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DFC X-Mas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Diddles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dilaxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jacques Diddles has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jacques Diddles seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacques Diddles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dilaxo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dilaxo circles away.
Dilaxo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Dilaxo. No joy for Diddles on that attempt.
A punch combination from Dilaxo misses.
Diddles closes the distance and clinches.
Diddles tries to pull guard but Dilaxo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Diddles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dilaxo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diddles won't allow it.
Dilaxo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dilaxo is trying to break the clinch but Diddles is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Dilaxo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddles has Dilaxo pressed against the cage, preventing Dilaxo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diddles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dilaxo avoids it.
Diddles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dilaxo walks away with a smile on his face. Diddles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Dilaxo misses.
Diddles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a right hand that Diddles ducks under and follows up with a left that Diddles also avoids with ease.
Diddles shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dilaxo's guard.
Diddles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dilaxo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diddles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Diddles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dilaxo for as long as he can get away with.
Diddles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddles moves in looking to clinch but Dilaxo pushes him off.
Diddles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dilaxo defends well and Diddles ends up having to push Dilaxo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dilaxo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dilaxo leaves Diddles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dilaxo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilaxo stalks Diddles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diddles's face. Diddles staggers backwards, shaken.
Diddles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diddles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilaxo throws a right hand that Diddles ducks under and follows up with a left that Diddles also avoids with ease.
Diddles closes the distance and clinches up with Dilaxo, looking for a takedown. Diddles pushes Dilaxo against the cage but Dilaxo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diddles shoots for a double leg takedown but Dilaxo sprawls well. He's pushed Diddles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Diddles throws an overhand right that lands on Dilaxo's shoulder, as Dilaxo tries to avoid the shot.
Dilaxo stuffs the takedown attempt from Diddles. Diddles gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddles shoots in but no luck this time.
Diddles is breathing heavily.
Diddles shoots and misses
and Dilaxo counters with a left and a right that stings Diddles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diddles just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilaxo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Dilaxo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dilaxo darts in and clinches Diddles up against the cage.
Dilaxo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diddles.
Dilaxo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dilaxo closes the distance and clinches.
Diddles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dilaxo's efforts to push away.
Dilaxo has Diddles pressed against the cage, preventing Diddles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Dilaxo dominated that 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.
Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diddles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dilaxo misses with a double jab.
Dilaxo rushes Diddles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diddles tries to pull guard but Dilaxo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dilaxo gets underhooks to prevent Diddles's takedown attempt.
Diddles is trying to drag Dilaxo to the mat but Dilaxo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Diddles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddles drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diddles is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilaxo breaks from the clinch.
Dilaxo misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Diddles moves out of range.
Diddles is looking to clinch but Dilaxo is avoiding it.
Dilaxo throws a series of punches but Diddles avoids them all with ease.
Dilaxo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diddles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diddles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dilaxo throws a right and a left that Diddles avoids nicely.
Dilaxo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diddles misses with the combination.
Dilaxo is looking to clinch.
Diddles misses with a double jab.
Dilaxo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dilaxo tries to sprawl but Diddles drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diddles in particular looking to stall.
Diddles is looking for a kimura but Dilaxo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diddles to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diddles with the ground and pound but Dilaxo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Diddles decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dilaxo, up you get!
Diddles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilaxo.
Dilaxo tries to bum rush Diddles with a series of wild strikes but Diddles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dilaxo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diddles seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Dilaxo. Those never looked like landing.
Dilaxo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacques Diddles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diddles closes the distance and clinches up with Dilaxo, looking for a takedown. Diddles pushes Dilaxo against the cage but Dilaxo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diddles wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddles fails to land the takedown.
Dilaxo misses with a few strikes there.
Diddles attempts a counter takedown but Dilaxo avoids it well and moves away.
A combination from Dilaxo does no damage.
Jake Dilaxo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dilaxo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dilaxo misses with a wild combination.
Dilaxo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dilaxo throws a nice looking combination but Diddles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jake Dilaxo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diddles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diddles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dilaxo swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diddles darts in looking for a takedown but Dilaxo gets double underhooks and turns Diddles into the cage.
Dilaxo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dilaxo wants it to stay on the feet.
Dilaxo throws a counter combo.
Dilaxo moves into the clinch successfully.
Dilaxo is trying to force a seperation but Diddles has the dominant position.
Dilaxo is trying to break the clinch but Diddles is controlling him.
Dilaxo is trying to break free.
Diddles is looking to control Dilaxo's arms but Dilaxo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diddles has his back to the cage.
Dilaxo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diddles wants to get back to striking at distance but Dilaxo won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diddles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Dilaxo 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! And we move into the final round!
Diddles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diddles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dilaxo is trying to defend but Diddles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dilaxo wants to control but Diddles is keeping busy.
Dilaxo is holding on to half guard well.
Diddles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diddles is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilaxo has his hands clasped together around Diddles's back. He's all about the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diddles works his way into side control.
Diddles 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.
Dilaxo wants to control but Diddles postures up.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dilaxo being controlled for a moment.
Diddles is looking to take a break and control but Dilaxo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dilaxo looking for a sweep but Diddles has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dilaxo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddles looking to control and managing it successfully.
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.
Dilaxo wants to hold on but Diddles pushes him away.
Dilaxo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diddles content just to control the position here.
Jacques Diddles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Dilaxo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dilaxo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diddles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Diddles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dilaxo 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Dilaxo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denzill Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Denzill Jerome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerome throws a head kick that misses.
Nowak fails to land the takedown.
Jerome fails with a takedown attempt.
Nowak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jerome pinned against the cage. Jerome gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jerome fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nowak sprawls well initially but Jerome persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Jerome is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jerome perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jerome seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nowak for as long as he can get away with.
Jerome missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jerome really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jerome is taking a breather. Nowak says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nowak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nowak is looking to improve his position.
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.
Nowak makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nowak fails with a takedown attempt.
Denzill Jerome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Nowak.
Nowak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jerome is trying to stand.
Jerome is trying is best to control the position here.
Nowak slows the pace down in half guard.
Jerome is refusing to be controlled, as Nowak sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jerome misses with a takedown attempt
and Jerome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nowak tries for a takedown but Jerome sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jerome throws a big counter combination but Nowak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jerome shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nowak pinned against the cage. Nowak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jerome stuffs the takedown.
Jerome shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nowak sprawls well. Nowak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jerome gets slowly back to his feet.
Nowak changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jerome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nowak defends well and Jerome ends up having to push Nowak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nowak unleashes a big counter combination but Jerome bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jerome looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jerome shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowak defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jerome will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nowak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Nowak dominated that round.
That's time! Jerome's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nowak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nowak unleashes a big counter combination but Jerome bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nowak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Jerome.
Jerome shoots in but Nowak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jerome keeps the fight on the outside.
Jerome is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nowak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denzill Jerome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowak is looking to clinch but Jerome is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jerome to the ground. Nowak is now in Jerome's guard.
Nowak trying to move into half guard but instead Jerome has managed to sweep!
Jerome controlling from the top position.
Jerome's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jerome won't allow Nowak to get back to his feet.
Jerome seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nowak is trying to control the position but Jerome postures up.
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.
Nowak scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jerome throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nowak was covering up waiting for the punch and Jerome finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nowak is looking to stand back up but Jerome counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nowak.
Jerome is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jerome is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jerome slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerome moves nicely into side control.
Jerome in side control, throwing shots but Nowak defends.
Jerome throws a strike aimed at the side of Nowak's head but Nowak avoids it well.
Nick Nowak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jerome trying to control the position but Nowak is working away.
Jerome content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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.
Nowak manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jerome looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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 Denzill Jerome 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jerome stuffs the takedown attempt from Nowak. Nowak gets slowly back to his feet.
Jerome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nowak defends well and Jerome ends up having to push Nowak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And Nowak tries to counter it with a takedown but Jerome pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Denzill Jerome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jerome or perhaps it was just good defense by Nowak, which made it look bad.
Jerome shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowak defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denzill Jerome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jerome dives in and grabs Nowak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nowak pushes down on Jerome's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jerome circles away.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jerome defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nowak.
Nick Nowak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nowak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jerome's waist but Jerome gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nowak off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jerome tries for a takedown but Nowak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nowak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jerome tries for a takedown but Nowak circles away easily
and Nowak counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jerome scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Denzill Jerome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowak goes for a double leg but Jerome avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jerome continues to drive forward.
Jerome tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nowak defends well and Jerome ends up having to push Nowak into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jerome.
Nowak explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jerome looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nowak is fending him off so far but Jerome persists. Nope, Nowak circles away and we're back to standing.
Nowak tries to counter with a clinch but Jerome shakes him off and moves away.
Nowak shoots in for a takedown but Jerome shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jerome scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nowak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jerome wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jerome controlling the position.
Jerome tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jerome misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nowak wants to get back to his feet but Jerome drags him back down.
Jerome lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerome is trying to get an arm triangle but Nowak is defending well.
Nowak is trying to escape the position but Jerome is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jerome throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jerome 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.
Jerome working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jerome controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Jerome.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nowak stops Jerome from passing to mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jerome shoots in but Nowak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jerome shoots for a takedown but Nowak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jerome fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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 Denzill Jerome.
I think Jerome has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzill Jerome!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyman Kissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Melendez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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130 lbs
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141 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyman Kissell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez looks for a takedown but Kissell sprawls well.
Melendez shoots in and drives through. Kissell sprawls well.
Melendez shoots for a double leg takedown but Kissell sprawls well. He's pushed Melendez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kissell counters with a single leg into guard. Melendez didn't expect that.
Kissell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kissell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kissell lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Melendez's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kissell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Melendez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kissell working away.
Kissell has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Melendez!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kissell content just to control the position here.
Kissell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Melendez's face.
Melendez can't escape the position.
Kissell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kissell controlling from the full mount.
Melendez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kissell with shots to the head and body - Melendez looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Melendez is working hard here to advance position.
Kissell controlling the pace for now.
Kissell lands a big shot there that rocks Melendez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kissell controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kissell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kissell landing strikes from the mount and Melendez is in trouble!
Kissell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kissell controlling from mount.
Melendez is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kissell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Kissell 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.
Kissell looks to land a right hand but Melendez moved out of range.
Melendez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kissell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kissell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Melendez up against the cage.
Kissell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kissell controlling the pace.
Lyman Kissell has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissell winds up and cracks Melendez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kissell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kissell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Melendez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kissell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kissell lands a nice short elbow.
Melendez manages to get to full guard.
Melendez being controlled here, momentarily.
Melendez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melendez's head.
Melendez wants to sweep here but Kissell controlling him for the moment.
Kissell controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez wants to sweep but no luck.
Kissell pushes down on Melendez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kissell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Melendez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Melendez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kissell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Melendez!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissell controlling the pace for now.
Kissell is continuing to stall.
Melendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kissell landing strikes from the mount and Melendez is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyman Kissell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck for Melendez with that takedown attempt.
Melendez fails to land the takedown.
Melendez tries to keep at a distance but Kissell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kissell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kissell is defending well.
Kissell avoiding damage.
Kissell just leaning against Melendez, taking a breather.
Melendez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kissell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kissell slowing the pace effectively.
Kissell has picked Melendez up - he's going for a ride! Kissell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kissell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kissell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kissell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Melendez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kissell tries to pass to full mount but Melendez defends it.
Kissell working Melendez over with strikes.
Kissell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kissell lands a nice short elbow.
Kissell slows the pace down in half guard.
Kissell's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kissell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kissell with good strikes from the mount here!
Kissell controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kissell prevents Melendez from getting the reversal.
Kissell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kissell breaks from Melendez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kissell controlling his opponent.
Melendez taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kissell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Melendez's face.
Kissell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kissell landing shots from mount.
Kissell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kissell controlling the position easily from mount.
Melendez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jesus Melendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyman Kissell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kissell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyman Kissell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kissell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyman Kissell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piere St Piere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Valmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere St Piere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Valmer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piere tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valmer counters with a takedown into side control.
St Piere is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ~T~ Troid - Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
St Piere is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Valmer is controlling him well.
St Piere is not content to let Valmer control the position.
Valmer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Valmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Piere some visible discomfort.
Valmer trying to control the action but St Piere is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valmer blocks the strikes from St Piere.
Valmer trying to control the action but St Piere is working from the bottom.
Valmer prevents St Piere from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Piere takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piere throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
St Piere regains half guard.
Valmer prevents St Piere from standing back up.
Valmer working over St Piere with some ground and pound. St Piere looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valmer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Valmer lands with a punch from half guard.
Valmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Piere tries to kick Valmer off but Valmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
St Piere knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valmer on the ground.
Valmer working the head and body with strikes.
Valmer drops an elbow to the side of St Piere's head.
St Piere is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valmer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valmer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Piere is staying active underneath Valmer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Valmer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valmer is nestled in close to St Piere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet.
Valmer is nestled in close to St Piere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valmer is keen to just control but St Piere is a slippery customer.
Valmer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valmer is nestled in close to St Piere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Valmer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. St Piere doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Valmer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Piere is trying to stand.
St Piere is refusing to be controlled, as Valmer sits in half guard.
St Piere is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valmer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Valmer lands a nice short elbow.
St Piere is trying to stand back up but Valmer is controlling him
St Piere trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valmer trying to control from half guard but St Piere is working away.
Valmer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Valmer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Valmer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Piere pushes Valmer off looking to stand but Valmer dives back in and keeps control.
Valmer winds up and cracks St Piere with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
St Piere is not content to let Valmer control the position.
We've been informed that Valmer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
St Piere looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valmer lands with a punch from half guard.
Valmer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
St Piere tries to kick Valmer off but Valmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valmer is keen to just control but St Piere is a slippery customer.
Valmer is nestled in close to St Piere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Valmer wants to take a breather but St Piere is having none of it.
St Piere tries to kick Valmer off but Valmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Valmer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
St Piere looks like he's trying to stand up.
Valmer lands strikes from half guard.
Valmer trying to control from half guard but St Piere is working away.
St Piere is trying to stand.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valmer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
St Piere flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Valmer lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Valmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
St Piere tries to clinch up but Valmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Valmer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St Piere defends it well.
St Piere tries to clinch but Valmer moves away
and Valmer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet but Valmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valmer works over St Piere with some ground and pound from guard.
St Piere striking off his back but it's not causing Valmer any problems.
Valmer works over St Piere with some ground and pound from guard.
St Piere is looking to stand up but Valmer isn't so interested in that idea.
Valmer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Valmer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of St Piere's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valmer connects with a couple of short punches.
Valmer trying to control but St Piere is working from the bottom.
St Piere throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Valmer scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piere is looking to stand up but Valmer isn't so interested in that idea.
Valmer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Piere tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Piere wants to stand but Valmer is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Valmer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valmer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Valmer stops St Piere from standing up.
St Piere throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Valmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valmer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Valmer scoring with some ground and pound.
St Piere thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Valmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valmer prevents St Piere from getting back to his feet.
Jimmy Valmer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valmer trying to control but St Piere is working from the bottom.
St Piere wants to stand but Valmer is controlling the position.
Valmer trying to control but St Piere is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Piere tries to clinch but Valmer moves out of range.
Valmer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
St Piere wants to clinch but Valmer slips to the side
and Valmer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Valmer distracts St Piere with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valmer wants to control from the top but St Piere keeps moving.
Valmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piere is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valmer is controlling him.
Valmer wants to control from the top but St Piere keeps moving.
Valmer controls from within his opponent's guard.
St Piere is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Valmer is controlling him.
Valmer scoring with some ground and pound.
Valmer wants to control from the top but St Piere keeps moving.
Valmer is in close to St Piere's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Piere has momentary wrist control but Valmer slips an elbow through the middle.
St Piere wants to stand up but Valmer is controlling him.
St Piere trying to control the position.
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.
St Piere has momentary wrist control but Valmer slips an elbow through the middle.
St Piere is looking to stand up but Valmer isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
St Piere tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Piere wants to clinch up but Valmer keeps it at a distance.
St Piere wants to clinch but Valmer slips to the side
and Valmer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Piere on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
St Piere is trying to stand up here but Valmer is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valmer lands with a punch from half guard.
Valmer lands strikes from half guard.
St Piere is trying to stand back up but Valmer is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Valmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
St Piere darts in trying to clinch
and Valmer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valmer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but St Piere does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valmer stops St Piere from getting back to his feet.
Valmer is trying to control. St Piere wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Piere looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Piere looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valmer working the head and body with strikes.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet.
Valmer working St Piere over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valmer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Valmer.
St Piere is trying to stand back up but Valmer is controlling him
Valmer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
St Piere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valmer working over St Piere with some ground and pound. St Piere looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valmer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks St Piere with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Piere keeps working.
Valmer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Well, if Valmer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piere wants to get back to his feet.
St Piere is refusing to be controlled, as Valmer sits in half guard.
Valmer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Valmer drops an elbow to the side of St Piere's head.
St Piere is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Valmer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valmer is keen to just control but St Piere is a slippery customer.
Valmer is working for a kimura but St Piere is defending it quite comfortably.
St Piere looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Valmer connects with a nice short shot to St Piere's temple.
Valmer wants to control but St Piere is keeping him busy.
Valmer working the head and body with strikes.
Valmer is nestled in close to St Piere, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Valmer stops St Piere from getting back to his feet.
Valmer is trying to control the action in half guard but St Piere is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
St Piere wants to stand back up but Valmer manages to pass into side control.
Valmer is looking to take a break and control but St Piere is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Piere is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Valmer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Valmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valmer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Valmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Piere keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valmer working the ground and pound from side control.
Valmer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St Piere some visible discomfort.
Valmer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Valmer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on St Piere's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St Piere wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Valmer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St Piere to see if he's OK.
Piere St Piere has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Piere is trying to buck Valmer off.
Valmer trying to control the position but St Piere is working away.
Jimmy Valmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Piere throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Valmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valmer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Valmer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes to the cage accompanied by Luude - Cortex. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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20
170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pott looking to pass the guard.
Pott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pott 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.
Mitchell wants to stand but Pott is controlling the position.
Pott throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott throws a big right hand that misses.
Pott postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pott content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott won't allow Mitchell to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pott throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
Pott throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pott is in close to Mitchell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pott is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
Pott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
Pott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mitchell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mitchell gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pott keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Mitchell wants to stand up but Pott is controlling him.
Pott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pott is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
Pott throws an elbow that misses. Mitchell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pott's guard. Nice move by Mitchell!
Mitchell won't allow Pott to sweep him here.
Mitchell tries to stand but Pott is controlling from the bottom.
Pott wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mitchell is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell prevents Pott from improving his position.
Mitchell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pott is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mitchell jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Pott dominated that round.
That's time! Pott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pott tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
Pott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mitchell did well to prevent Pott getting side control.
Mitchell pushes Pott off and gets back to his feet.
Mitchell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Pott moved out of range.
Pott shoots in and bounces Mitchell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pott throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet but Pott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.
Pott loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pott prevents Mitchell from getting back to his feet.
Jack Pott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pott wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Mitchell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Pott slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Pott changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to avoid it but Pott manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchell to the ground. Mitchell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mitchell did well to prevent Pott getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pott working over Mitchell with some ground and pound. Mitchell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pott.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pott.
Pott throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Pott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Pott there.
Pott throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Pott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell taking some punishment here, with Pott in his half guard.
Mitchell is rocked!
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pott.
Mitchell is still in real trouble! Can Pott finish him?
Pott thows a huge punch but Mitchell dodges it nicely.
Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses.
Pott stops Mitchell from getting back to his feet.
Pott throws a strike but Mitchell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pott throws a strike but Mitchell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pott tries to get out of the position.
Mitchell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pott misses with a takedown
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott misses with a takedown
and Mitchell counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Pott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Pott shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gregory Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pott shoots in and bounces Mitchell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell pushes Pott off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pott misses with a leg kick
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jack Pott has been cut.
Pott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mitchell taking some punishment here, with Pott in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gregory Mitchell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Pott's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mitchell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchell wants it to stay on the feet.
Pott moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mitchell checks it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pott.
Pott decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mitchell is looking to escape.
Pott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pott throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott drops an elbow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Pott working over Mitchell with some ground and pound. Mitchell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
Pott seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.
Pott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mitchell is trying to stand back up but Pott is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pott thows a huge punch but Mitchell dodges it nicely.
Pott thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've been hearing that Pott has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mitchell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pott scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mitchell is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pott thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pott.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pott.
Pott looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mitchell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Pott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pott lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Mitchell! More strikes land and this one is all over! Pott jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Pott!
Jack Pott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Gregory Mitchell was interviewed post fight and said 'He just got lucky mate.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Eronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Smesman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
199 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Eronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Smesman!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eronen misses with a straight right.
Smesman gets caught flat footed, as Eronen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Eronen wants to control from the top but Smesman keeps moving.
Eronen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smesman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smesman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Eronen looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eronen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eronen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smesman is trying to control Eronen's posture but Eronen avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eronen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eronen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eronen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smesman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eronen wants to control but Smesman is keeping him busy.
Smesman struggling a bit here.
Smesman tries to bench press Eronen off him but Eronen keeps the position.
Smesman told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Eronen working the ground and pound but Smesman is defending the strikes.
Smesman is not content to let Eronen control the position.
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.
Eronen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Eronen looks up at the clock and then as Smesman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Eronen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Smesman can't do much from the bottom here.
Eronen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smesman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Eronen but great work by Smesman.
Eronen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Eronen tries to get to full guard but Smesman has control of the leg.
Eronen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Eronen.
Eronen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eronen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Eronen is on top in guard.
Smesman managing to control the position.
Eronen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eronen wants to control from the top but Smesman keeps moving.
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.
Smesman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smesman is controlling Eronen's posture.
We've been hearing that Eronen has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Eronen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eronen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eronen 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.
Eronen is pushing down on Smesman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smesman is fighting to maintain full guard but Eronen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smesman gets back to full guard.
Eronen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smesman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eronen chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Eronen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Smesman throws a hook to the side of Eronen's head but Eronen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eronen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smesman.
Nice cross by Smesman.
Smesman misses the jab.
Eronen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Eronen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eronen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smesman.
Eronen throws a solid leg kick but Smesman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eronen.
Smesman misses the shot to the body.
Smesman throws a leg kick but Eronen moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Smesman misses the target.
Eronen misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smesman throws a jab but it's blocked by Eronen.
Smesman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eronen moves away.
Eronen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jimmy Smesman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Smesman misses its intended target.
Eronen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Eronen throws a hook but Smesman blocks it.
Eronen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smesman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smesman lands a nice hook to Eronen's body. Eronen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smesman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smesman throws a leg kick but Eronen moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smesman checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Smesman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Eronen moves out of range as Smesman throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Smesman.
Some wild striking there from Smesman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smesman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eronen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eronen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smesman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eronen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eronen throws a head kick but Smesman moves out of range.
Eronen slips a jab from Smesman.
Eronen scores with a jab to the body.
Smesman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eronen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smesman scores with a jab. Eronen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smesman throws a jab but it's blocked by Eronen.
Eronen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eronen blocks a head kick by Smesman.
Smesman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eronen.
Eronen feinted with a counter takedown.
Eronen throws an overhand right that lands on Smesman's shoulder, as Smesman tries to avoid the shot.
Eronen misses with a hook. Smesman ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smesman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eronen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Smesman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eronen clobbers Smesman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smesman throws a body punch but Eronen moves out of range.
Smesman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smesman slips a jab from Eronen.
Smesman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Eronen, pushing him back against the cage.
Smesman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smesman.
Eronen misses with a few strikes there.
Eronen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eronen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eronen moves out of range of the strikes.
Smesman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eronen's head backwards.
Eronen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smesman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smesman takes a swing at Eronen's ribcage but misses.
Smesman scores with a decent looking hook.
Eronen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smesman slips a jab from Eronen.
Smesman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smesman cracks Eronen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eronen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smesman.
Smesman misses with an uppercut.
Smesman is looking to slow Eronen down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Smesman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Smesman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smesman throws a series of punches but Eronen moves out of range.
Eronen takes one to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Smesman misses its intended target.
Smesman lands with a slapping head kick.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smesman misses with a looping right.
Smesman throws a body shot but no joy.
Eronen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smesman throws out the jab.
Smesman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eronen looks to land a right hand but Smesman moved out of range.
Smesman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smesman lands a jab to the nose.
Smesman tries to score with a low kick but Eronen moves his leg out of the way.
Eronen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eronen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smesman.
A little feinted left hand from Eronen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smesman avoids a kick to the body.
Smesman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jimmy Smesman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eronen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smesman manages to avoid it.
Smesman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eronen misses with an uppercut.
Eronen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Eronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smesman looks to land a right hand but Eronen moved out of range.
Smesman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eronen.
Eronen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Smesman misses.
Eronen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Smesman has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eronen throws a head punch that misses.
Smesman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eronen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smesman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Eronen somewhat.
Smesman sizes up Eronen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eronen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Eronen.
Eronen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smesman.
Smesman throws a right hand that Eronen ducks under and follows up with a left that Eronen also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eronen misses with a low kick.
Smesman moves out of range as Eronen strikes.
Eronen looks to land a left hand but Smesman moved out of range nicely.
Eronen misses with a right hand
and Smesman counters with a left to the body.
Smesman closes the distance and pushes Eronen back into the cage.
Eronen tries a body shot but Smesman blocks it.
Smesman is pushing Eronen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smesman misses with a punch to the body.
Eronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smesman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eronens head.
Eronen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smesman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Smesman looks to land a combination but Eronen avoids it well.
Smesman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smesman cracks the inside of Eronen's front leg.
Eronen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smesman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eronen.
Eronen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smesman.
Eronen throwing a counter right hand but Smesman manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eronen shoots in but Smesman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Eronen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smesman misses with a looping right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smesman. That's going to slow Eronen down.
Eronen misses with a hook.
Eronen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smesman.
Smesman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eronen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Smesman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smesman 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Smesman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Nichalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sea Kayak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sea Kayak will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
140 lbs
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19
139 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacoby Nichalos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sea Kayak!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichalos has closed the distance and engaged Kayak in a clinch.
Kayak is trying to break the clinch but Nichalos has him pressed against the cage.
Nichalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kayak backwards.
Kayak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nichalos misses with some punches.
Nichalos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kayak is trying to stall.
Kayak throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayak.
A shot in the inside from Kayak.
Nichalos misses with a body punch.
Nichalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kayak looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Nichalos.
Nichalos gets through Kayak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nichalos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kayak is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kayak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kayak jumps guard and drags Nichalos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kayak striking off his back but it's not causing Nichalos any problems.
Nichalos wants to stand but Kayak is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kayak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nichalos is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nichalos stands up from Kayak's guard - Nichalos perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kayak digs a good hook to Nichalos's body.
Kayak lands a jab to the nose.
Nichalos walks into a left hand.
Kayak staying out of range there.
Kayak has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kayak scores with a jab to the body.
Nichalos moves into the clinch successfully.
Nichalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kayaks head.
Good body shot from Nichalos.
A short uppercut from Nichalos.
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!
Kayak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kayak has a couple of punches blocked by Nichalos.
Nichalos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nichalos tries to work over Kayak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kayak blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayak blocks a body shot from Nichalos.
Kayak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nichalos backwards.
Nichalos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nichalos scores with a shot to the side of Kayak's head.
Nichalos works on Kayak's body with a couple of short punches.
Nichalos tries a body shot but Kayak blocks it.
Nichalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kayak or not.
Nichalos working aggressively here.
Nichalos lands a shoulder strike.
Nichalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nichalos lands a right hand.
Kayak is still on wobbly legs! Can Nichalos finish him?
A short body shot lands from Nichalos as the two fighters clinch.
Nichalos scores with a hook to the body.
Kayak looks winded!
A short right from Nichalos.
Nichalos throws a big uppercut that drops Kayak! More strikes from Nichalos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kayak lies dazed against the cage as Nichalos celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacoby Nichalos!
Jacoby Nichalos is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jacoby Nichalos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosby's entrance music is Hikky Burr. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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27
192 lbs
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Drake!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cosby goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Drake rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cosby's guard! Nice work there by Drake!
Cosby being controlled here, momentarily.
Cosby is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
Cosby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cosby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cosby is on top in guard.
Cosby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drake can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cosby pushes down on Drake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cosby prevents Drake from improving his position.
Cosby tries to pass to full mount but Drake defends it.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
Drake wants to control but Cosby passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby tries to move to mount but Drake blocks the move with his legs.
Cosby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Drake sneaks back into half guard.
Cosby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Drake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cosby works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby trying to control but Drake is having none of it.
Drake keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cosby putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cosby looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cosby manages to capitalize on a mistake by Drake to take his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake misses with a straight left.
Cosby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cosby throws a body kick that misses.
Drake wants to clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up but Cosby circles away and keeps his distance.
Vladimir Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Cosby plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drake throws a right hand that Cosby ducks under and follows up with a left that Cosby also avoids with ease.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cosby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to clinch but Cosby is having none of it.
Drake lands with a hook. Cosby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drake scores with a nice body kick.
Cosby throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cosby ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Cosby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drake sprawls and moves away.
Drake lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Cosby tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cosby closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Cosby pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.
Cosby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cosby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drake.
Cosby blocks a head kick by Drake.
It looked like Cosby was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drake.
Bill Cosby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Cosby's head but Cosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Cosby moves out of range easily.
Drake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCosby.
Cosby looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Drake lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cosby moves out of range of the leg kick from Drake.
Cosby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby with a jab.
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!
Drake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake scores with a nice strike.
Cosby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosby moves away.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cosby tried to counter with a leg kick but Drake avoided it.
Cosby slips a jab from Drake.
Drake misses with a hook
and Cosby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake throws a good cross that connects.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Drake moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Drake misses.
Drake cracks Cosby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cosby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cosby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cosby, pushing him back against the cage.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cosby is trying to pull guard but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Cosby tries to pull guard but Drake holds him up against the cage and eventually Cosby drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Cosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cosby prevents a body shot from Drake.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
Cosby tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby jumps guard but Drake turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Drake.
Drake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Cosby is rocked!
Cosby jumps guard but Drake stands there with Cosby around his waist. Cosby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Oh Cosby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cosby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Cosby has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Cosby seems to have got his legs back now.
Drake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
Drake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cosby tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cosby checks a leg kick.
Cosby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cosby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drake finds it's way round the side to connect with Cosby's head.
Cosby takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake's corner calls for a 1-2. Drake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Cosby drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drake sprawls and moves away.
Cosby looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cosby postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Drake is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cosby, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cosby has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drake has managed to get both his arms back between Cosby's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cosby working a defensive guard here.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cosby has his foot on Drake's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drake works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cosby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Cosby.
Cosby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Cosby has wrist control.
Cosby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drake defends well.
Bill Cosby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cosby tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped Cosby's head back.
Cosby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cosby momentarily.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drake after a bit of a struggle.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cosby backwards.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cosby is trying to pull guard but Drake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Drake digs a right hand into Cosby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cosby's gas tank.
Drake stalling against the cage.
Drake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cosby up against the cage.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Cosby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Cosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Drake!
Vladimir Drake made sure to mention his sponsor, MMA Hype Apparel in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Bill Cosby stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd like to thank my sponsors, "Jello Pudding Pops" and "Quaalude."'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Zavurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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28
169 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamil Zavurov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavurov looks to clinch
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate misses with a wild combination.
Tate misses with a looping right.
Tate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zavurov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Zavurov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zavurov tries to clinch up.
Tate digs a good hook to Zavurov's body.
Zavurov is looking to clinch.
Tate works the jab nicely.
Zavurov darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tate lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
Zavurov blocks an uppercut.
Tate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zavurov stalling.
Zavurov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
Zavurov clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Zavurov avoids it by throwing Tate back against the cage.
Tate lands with a short shot to the head.
Zavurov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tates head.
Zavurov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tate misses with some punches.
Tate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Tate blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Zavurov.
Zavurov is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Zavurov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate cracks Zavurov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tate with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Zavurov clinches up against the cage.
Zavurov lands a left hand.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zavurov blocking some punches.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Tate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zavurov lands a nice uppercut.
Zavurov is trying to pull guard but Tate has him pressed against the cage.
Tate lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zavurov working aggressively here.
Tate blocks an elbow strike from Zavurov.
Tate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tate scores with a shoulder strike.
Zavurov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tate scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov wants to break free but Tate has control.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tate pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Zavurov taking a breather.
Zavurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Zavurov lands a nice uppercut.
Zavurov being controlled against the cage.
Zavurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zavurov as Tate tries to tie him up.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Zavurov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Zavurov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate's elbow.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
Tate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zavurov successfully pulls guard.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Zavurov has wrist control.
Zavurov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zavurov is looking to stand up but Tate isn't so interested in that idea.
Zavurov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zavurov gets to his feet. Tate looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate gets tackled into the cage by Zavurov. Zavurov maintains the clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Zavurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate throws a punch but it's blocked by Zavurov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Tate 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.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zavurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
Tate throwing a counter right hand but Zavurov manages to avoid it.
Zavurov moves into the clinch.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tate blocking some punches.
Zavurov blocks an uppercut.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavurov blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zavurov.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Zavurov.
Tate lands with a left to the head.
Zavurov lands a shot to the body.
Zavurov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov pulls guard.
Zavurov wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate is standing up over Zavurov. Zavurov looks to escape but Tate dives into side control.
Zavurov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tate controls the position from side control.
Zavurov tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Zavurov is trying to buck Tate off.
Zavurov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Paddy Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate is looking to counter punch.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Zavurov's head.
Tate lands with a good body shot.
Tate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zavurov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Zavurov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zavurov.
Zavurov working aggressively here.
Tate lands a shoulder strike.
Tate gets through Zavurov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov manages to pull guard.
Tate looking to pass the guard.
Tate stops Zavurov from standing up.
Tate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zavurov pushes Tate off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate is looking to counter punch.
Zavurov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tate.
Zavurov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate scores with a jab.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zavurov wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Tate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zavurov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zavurov wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tate.
Tate gets tackled into the cage by Zavurov. Zavurov maintains the clinch.
Zavurov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tate to keep the fight standing.
Tate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
Zavurov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zavurov takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tate.
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zavurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
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 Paddy Tate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zavurov wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paddy Tate is winning the standup battle so far.
Zavurov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zavurov tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tate cracks Zavurov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tate throws a jab but it's blocked by Zavurov.
Tate scores with the left hand. Zavurov knows he should have avoided that one.
Zavurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
Tate throws a big counter combination but Zavurov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Zavurov's head.
Zavurov blocks a jab.
Zavurov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zavurov rushes Tate and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Tate.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Tate.
A short right from Zavurov.
Zavurov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zavurov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zavurov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Zavurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zavurov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Zavurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zavurov tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Tate is working Zavurov over against the cage.
Tate lands with a right to the head.
Tate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate gets through Zavurov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zavurov tries to clinch but Tate moves away
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Zavurov has Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Zavurov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Tate.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate blocks an elbow strike from Zavurov.
Zavurov tries to pull guard but Tate holds him up against the cage and eventually Zavurov drops back down to his feet.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Tate.
Zavurov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
Tate working aggressively here.
Zavurov blocking some punches.
Tate lands an uppercut.
Tate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zavurov can do to turn this around?
Tate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zavurov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Zavurov.
Tate prevents Zavurov from breaking the clinch.
Tate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zavurovs head.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zavurov tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the cage.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tate blocking some punches.
Paddy Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zavurov throws a head punch that misses.
Tate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paddy Tate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate blocking some punches.
Zavurov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov taking a breather.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Zavurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Zavurov jumps guard but Tate stands there with Zavurov around his waist. Zavurov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paddy Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shamil Zavurov.
Zavurov is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Tate!
Paddy Tate took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Looseterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo O Donno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donno has chosen Dj Gary Mc - Haunted as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimbo Looseterman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo O Donno!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Looseterman's hands.
Looseterman takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jimbo Looseterman has been cut.
Looseterman throws a body punch but O Donno moves out of range.
Looseterman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Looseterman lands a high kick!
It looks like Aldo O Donno has been cut.
O Donno lands a big head kick that sends Looseterman tumbling to the mat! O Donno takes a step backwards and waves Looseterman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Looseterman is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Donno throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oh Looseterman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Donno throws an overhand right that has Looseterman reeling! O Donno follows up with more punches and Looseterman is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aldo O Donno!
Aldo O Donno is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Aldo O Donno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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