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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russell Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brand might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Russell Brand and Katie Perry. Smiff has chosen New born as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Smiff!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brand.
Smiff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smiff misses with a low kick.
Smiff connects with a single shot there.
Smiff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smiff drops Brand with a beautiful combination! Brand stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smiff is looking for the KO!
Brand is rocked!
Brand fails with a takedown attempt.
Oh Brand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smiff throws a big shot that misses.
Brand really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smiff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brand seems to have got his legs back now.
Smiff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brand in his tracks.
Smiff misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Smiff.
Brand darts in and clinches Smiff up against the cage.
Smiff landing knees to the head.
Smiff manages to break the clinch.
Smiff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smiff throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smiff tries to keep at a distance but Brand has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff breaks from the clinch.
Brand avoids the body shot from Smiff.
Smiff throws a hook to the side of Brand's head but Brand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smiff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brand circles away quickly and effectively.
Brand tries to clinch there but Smiff circles away.
Brand closes the distance and clinches up with Smiff, looking for a takedown. Brand pushes Smiff against the cage but Smiff circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smiff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brand on the side of the head.
Brand ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smiff looks gassed!
Smiff misses with a body shot.
Smiff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brand misses with a takedown attempt - Smiff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Brand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smiff misses with a hook.
No joy there for Smiff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smiff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony Smiff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Brand both land. Nice combination.
Brand thuds his right hand into Smiff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brand feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brand wants to control from the top but Smiff keeps moving.
Brand stands up and waves to Smiff to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand tries to clinch there but Smiff circles away.
Brand doesn't manage to clinch there - Smiff circles away.
Smiff blocks the body kick.
A punch combination from Smiff misses.
Brand closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smiff as Brand tries to tie him up.
Brand misses with an elbow over the top.
Smiff prevents the takedown attempt.
Brand lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brand breaks the clinch.
Brand fails to land the takedown.
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.
Brand blocks a head kick by Smiff.
Smiff misses with a body punch
and Brand counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smiff won't be happy with that.
Smiff wants to control but Brand postures up.
Smiff seems a little lost for a moment, as Brand dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff prevents Brand from improving position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smiff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Brand dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brand is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brand checks a leg kick nicely.
Brand scores with a body shot.
Smiff swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brand holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smiff can't find room to land a body shot as Brand controls the action.
Smiff blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Brand.
Smiff avoiding damage as Brand throws knees to the body.
Smiff misses with a knee to the head.
Brand tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smiff just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand looking for a takedown.
Smiff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brand's efforts to push away.
Brand tries to pull guard but Smiff holds him up against the cage and eventually Brand drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Brand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smiff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brand closes the distance and pushes Smiff back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff manages to break the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brand.
The strikes coming from Brand are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smiff is not content to let Brand control the position.
Smiff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Brand looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smiff wants to control but Brand is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brand.
Brand stalling.
Brand trying to control the action but Smiff is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brand looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brand escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Brand dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Brand fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brand scores with a decent looking hook.
Brand closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smiff circles away.
Smiff lands a jab-cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smiff.
Smiff misses with a kick to the body.
Smiff throws the left hand but Brand avoids the punch easily.
Brand fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Brand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smiff misses with the combination.
Smiff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smiff throws an overhand right that lands on Brand's shoulder, as Brand tries to avoid the shot.
Brand closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brand lands in his opponent's guard.
Brand drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smiff looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smiff looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smiff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand wants to control but Smiff postures up.
Brand tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brand regains half guard.
Smiff is keen to just control but Brand is a slippery customer.
Smiff prevents Brand from improving his position.
Smiff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smiff lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff tries to stand but can't do so whilst Brand controls his leg.
Brand preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Smiff is thwarting Brand's attempts to control the position.
Brand looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smiff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smiff leaves Brand with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smiff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brand counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smiff lands a knee to the body.
Brand jumps into guard, dragging Smiff to the mat.
Smiff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brand keeping moving, preventing Smiff from controlling successfully.
Smiff stopping the sweep attempt from Brand.
Smiff wants to control from the top but Brand keeps moving.
Tony Smiff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smiff looking to sit in guard and control but Brand gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Russell Brand.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brand, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Brand!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Dragonforce- heroes of our time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Bob!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Bob does no damage.
No joy there for Bova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob misses with a double jab
and Bova counters with a shoot takedown. Bob fights it but they end up in guard.
Bob working for a triangle but Bova defends it easily.
Bob escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bova stands and steps away. Bob gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bob misses with a combination
and Bova counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bova blocks a head kick by Bob.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bova.
Bob rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bova lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Bob closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova dodges the punch combination from Bob.
Bova has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bob.
Bova has a takedown stuffed.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bova shoots in for a double leg but Bob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bova stuffs the takedown.
Bob lunges at Bova with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bova's hand.
Bova fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bova slips under a jab from Bob.
No joy there for Bob, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Bob.
William Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws a wild body kick that Bova sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova gets a clinch.
Bova manages to pull guard.
Bova not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bob gets to his feet - Bova follows without any prompting.
Bob misses with a combination
and Bova counters with a big head kick but Bob shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bova fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Bova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bova is breathing heavily.
Bob throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bova counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bob fails with the takedown
and Bova counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bob!
Bob squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bova takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bob is desperately trying to improve his position but Bova has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova wants to control the pace but Bob is squirming around nicely.
Bob working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bova controlling the pace for now.
Bob gets back to half guard.
Bob is pressing down on Bova's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bob looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bova defends it easily.
Bob wants to stand up but Bova is controlling him.
Bova stands up over Bob, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bob looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bob keeping moving, preventing Bova from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob has his feet on Bova's thighs here. He's pushed Bova off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bova screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Bob!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and max payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova comes to the cage accompanied by I came to bring the pain!. Tony Bova has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, max payne!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
payne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bova sprawls well. Bova wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. payne gets slowly back to his feet.
payne gets the takedown into side control.
Bova is trying to control payne's posture but payne avoids it.
Bova tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but payne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bova takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bova striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
payne decides to stand back up.
payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
payne throws a head kick but Bova moves out of range.
payne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bova avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
payne fails with the takedown.
Tony Bova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of max payne.
payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Bova is just out of range.
payne tries to clinch but Bova is having none of it.
Bova takes a kick to the side of the head.
payne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
payne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bova to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bova might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bova is working payne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bova has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
payne has his foot on Bova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bova works his way back into a safe position though.
Bova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
payne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bova distracts payne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bova throws a strike but payne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
payne is looking to stand up but Bova won't let him.
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.
Bova trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
payne preventing the sweep.
Bova strikes from his own guard.
payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Bova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
payne passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bova wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
payne decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
max payne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bova shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
payne fails with the takedown
and Bova counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bova.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
payne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova tries to free his leg and advance position but payne is retaining full guard.
payne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
payne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bova is looking to work some ground and pound but payne has wrist control.
Bova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bova scoring with punches to the head and body.
payne pushes Bova off and gets back to his feet.
payne tries for a takedown but Bova circles away easily
and Bova counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for payne!
payne is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova landing strikes from the mount.
payne is trying to stand.
Bova dominating with strikes here.
Bova raining down shots from the mount!
payne tries to hold on but Bova postures up.
Bova unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Bova.
Bova throws some wild stikes that payne manages to avoid easily.
payne is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns payne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Bova.
payne is trying desperately to improve position.
Bova connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
payne is rocked!
Bova in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
payne is still in real trouble! Can Bova finish him?
Bova unloads with some vicious shots from mount and payne wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bova celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bova!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TONY THOMPSON (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amanda Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amanda Munroe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TONY THOMPSON!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Amanda Munroe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munroe shoots in and bounces THOMPSON off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
THOMPSON looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Munroe won't allow THOMPSON to sweep him here.
Munroe tries to free his leg and advance position but THOMPSON is retaining full guard.
THOMPSON could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
THOMPSON avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munroe wants to control from the top but THOMPSON keeps moving.
Munroe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. THOMPSON is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
THOMPSON with a lazy takedown attempt
and Munroe counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends THOMPSON down! Munroe is looking to finish but THOMPSON is intelligently defending himself.
Munroe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Munroe trying to control but THOMPSON is working from the bottom.
Munroe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munroe stands up and waves to THOMPSON to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
THOMPSON misses with a takedown
and Munroe counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple THOMPSON!
THOMPSON is rocked!
THOMPSON is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munroe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Munroe lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh THOMPSON is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munroe is going oldschool here, as he tries to force THOMPSON to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so THOMPSON shrugs it off.
THOMPSON seems to have got his legs back now.
Munroe takes THOMPSON's back.
Munroe is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Munroe is trying to stick to THOMPSON's back but THOMPSON is turning into Munroe. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Munroe's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by THOMPSON.
Munroe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
THOMPSON 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.
Munroe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in THOMPSON's guard.
Munroe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munroe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of THOMPSON's head.
THOMPSON keeping full guard, as Munroe tries to pass.
Munroe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Munroe wants to pass the guard but THOMPSON is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munroe drops back, looking for a kneebar! THOMPSON looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. THOMPSON looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from THOMPSON!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amanda Munroe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
THOMPSON has his takedown stuffed
and Munroe counters with a one-two to the body.
THOMPSON shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Munroe counters with a left to the body.
Munroe connects with a superb combination that knocks THOMPSON out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Munroe before he can land any more shots to the unconscious THOMPSON!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Amanda Munroe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying David's choice of entrance music: Craig David - Rise and Fall. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig David!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoolander scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zoolander tries to advance to mount but can't.
Zoolander working the ground and pound but David is defending the strikes.
Zoolander is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. David is trying to escape and Zoolander transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and David is forced to tap! Nice work there by Zoolander! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Zoolander!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abekula Malelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic's entrance music is Russian National Anthem. A fine choice. Malelei has chosen Broken, beat & scarred - Metallica as his entrance music. Nicolai Demikovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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295 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Abekula Malelei!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malelei's corner calls for a 1-2. Malelei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
Nicolai Demikovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malelei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demikovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malelei was well out of range. Poor timing from Demikovic.
Demikovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Demikovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Demikovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malelei has his hands on Demikovic's head, controlling the position.
Demikovic throwing strikes from guard but Malelei blocks nicely.
Demikovic trying to control but Malelei is working from the bottom.
Demikovic 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malelei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Demikovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demikovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malelei is keeping the position for now.
Demikovic is working hard here to advance position.
Malelei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demikovic.
Malelei keeping moving, preventing Demikovic from controlling successfully.
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.
Malelei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Demikovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Malelei is retaining full guard.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Malelei keeps moving.
Demikovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malelei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Malelei misses with a looping right.
Malelei rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demikovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demikovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Abekula Malelei has been cut.
Malelei moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Demikovic is looking to clinch but Malelei is avoiding it.
Malelei throws a series of punches but Demikovic moves out of range.
Demikovic ducks under a wild hook from Malelei.
Malelei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demikovic slips under a jab.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malelei as he avoids it easily.
Malelei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malelei as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Demikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Demikovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Malelei cracks Demikovic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Demikovic throws a body punch but Malelei moves out of range.
Malelei throws a left that rocks Demikovic and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Malelei dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Demikovic regain composure!
Demikovic is rocked!
Malelei decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Malelei displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demikovic.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Malelei sprawls well. Malelei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Demikovic gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malelei misses with a double jab
and Demikovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Malelei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Malelei manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abekula Malelei dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malelei lands the left hand.
Nicolai Demikovic's cut is getting worse.
Demikovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malelei avoids it really well and circles away.
Malelei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demikovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demikovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Demikovic darts in trying to clinch
and Malelei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demikovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Malelei counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demikovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nicolai Demikovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demikovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic with a poor takedown
and Malelei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicolai Demikovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolai Demikovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malelei cracks Demikovic with a big right hand and Demikovic goes down!
Oh Demikovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malelei wants to get up but he can't break Demikovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malelei sitting in guard here, content to control.
Demikovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Malelei stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A jab from Demikovic misses.
Demikovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malelei counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malelei connects with the punch.
Malelei scores with a jab.
Jeez, Nicolai Demikovic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Demikovic walks straight into a right hand from Malelei - that's dropped him! Malelei jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Demikovic from any more punishment! Demikovic complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abekula Malelei!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dax Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Black Flood Diesel - Lost Cause blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
289 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dax Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a double jab.
Hawkins stalks Nelson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nelson's face. Nelson staggers backwards, shaken.
Hawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawkins connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Hawkins.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Nelson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nelson missing with a left hand there. Hawkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nelson.
Nelson takes a little break here. Hawkins wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Nelson trying to control the action but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins prevents Nelson from improving position.
Hawkins trying to remain calm as Nelson controls from the top position.
Hawkins is trying to buck Nelson off.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Hawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nelson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawkins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nelson advances to full mount.
Nelson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Nelson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hawkins has worked his arm free - good work by Hawkins!
Nelson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hawkins is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Nelson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hawkins prevents Nelson from improving position.
Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawkins, who protects the arm well.
Hawkins wants to control but Nelson postures up.
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 Brad Nelson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nelson dodges the punch combination from Hawkins.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
A punch combination from Hawkins misses.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hawkins as he avoids it easily.
Nelson clobbers Hawkins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Hawkins throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nelson.
Hawkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hawkins defends it nicely.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Hawkins connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Dax Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawkins but Hawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hawkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab, jab by Hawkins - just one landing.
Nelson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hawkins was covering up waiting for the punch and Nelson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nelson stands and throws Hawkins's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawkins, who protects the arm well.
Nelson tries for a kimura but Hawkins is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries for a kimura but Hawkins is defending well.
Hawkins can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nelson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nelson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Hawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson working away.
Nelson working the strikes but Hawkins uses the opportunity to regain half 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.
Nelson wants to take a breather but Hawkins is having none of it.
Nelson stops Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Hawkins wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Hawkins is defending well.
Nelson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawkins lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Hawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brad Nelson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hawkins cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nelson is defended easily by Hawkins.
Nelson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hawkins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Nelson slips the punch.
Hawkins scores with a nice strike.
Hawkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nelson.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawkins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawkins wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins shows good takedown defense.
Nelson staying out of range there.
Hawkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hawkins throws the left hand but Nelson avoids the punch easily.
Hawkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawkins tries to avoid it but Nelson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawkins to the ground. Hawkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nelson.
Nelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Hawkins is keeping the position.
Nelson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nelson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawkins is keeping the position for now.
Nelson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hawkins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nelson has Hawkins in his guard.
Hawkins wanted to stand there but Nelson had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working for a triangle but Hawkins defends it easily.
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawkins trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Dax Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hawkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brad Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nelson has his feet on Hawkins's thighs here. He's pushed Hawkins off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hawkins screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brad Nelson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tito cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannes Vaulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cruz comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Vaulen has chosen I Love Norwegian Country as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
155 lbs
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26
165 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, tito cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Johannes Vaulen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vaulen punching from the bottom.
cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vaulen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. cruz is working away from the top position though.
cruz thows a huge punch but Vaulen dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cruz wants to pass to mount but Vaulen is defending the position.
cruz is working hard here to advance position.
cruz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vaulen!
cruz punching from mount but Vaulen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
cruz prevents Vaulen from getting the reversal.
cruz landing shots from mount.
cruz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruz with shots to the head and body - Vaulen looks very uncomfortable down there.
cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
cruz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vaulen turns into him and now he's in cruz's guard.
Vaulen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vaulen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
cruz wants to sweep here but Vaulen controlling him for the moment.
cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaulen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Vaulen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vaulen lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cruz looking to control.
Vaulen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vaulen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vaulen lands a couple of elbows.
cruz is rocked!
Vaulen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vaulen postures up and lands a big shot to cruz's brow.
Oh cruz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaulen postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! cruz covers up, he's hurt! Vaulen keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Vaulen and the ref steps in to end the fight! Vaulen can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johannes Vaulen! Johannes Vaulen retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes to the cage accompanied by Hit the Lights by Metallica. Davis has chosen Deicide - as his entrance music. Mickey Henson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henson throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Henson lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henson. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis gets a takedown into half guard.
Henson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
Henson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Henson wants to get back to full guard.
Henson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davis's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Henson manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Henson is trying to stick to Davis's back but Davis is turning into Henson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Henson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Davis.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson 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.
Henson is really struggling to control Davis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henson throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Davis sprawls well initially but Henson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Henson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henson's back!
Davis lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Henson to escape the position.
Davis loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Henson hold on?
Davis is striking from the back but Henson escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Henson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henson has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henson trying to control the position here.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henson's head.
Davis throws a strike but Henson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Henson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Davis trying to control the position.
Henson lands a couple of digs.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henson defends it nicely.
Henson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Davis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Henson's waist but Henson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Henson tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis with a poor takedown
and Henson counters with a nice body shot.
Henson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Henson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Henson does no damage.
Henson throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Henson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Henson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davis blocks a leg kick.
Henson gets a takedown into half guard.
Henson wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to improve his position but Henson is controlling well.
Davis wants to control but Henson passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face as Henson controls the position.
Davis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henson's best efforts.
Henson winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davis sees it coming and defends easily.
Henson lands with a punch from half guard.
Davis is staying active underneath Henson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henson thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Davis trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davis.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Henson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Henson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henson postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis punching from mount but Henson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Davis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Davis avoids the attempt from Henson to control.
Davis throwing strikes but Henson bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
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.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henson is adopting a defensive guard.
Davis distracts Henson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Davis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henson is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Henson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Henson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Henson tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Henson!
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Henson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Henson tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henson tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
Henson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Henson trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
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. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Henson's temple.
Davis looks to land a strike but Henson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Henson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis throwing strikes here but Henson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Henson wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Davis looking to finish with strikes here!
Henson tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Henson bucks and avoids them well.
Henson taking shots to the head.
Henson gets back to half guard.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Henson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Henson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henson is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis throwing shots but Henson is blocking nicely.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Davis.
Davis postures up in Henson's guard and throws a big left but Henson blocks it.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Henson blocks nicely.
Henson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Henson is proving a slippery customer.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis keeping full guard, as Henson tries to pass.
Henson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis is trying to control the position but Henson postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Henson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davis is pulling down on Henson's head to control his posture.
Henson won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Henson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Henson lands a couple of elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davis holds on and takes a little breather.
Henson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Henson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Henson trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Henson looks up at the clock and then as Davis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Henson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis fails to land the takedown.
Good shot there by Henson.
Henson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Henson cracks Davis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Henson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davis hang on?
Henson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henson avoids the attempt from Davis to control.
Henson working for a guillotine from mount but Davis is in no mood to give up.
Henson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henson is working for a guillotine from mount but Davis frees his head quite easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Davis can't escape the position.
Henson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Davis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Davis tries to hold on but Henson pushes him away.
Henson is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Davis is looking to get to half guard.
Davis tries to hold on but Henson postures up.
A nice elbow there by Henson.
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.
Henson avoids the attempt from Davis to control.
Henson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davis?
Henson looking to finish Davis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davis!
Davis is in a horrible position here. Henson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Henson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis is looking to get to half guard.
Henson is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Davis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Henson trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Henson working Davis over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
Davis trying to control but Henson postures up.
Davis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Davis.
Henson postures up.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henson is one step ahead there.
Henson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Henson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
Henson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henson parries the strikes from Davis easily there. Davis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henson to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Davis is working Henson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Davis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Henson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Henson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Henson tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Henson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Henson trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Henson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Henson's back!
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 Mickey Henson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
Henson is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Henson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Henson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davis hang on?
Henson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis is desperately trying to improve his position but Henson has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Davis wants to hold on but Henson pushes him away.
Henson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Henson landing shots from mount.
Davis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Henson is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Henson lands a big elbow.
Davis wants to hold on but Henson pushes him away.
Henson lands a nice shot to the head.
Henson working Davis over with strikes here.
Antonio Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henson landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson breaks from Davis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Davis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Henson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis wants to improve his position but Henson is controlling well.
Henson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis trying to control but Henson postures up.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henson wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Henson wants to free his trapped foot but Davis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis manages to get to full guard.
Henson won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henson.
Davis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
Davis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Henson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis looking to control.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henson.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Henson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henson has control of Davis's left arm, preventing Davis from doing any damage.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henson controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Henson.
I think Henson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Mickey Henson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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