
guy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
guy trying to control but opal postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
guy looking for submissions off his back.
opal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
guy works his way to full guard. Good work.
guy wants to sweep here but opal controlling him for the moment.
opal passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
guy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but opal pulls his head out easily.
guy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but opal manages to pass to mount!
guy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
guy is trying desperately to improve position.
guy throwing hammer fists to the chest of opal. What's that going to do exactly?
opal with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by opal.
opal blocks guy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
guy is desperately trying to improve his position but opal has a good base and remains in mount.
opal trying to control but guy is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy is looking to get to half guard.
opal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as guy is looking to escape.
guy tries to hold on but opal postures up.
guy tries to reverse the position but opal maintains control.
opal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
opal is working for a guillotine from mount but guy frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
guy tries to improve his position but instead opal has taken his back!
opal working for the choke.
opal is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. guy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
guy is trying to get back to his feet but opal has full control of the position and if anything, guy has just worked his way into a worse spot.
opal controlling well, preventing guy from escaping the position.
guy covers up after that shot from opal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
guy is trying to stand back up.
guy tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
opal is trying to stick to guy's back but guy is turning into opal. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in opal's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by guy.
guy is looking to work some ground and pound but opal has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
opal gets a clinch.
opal prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
guy stops a takedown attempt from opal.
guy looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
denis opal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
opal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
guy letting opal take a breather here.
guy has opal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. opal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
guy tries to pull guard but opal holds him up against the cage and eventually guy drops back down to his feet.
opal manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
guy throws and elbow that misses. opal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in guy's guard. Nice move by opal!
guy is looking to stand up but opal isn't so interested in that idea.
opal slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
guy has his foot on opal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. opal works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
opal tries to free his leg and advance position but guy is retaining full guard.
guy trying to strike off his back.
opal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
opal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. guy is keeping the position for now.
guy striking off his back but it's not causing opal any problems.
opal won't allow guy to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
guy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says opal as he avoids it easily.
denis opal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of that guy.
opal drives through and clinches with guy against the cage.
opal stops a takedown attempt from guy.
opal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
opal fails with an attempt to clinch.
opal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows guy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
opal is controlling guy's posture.
guy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
opal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. guy defends it easily.
opal wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
guy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
guy tries to free his leg and advance position but opal is retaining full guard.
guy is in close to opal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
guy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
opal wants to stand up but guy is controlling him.
opal keeping moving, preventing guy from controlling successfully.
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.
guy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
guy with a nice head shot there.
opal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
guy throwing strikes from guard but opal blocks nicely.
guy passes opal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
guy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, opal has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
opal tries to roll over but guy keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but that guy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
opal trying to stall but guy improves his position.
guy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. opal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
opal goes for a takedown in the clinch but guy prevents it.
opal prevents the takedown attempt.
guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and opal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for guy!
denis opal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of that guy.
guy tries to reverse the position but opal maintains control.
guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
opal working guy over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
guy is looking to get to half guard.
opal with good strikes from the mount here!
guy is desperately trying to improve his position but opal has a good base and remains in mount.
opal trying to control but guy is having none of it.
guy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
guy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
guy shoots and misses
and opal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by opal.
guy working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy wants a takedown but no success here.
opal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. opal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
denis opal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
opal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
guy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and opal dives on top into guard.
guy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead opal passes into half guard.
opal controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
guy is looking to improve his position.
guy is controlling opal's trapped leg to prevent opal from advancing to side control.
guy is trying to control but can't.
opal is keen to just control but guy is a slippery customer.
guy wants to improve his position but opal is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with opal in particular looking to stall.
guy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
guy is not content to let opal control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by opal or perhaps it was just good defense by guy which made him look bad.
guy shoots and misses
and opal counters with a single leg into guard. guy didn't expect that.
guy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
guy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. opal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
opal pushing down on guy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
denis opal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well opal 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... denis opal!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bert Ernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bert Ernie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Ernie sprawls well.
Thomas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ernie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ernie actively working from the bottom here.
Thomas works his way into full mount!
Thomas cracks Ernie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thomas prevents Ernie from getting the reversal.
Thomas blocks Ernie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Thomas avoids the attempt from Ernie to control.
Ernie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thomas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas with shots to the head and body - Ernie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ernie can't escape the position.
Ernie is working hard here to advance position.
Thomas controlling the pace for now.
Thomas prevents Ernie from getting the reversal.
Thomas tries to control but Ernie wriggling away.
Ernie tries to lock up and control but Thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ernie working to try and regain half guard.
Thomas is stalling here but it's allowed Ernie to get half guard.
Ernie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ernie tries to get out of the position.
Thomas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thomas wants to pass to mount but Ernie is defending the position.
Ernie wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
Ernie is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
Ernie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ernie taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
Ernie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas wants to work for an arm triangle but Ernie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thomas pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ernie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Thomas counter with a right hand.
Ernie fails with the takedown
and Thomas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thomas.
Thomas stands up over Ernie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ernie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernie has a closed guard, preventing Thomas from standing up.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Ernie keeps moving.
Ernie 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.
Ernie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bert Ernie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ernie, up you get!
Thomas gets a takedown into half guard.
Thomas looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ernie wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ernie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas wants to control but Ernie is keeping him busy.
Ernie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas wants to stand but Ernie has his arm trapped.
Thomas working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ernie manages to get back to half guard.
Ernie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas is just content to waste time from the top position. Ernie takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ernie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Thomas connects with a couple of short punches.
Ernie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas defends it easily.
Thomas wants to stand but Ernie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ernie keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ernie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ernie wants to pass to mount but Thomas is defending the position.
Thomas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Thomas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thomas gets full guard.
Ernie tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Ernie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Thomas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ernie, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ernie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernie has an active guard here but Thomas has managed to pass into half guard.
Ernie looking for submissions off his back.
Ernie tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but Ernie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thomas to get the leverage.
Ernie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ernie looking for a guillotine here but Thomas defends easily.
Thomas content to stall in guard here.
Ernie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ernie working for submissions but it's allowed Thomas to get to half guard.
Ernie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Thomas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thomas thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ernie stands up over Thomas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Ernie tries to pass.
Ernie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thomas looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thomas looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thomas!
Thomas scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ernie is not content to let Thomas control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas landing a few strikes.
Ernie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thomas's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ernie looking for submissions off his back.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ernie is looking to control Thomas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ernie avoid being mounted?
Thomas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ernie wants to get back to full guard but Thomas has passed into side control.
Thomas punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to control but Ernie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ernie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thomas looking to finish Ernie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ernie!
Ernie is working to get back to half guard.
Ernie regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ernie actively working from the bottom here.
Thomas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Ernie is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
Thomas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ernie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thomas pulls his head out easily.
Ernie tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Thomas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Thomas.
Ernie is refusing to be controlled, as Thomas sits in half guard.
Ernie wants to control the action here but instead Thomas manages to pass to full mount!
Ernie tries to lock up and control but Thomas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Thomas.
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.
Thomas with a couple of short strikes.
Thomas with shots to the head and body - Ernie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thomas controlling his opponent.
Paul Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ernie throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ernie swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ernie is looking to improve his position but Thomas isn't that keen on the idea.
Ernie wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas prevents Ernie from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Thomas really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thomas darts in and clinches Ernie up against the cage.
Ernie looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Thomas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thomas is working for takedown but Ernie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ernie tightens his grip and picks Thomas up, before dumping him to the ground. Thomas manages to land in guard.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Ernie pushes down on Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ernie thows a huge punch but Thomas dodges it nicely.
Thomas is looking to control Ernie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thomas avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to improve his position but Ernie is controlling well.
Ernie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thomas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ernie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ernie's back!
Thomas is hanging on to Ernie's back as he tries to escape.
Ernie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Thomas stands up and beckons Ernie to join him on the feet.
Thomas pushes Ernie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernie gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ernie is looking for a kimura here.
Ernie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Thomas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ernie misses with a head shot. Thomas uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but Ernie is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Ernie from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ernie manages to get himself to full guard.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Ernie keeps moving.
Thomas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ernie, up you get!
Ernie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ernie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ernie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thomas is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thomas and Ernie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ernie trying to control here.
Ernie flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
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. Thomas connects with a nice short shot to Ernie's temple.
Ernie trying to get back to full guard but Thomas takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ernie is working to get back to half guard.
Thomas has hold of Ernie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ernie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ernie tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bert Ernie will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ernie misses with a takedown
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Ernie was not able to check.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ernie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ernie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ernie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thomas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Ernie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ernie.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ernie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thomas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ernie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ernie turns into him and now he's in Thomas's guard.
Thomas working a defensive guard but Ernie passes into half guard.
Ernie is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
Thomas is trying to stand back up but Ernie is controlling him
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.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back.
Ernie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ernie stalling away here and it's allowed Thomas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ernie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ernie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernie wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.
Thomas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bert Ernie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Thomas.
Ernie looking for a takedown.
Thomas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ernie.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Ernie holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
Ernie prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thomas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ernie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ernie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ernie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ernie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ernie prevents Thomas from getting back to his feet.
Ernie throws a big right hand that misses.
Ernie advances position into side control!
Ernie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Ernie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thomas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Thomas! Paul Thomas retains his bantamweight title!
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