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Highland Games 166 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pluto Myles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrick Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Myles comes to the cage accompanied by Gardenia - Kyuss. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pluto Myles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrick Head!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Myles throws an overhand right that lands on Head's shoulder, as Head tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Head, as that shot connected.
Head swings for the body but Myles moves out of range.
Head takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Head throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Myles drops his hands momentarily and Head takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Myles misses with a left hand
and Head cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Myles lands with a shot to the body.
Myles throws a body punch but Head moves out of range.
Head stuns Myles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Head looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head throws a series of punches but Myles avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Myles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Myles is looking to land body kicks.
Myles throws out a loose jab but Head uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Head misses.
Myles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myles scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Myles looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Myles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Myles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Myles throws a big shot that misses.
Head takes a swing at Myles's ribcage but misses.
Myles throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Myles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Head now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garrick Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Head avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Head throws a hook to the side of Myles's head but Myles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Head displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Myles throws out the jab.
Head moves forwards but Myles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Head misses with a body punch
and Myles counters with a straight right hand.
Myles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Head to score with a decent uppercut.
Myles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Head. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Head.
Myles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head takes a swing at Myles's ribcage but misses.
Myles lands with a straight right. Head didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myles throws a right hand that misses
and Head counters with a series of strikes. Myles will be more careful next time no doubt.
Myles fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Myles jabs Head to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Myles slips under a jab from Head.
A big left from Myles misses.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Head walks forward, straight into a front kick from Myles.
Myles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Head doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Head jabs at Myles's body.
Head lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
A lazy left from Head finds it's target.
A big left from Head misses.
Head takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Myles lands a head kick. Head smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Myles avoids the body shot from Head.
Myles lands a glancing blow to the side of Head's head.
Myles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Myles, as that shot connected.
Myles slips a jab from Head.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Myles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Head on the side of the head.
Myles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Myles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Head.
Myles scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Myles.
Myles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Head moves away.
Head slips under a jab from Myles.
Nice defenses there by Head.
Head swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Myles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
Myles is looking to counter punch.
Myles lands with a straight right. Head didn't see that one coming.
Head throws a good cross that connects.
Myles jabs Head right on the nose. Head blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head takes one to the chin there.
Myles scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Head misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Myles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Myles takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
Head looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Myles defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Head throws a body punch but Myles moves out of range.
A slow jab from Myles misses its intended target.
Myles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Myles slips a jab from Head.
Myles scores with the left hand. Head knows he should have avoided that one.
Myles looks for the body kick but Head saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Myles. Head shrugs it off though.
Myles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Head lands with a good body shot.
Myles lands a jab to Head's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Myles.
Head lands with a right hand.
Myles scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pluto Myles 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.
Head throws a body punch but Myles moves out of range.
Myles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Head.
Head throws a jab when Myles was well out of range.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Myles tries to counter with a takedown but Head is quick to defend against it.
Head takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Myles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Head throws a poor cross that misses
and Myles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Head throws out a loose jab but Myles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head throws a hook but Myles avoids it easily.
Myles cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Myles.
Myles throws a sloppy body shot
and Head counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Myles misses with a body kick.
Head lunges at Myles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Myles's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myles throws a head kick that misses.
Pluto Myles is winning the standup battle so far.
Myles thuds a left hand into Head's body.
Myles changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Head looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Myles prevents Head from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Head is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Head wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Myles 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.
Myles staying calm.
Head bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Head.
Myles slips under a jab from Head.
Head throws a hook but Myles blocks it.
Myles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
Head moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Myles moves out of range as Head strikes.
Myles changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Head throws a body punch but Myles moves out of range.
Myles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Myles as he connects with a hook.
Myles scores with a kick to the midsection.
Myles is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head misses with a hook.
Head throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Myles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head throws the left hand but Myles avoids the punch easily.
Head throws the left hand but Myles avoids the punch easily.
Myles misses with a wild combination.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Myles misses with an uppercut.
Head throws out a counter right but Myles avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Myles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Myles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Myles slips under a jab from Head.
Myles throws a shot to the body.
Myles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Myles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Head misses the shot to the body.
Head misses with a hook.
Myles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Myles throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Myles misses its intended target.
Myles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Myles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Myles misses.
Head avoids the body shot from Myles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head swings for the body but Myles moves out of range.
Myles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Myles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Head as he jumps to the side.
Myles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Head to the ground. Myles is now in Head's guard.
Head kicks Myles off and gets to his feet.
Head looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Head just misses with a punch to the body.
Head looks to land a left hand but Myles moved out of range nicely.
Myles scores with a jab. Head acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Head takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Head misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Myles.
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 Pluto Myles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Myles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Myles defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Myles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Head misses with a body shot.
Myles lands a slapping body shot.
Myles connects with a solid leg kick.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myles moves away.
Myles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Head moves away.
Myles pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Head back to the cage. Myles follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Myles misses with a left hand
and Head counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Head takes one on the button.
Head gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Head with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Myles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Head's head backwards.
Myles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Myles dives in for a single leg takedown but Head sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Myles looks to throw the jab but Head is out of range.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Myles's shoulder, as Myles tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Myles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Head connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myles connects with a solid leg kick.
Myles throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Head tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Myles is in Head's guard.
Head is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Myles dives into side control.
Myles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Head is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Myles asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Head takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Myles tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Myles has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Head is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Garrick Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pluto Myles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Myles wants to control but Head is keeping him busy.
Myles wants to control for a moment but Head uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Head looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Head flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head is trying to escape back to his feet but Myles uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Head wants to get back to his feet but Myles drags him back down.
Myles staying calm.
Head is not content to let Myles control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Myles tries for a kimura but Head is defending well.
Pluto Myles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Head is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Myles is controlling him well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Head jabs Myles right on the nose. Myles blinks but takes it well.
Myles thuds a left hand into Head's body.
Myles works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Head.
Head takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pluto Myles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Myles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pluto Myles!
Pluto Myles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Take my hand. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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146 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones thows a leg kick but Monroe checks it
and Monroe counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Monroe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Monroe has control of the leg.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Monroe.
Ground and pound from Monroe.
Monroe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Monroe thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Monroe is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
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. Monroe connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Monroe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Monroe wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Monroe thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Monroe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Monroe is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Monroe lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control here.
Monroe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Monroe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monroe thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Monroe.
Monroe wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Monroe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Monroe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Monroe working Jones over with strikes.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Monroe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Monroe's back!
You can see the frustration on Monroe's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jones working for a choke but Monroe is defending well.
Jones has the hooks in. Monroe is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jones is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Monroe defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Monroe tries to roll but Jones sticks to his back.
Monroe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Monroe wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe turns into Jones and is now in his guard.
Monroe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monroe.
Monroe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Monroe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Monroe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Monroe trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Monroe 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.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
Monroe stuffs the takedown.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Monroe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monroe pinned against the cage. Monroe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Monroe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ricky Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Monroe moves his leg out of the way.
Monroe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Monroe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Monroe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Monroe stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Monroe throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Monroe being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Monroe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones stands and throws Monroe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Monroe struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Monroe sneaks back into half guard.
Jones is keen to just control but Monroe is a slippery customer.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Monroe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Monroe wants to get back to full guard.
Jones controlling the pace.
Monroe tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Monroe is working hard here to advance position.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Monroe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Monroe slips a straight right by Jones.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones 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.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
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 Ricky Monroe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Monroe throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Monroe looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Monroe's knee but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones with the counter takedown but Monroe avoids it easily.
Jones scores with a jab. Monroe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ricky Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Monroe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Monroe's front leg with a kick but Monroe checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones sizes up Monroe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a leg kick but Monroe checks it.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Jones is trying to counter with his kicks.
Monroe works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Monroe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Monroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Jones throws a fast counter high kick but Monroe manages to duck under it in time.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Monroe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
Jones avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monroe to score with a decent uppercut.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Monroe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jones!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to control Monroe's posture but Monroe avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Monroe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jones regains half guard, as Monroe was trying to land strikes.
Brian Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe working Jones over with strikes.
Monroe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Monroe.
Monroe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Monroe 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.
Ricky Monroe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monroe lands with a punch from half guard.
Monroe drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Jones has hold of Monroe's hands but Monroe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Monroe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Monroe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Monroe lands with a punch from half guard.
Monroe is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Monroe trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Monroe is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Monroe lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monroe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Monroe!
Ricky Monroe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Sandov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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30
250 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Sandov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Wad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wad to the mat! Wad manages to get full guard.
Wad is pulling down on Sandov's head to control his posture.
Sandov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wad trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wad has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wad looking for a sweep. Not yet Wad, not yet.
Wad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sandov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sandov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wad's head.
Sandov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad wants to sweep here but Sandov controlling him for the moment.
Sandov scoring with some ground and pound.
Sandov scoring with some ground and pound.
Sandov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sandov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wad is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Wad is looking to reverse the position.
Sandov trying to control the action but Wad is working from the bottom.
Sandov controlling the position from side mount.
Sandov throws a strike aimed at the side of Wad's head but Wad avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sandov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Wad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sandov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sandov working the ground and pound from side control.
Sandov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wad keeps working.
Wad is looking to regain half guard here but Sandov keeps moving and retains side control.
Sandov grinds an elbow into Wad's temple.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sandov looks up at the clock and then as Wad takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sandov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Sandov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sandov working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad is trying to improve his position.
Sandov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sandov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sandov tries to advance to mount but Wad denies him.
Sandov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sandov 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.
Sandov wants to control but Wad is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wad managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sandov.
Sandov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wad is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wad is trying to control Sandov's posture but Sandov avoids it.
Wad is trying to improve his position.
Wad wants to control but Sandov postures up.
Sandov trying to control the position but Wad is working away.
Wad wants to control but Sandov postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wad is trying to escape the position but Sandov is controlling the position.
Sandov scoring with punches and elbows.
Sandov working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Sandov 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.
Wad leaves Sandov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wad looks to throw the jab but Sandov is out of range.
Sandov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wad lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sandov misses the target.
Sandov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sandov throws a hook but Wad blocks it.
Sandov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wad defends well and Sandov ends up having to push Wad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandov throws the left hand but Wad avoids the punch easily.
Sandov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wad!
The ground and pound from Sandov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wad is not content to let Sandov control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad defending against the ground and pound.
Sandov is looking to take a break and control but Wad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Wad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wad can do to turn this around?
Wad tries to control but Sandov manages to take his back.
Sandov is hanging on to Wad's back as he tries to escape.
Wad is trying to remain composed but Sandov is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Sandov scores with punches from the back.
Eugene Sandov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Good control from Sandov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sandov.
Sandov has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Wad.
Sandov gets his hands free as Wad looks to control.
Sandov trying to control momentarily.
Wad is trying to break free.
Sandov lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Sandov.
I really don't envy Wad right now.
Wad trying to control the position but Sandov manages to sink in the hooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Wad is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandov misses with an elbow to the head.
Wad wants to escape the position.
Sandov lands shots from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sandov controlling the positon.
Sandov scores with strikes from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sandov has the hooks in. Wad is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sandov lands punches and elbows.
Sandov missing with strikes.
Sandov lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Wad hold on?!
Wad is rocked!
Sandov has the hooks in. Wad is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Wad is still in real trouble! Can Sandov finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandov is loading up with his shots from the back and Wad is in big trouble! Wad taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Eugene Sandov!
Eugene Sandov gave a mention to Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brent Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
139 lbs
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31
140 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten moves into range and clinches up with Brandon.
Brandon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Brandon looking for a takedown.
Sten has Brandon pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sten.
Brandon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brandon can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've been informed that Sten has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brandon is working for takedown but Sten is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sten just leaning against Brandon, taking a breather.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Our sources have told us that Brandon has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Brandon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brandon is breathing heavily.
Sten taking a breather.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brandon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sten after a bit of a struggle.
Sten stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sten leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sten continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sten pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Sten.
Sten moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries for a takedown but Sten manages to get underhooks.
Sten is struggling to control the position.
Brandon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sten gets a clinch.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandon blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sten stalling in the clinch.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandon blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten effectively controlling the action here.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Sten displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brandon up against the cage.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten landing knees to the head.
Brandon has Sten pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sten manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sten slowing the pace effectively.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Brandon goes for a takedown attempt but Sten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brandon's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sten controlling the action here for a moment.
Brandon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sten moves into range and clinches up with Brandon.
Sten leaning against his opponent.
Sten stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Sten.
Brandon tries to keep at a distance but Sten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Sten.
Brandon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandon blocks it with crossed arms.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sten dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brandon tries to keep at a distance but Sten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Sten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brandon wants a takedown.
Sten has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandon tries for a takedown but Sten manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon goes for a takedown attempt but Sten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Sten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten has Brandon pushed against the cage.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Brandon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brandon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brandon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sten takes the fight into the clinch.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sten pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Sten's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Brandon being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Sten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Sten.
Sten fakes the leg kick and cracks Brandon in the body.
Brandon shoots in looking for a takedown. Sten tries to sprawl out of it but Brandon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sten closes the distance and clinches.
Sten connects with a knee to the head.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brandon up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sten is pushing Brandon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Sten with a knee to the head.
Come on Sten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sten is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Sten.
Sten feints and then cracks Brandon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brandon down.
Sten closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Brandon is blocking nicely.
Sten is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Brandon wants to take the fight to the mat but Sten manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sten scores with a knee to the head.
Brandon is rocked!
Brandon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sten explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sten moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Sten.
Oh Brandon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sten effectively controlling the action here.
Sten controlling the action here for a moment.
Sten stops a takedown attempt from Brandon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sten 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! This is the final round!
Brandon gets tackled into the cage by Sten. Sten maintains the clinch.
Brandon seems to have got his legs back now.
Sten stops a takedown attempt from Brandon.
Sten taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee calls for Sten to work.
Sten prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brandon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sten is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brent Brandon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sten will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brandon up against the cage.
Sten lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Brandon blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Sten to work.
Dan Sten seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten is pressed up against the cage. Brandon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sten down to the mat. Sten avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Sten finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sten has Brandon pressed against the cage.
Sten leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Sten.
Sten darts in and clinches Brandon up against the cage.
Brandon tries to score a body lock takedown but Sten shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sten leaning his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sten - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brandon letting Sten take a breather here.
Dan Sten is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brandon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sten pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sten forces Brandon back against the cage and clinches.
Sten stalls.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Brandon blocks with his arms.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Brandon is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sten stalls.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dan Sten.
Sten moves into range and clinches up with Brandon.
Brandon goes for a takedown attempt but Sten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sten lands a nice hook to Brandon's body. Brandon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandon gets tackled into the cage by Sten. Sten maintains the clinch.
Sten slowing the pace effectively.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Sten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brandon.
Sten stalling the fight.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Brandon blocks with his arms.
Sten has Brandon pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sten lands a knee to the head.
Sten jerks Brandon's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Brandon drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Sten goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Sten because Brandon was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dan Sten!
Dan Sten decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Brent Brandon had this to say: 'ill kill my opponent on his way home '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jandre Vorster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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29
137 lbs
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31
143 lbs
23 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jandre Vorster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka throws the left hand but Vorster avoids the punch easily.
Vorster tries to clinch up.
Vorster moves out of range as Ibaka strikes.
Vorster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ibaka has Vorster up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibaka.
Ibaka scores with a hook to the body.
Vorster tries to pull guard but Ibaka won't allow it.
A short right from Ibaka on the inside.
Ibaka scores with a shot to the side of Vorster's head.
Ibaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ibaka lands with a short shot to the head.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vorster goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ibaka prevents it.
Ibaka digs a right hand underneath Vorster's ribcage. Vorster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vorster prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
Vorster tries for a takedown but Ibaka manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jandre Vorster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vorster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ibaka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorster tries to close the distance and clinch but Ibaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibaka throws out a counter right but Vorster avoids it with no problem.
Vorster shoots for a double leg takedown but Ibaka sprawls well. He's pushed Vorster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibaka. Vorster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vorster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Ibaka as Vorster shoots in.
Vorster is looking to clinch.
Vorster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ibaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibaka's coach down at England Fight Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ibaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ibaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ibaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ibaka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vorster shoots and misses
and Ibaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ibaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Vorster.
Vorster tries to clinch but Ibaka moves out of range.
Ibaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vorster doesn't manage to clinch there - Ibaka circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vorster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibaka throws a lazy right hand but Vorster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ibaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ibaka throws a head kick that misses.
Vorster avoids the head kick by Ibaka.
Vorster takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ibaka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ibaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vorster slips a jab from Ibaka.
Vorster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ibaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ibaka loads up on a big right hand but Vorster slips the punch.
Vorster tries to clinch but Ibaka moves out of range.
Vorster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ibaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vorster.
Ibaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vorster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ibaka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka lands a nice uppercut.
Vorster blocking some punches.
Ibaka missing with knees to the body.
Vorster prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vorster's elbow.
Ibaka is pressed up against the cage. Vorster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ibaka down to the mat. Ibaka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vorster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ibaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vorster forces Ibaka back against the cage and clinches.
Ibaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vorster backwards.
Ibaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ibaka working aggressively here.
Vorster ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vorster no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vorster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ibaka trying to control but Vorster is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Vorster's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vorster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ibaka trying to control but Vorster is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vorster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ibaka is sitting in close to Vorster's body. Vorster has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ibaka is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ibaka is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Vorster.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jandre Vorster!
Jandre Vorster decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Warren Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soto Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Warren Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Soto Rojas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojas misses with a combination
and Parker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rojas thinking.
Rojas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rojas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parker digs a good body shot into Rojas's ribs.
Rojas loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
Parker swings for the body but Rojas moves out of range.
Rojas misses with an uppercut
and Parker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker drops his hands momentarily and Rojas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rojas moves away from the strike by Parker.
Rojas misses with a shot to the body
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soto Rojas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rojas. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a jab when Parker was well out of range.
Rojas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Parker misses its target.
Rojas lands with a shot to the body.
Rojas scores with a jab. Parker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rojas misses the jab.
Rojas misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Rojas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
Parker cracks Rojas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
It looked like Parker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rojas.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas scores with a decent looking hook.
Rojas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rojas walks into a left hand.
A jab lands there for Rojas.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rojas fails with the takedown.
Warren Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Soto Rojas.
Parker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker is looking to wear down Rojas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rojas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojas throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas misses with a left hand
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rojas throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rojas is in Parker's guard.
Rojas trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Parker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rojas looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.
Parker controlling from the top position.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Parker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is sitting in close to Rojas's body. Rojas has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Parker is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Parker is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Rojas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Soto Rojas!
A very excited looking Soto Rojas made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aku Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerrald James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saari comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aku Saari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerrald James!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saari moves away from the strike by James.
Saari slips under a jab from James.
Saari wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
James has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Saari is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Saari tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
Saari wants to clinch.
James misses with a shot to the body
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a wild body shot.
James misses with an uppercut
and Saari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James tries to throw a body punch but Saari avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saari.
James lands a body shot.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Saari.
Saari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saari pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
A head punch on the inside from Saari fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James tries to break free but Saari pushes him back against the cage.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saari pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James lands with a right to the head.
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!
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saaris head.
Saari scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
It looks like Gerrald James has been cut.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Saari scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Good body shot from Saari.
Saari misses with some punches.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saaris head.
Saari lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
A short right from Saari.
James blocks an uppercut.
James scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Saari.
Saari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to break free but Saari has control.
Saari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
James lands a body punch.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James misses with the head strike.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Saari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James tries to work over Saari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saari blocking some punches.
James misses with the head strike.
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
A short right from Saari on the inside.
Saari lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
That has opened up Gerrald James's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Saari prevents a body shot from James.
James lands a shoulder strike.
Saari displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
Saari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
A short left from Saari.
Saari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Saari.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
James lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
It looks like Aku Saari has been cut.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Saari won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Saari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aku Saari dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Saari.
Saari is looking to counter the offense by James and move into the clinch.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saari tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Saari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saari takes the fight into the clinch.
James takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari lands a nice uppercut.
Saari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Saari has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries a body shot but Saari blocks it.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saari working aggressively here.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
A shot in the inside from Saari.
James throws a head punch that misses.
Saari struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Saari misses with the head strike.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saari.
Saari is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saari lands a shoulder strike.
Aku Saari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from James on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James tries a body shot but Saari blocks it.
Saari scores with a shoulder strike.
James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saari or not.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James prevents a body shot from Saari.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saari blocks an uppercut.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Saari controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saari prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James blocks an uppercut.
Saari tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Saari back against the cage.
Saari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Saari lands a body punch in the clinch.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James pushes Saari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saari can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by James.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Saari lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Saari fails to land.
James misses with some punches.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saari.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saari tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Aku Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saari tries to clinch but fails miserably
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saari ducks under a wild hook from James.
James connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saari is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saari.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Saari moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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 Aku Saari will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Saari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saari misses the shot to the body.
James throws out a counter right but Saari avoids it with no problem.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Saari.
Saari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saari tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James throws a body punch but Saari moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saari fails in his attempt to clinch.
James is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saari with a body shot.
Saari clinches with his opponent.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James is working Saari over against the cage.
James tries to throw a body punch but Saari avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James working aggressively here.
Saari working aggressively here.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from James.
A short right from Saari.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James dodges an elbow strike from Saari.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James blocks an uppercut.
Saari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari misses with a body punch.
James blocks an uppercut.
Saari pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saari has him pressed against the cage.
Gerrald James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James prevents a body shot from Saari.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from James on the inside.
Saari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Saari.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James is trying to force a seperation but Saari has the dominant position.
James blocking some punches.
Saari prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Saari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saari lands with a left to the head.
Saari gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Saari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saari.
James works on Saari's body with a couple of short punches.
James scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saari pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saari misses with the head strike.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aku Saari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Gerrald James's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
James works on Saari's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Saari has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from James.
Saari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a punch to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saari.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Saari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
James lands with a light punch inside.
James misses with the head strike.
Saari misses with the head strike.
Saari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerrald James.
I think Saari 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aku Saari!
In his post fight interview, Aku Saari started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taite Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Taite Abrams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Boucher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrams lands with a kick to the temple. Boucher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Roberto Boucher has been cut.
Abrams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boucher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abrams.
Boucher avoids the head kick by Abrams.
Abrams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Abrams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boucher counters with a stiff right hand.
Abrams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Abrams throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Boucher to counter with a crisp jab.
Abrams lands a big head kick that sends Boucher tumbling to the mat! Abrams takes a step backwards and waves Boucher back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Boucher is rocked!
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!
Abrams slips a jab from Boucher.
Abrams is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Boucher.
Boucher is still on wobbly legs! Can Abrams finish him?
Boucher glances at the clock... BAM! Abrams nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Boucher crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Boucher is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taite Abrams!
A very excited looking Taite Abrams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bob Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Bob Bob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bob Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Drake!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake lands with a hook. Bob Bob tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bob Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Bob Bob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drake lands with a nice combination. Bob Bob backs away looking to recover.
Bob Bob pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drake showed some decent athleticism there.
Bob Bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drake on the ground.
Drake has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bob Bob looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Drake! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Neil Drake!
Neil Drake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle comes to the cage accompanied by Going Down . 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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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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keto Belle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Askren!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle takes a swing at Askren's ribcage but misses.
Askren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Askren looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Belle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Askren is aware though and is defending well.
Belle working for a triangle but Askren defends it easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Askren working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Belle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren trying to control but Belle postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Askren.
Askren throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Askren wants to sweep but no luck.
Askren is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belle throws a big right hand that misses.
Belle tries to free his leg and advance position but Askren is retaining full guard.
Askren is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Askren not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Belle slips nicely into half guard.
Askren is looking to improve his position.
Belle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Askren moves into full guard.
Askren is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Belle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Askren.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle looking for submissions off his back.
Belle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belle is pressing down on Askren's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Askren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Askren is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Askren throwing strikes from guard but Belle blocks nicely.
Askren lands a couple of elbows.
Askren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belle has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Askren is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Belle.
Askren looks up at the clock and then as Belle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Askren smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Askren trying to control the action but Belle is working from the bottom.
Belle is trying to control Askren's posture but Askren avoids it.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belle taking a bit of punishment here - Askren scoring with strikes.
Belle is trying to control Askren's posture but Askren avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren dominated that round.
That's time! Belle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Askren slips a jab from Belle.
Askren thuds a left hand into Belle's body.
Askren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belle misses with a body shot
and Askren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Askren staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Belle misses the target.
Askren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belle. Askren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Askren clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belle as Askren tries to tie him up.
Belle tries to pull guard but Askren forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Askren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Askren is working for takedown but Belle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Belle working aggressively here.
Belle throws a head punch that misses.
Belle has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
Belle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Askren.
Belle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Askren slows down the pace here.
Askren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle struggles to land a body shot inside as Askren controls his hands.
Belle misses with a punch on the inside.
Belle misses with some punches.
Belle prevents the takedown attempt.
Keto Belle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Askren.
Askren gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Belle wants to get back to full guard.
Askren trying to control the action but Belle is working from the bottom.
Belle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Askren is working away from the top position though.
Belle is refusing to be controlled, as Askren sits in half guard.
Belle is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Belle actively working from the bottom here.
Askren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Belle is refusing to be controlled, as Askren sits in half guard.
Belle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Askren scores with a couple of nice shots.
Askren drops an elbow to the side of Belle's head.
Askren trying to control from half guard but Belle is working away.
Belle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Belle wants to sweep but Askren has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belle keeps working.
Askren landing a few strikes.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Askren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes there by Askren.
Askren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belle tries to buck Askren off but Askren is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Askren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Askren tests Belle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Askren misses with a takedown attempt - Belle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Askren connects with a crisp jab.
Belle loads up on a big right hand but Askren slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren misses with a wild body shot.
Askren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belle under the eye.
Askren cracks Belle with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belle throws a big shot that misses.
Askren swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belle misses with an uppercut. Askren saw that one coming.
Belle seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jon Askren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Askren walks into a straight right hand from Belle.
Askren dives in and grabs Belle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belle pushes down on Askren's head and hops out.
Askren scores with a body shot.
Askren scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belle in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Askren moves away.
Belle throws out a loose jab but Askren uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Askren tries to counter it with a takedown but Belle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jon Askren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Askren has Belle up against the cage in a clinch.
Belle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Askren's elbow.
Belle is fighting off a takedown attempt but Askren is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Belle to the mat. Belle regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Askren postures up.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Belle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belle 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.
Askren working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belle's head.
Askren tries to free his leg and advance position but Belle is retaining full guard.
Belle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belle working for a triangle but Askren defends it easily.
Askren chips away with some ground and pound.
Askren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Belle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Askren being controlled here momentarily.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
Askren scoring with punches to the head and body.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Belle keeping full guard, as Askren tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren wants to control from the top but Belle keeps moving.
Belle controls Askren momentarily but Askren frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren really 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.
Askren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belle was well out of range. Poor timing from Askren.
Belle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Askren.
A big left from Askren misses.
Belle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Askren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belle. Askren does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle swings for the body but Askren moves out of range.
Askren works Belle's body with a nice hook.
Belle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belle manages to avoid it.
Belle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belle misses with a hook.
Belle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Askren falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belle throws a looping overhand right but Askren ducks down to avoid it.
Askren lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Askren has closed the distance and engaged Belle in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Belle.
Askren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Askren is looking to control Belle's arms but Belle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Askren has his back to the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Askren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Belle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Askren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belle letting Askren take a breather here.
Askren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Askren scores with a hook to the body.
Belle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Askren leaning against his opponent.
Belle throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Askren.
Belle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Askren trying to control the position but instead, Belle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Askren into the cage.
Belle misses with a body punch.
Belle misses with a punch to the body.
Belle tries to throw a body punch but Askren avoids it by throwing Belle back against the cage.
Askren blocks an uppercut.
Askren blocking some punches.
Askren breaks from the clinch.
Askren clinches up with Belle and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Askren - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Askren has Belle pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle tries to work over Askren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Askren prevents a body shot from Belle.
Belle misses with some punches.
Askren gets through Belle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Askren scores with a shoulder strike.
Belle misses with the head strike.
Askren is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Belle can't fight it off and eventually Askren manages to take the fight to the floor. Belle looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askren trying to control but Belle is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belle is keeping the position for now.
Belle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Askren dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Belle misses.
Belle tries to bum rush Askren with a series of wild strikes but Askren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Askren scores with a hook.
Askren throws a jab when Belle was well out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Askren.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belle. Askren does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle avoids the body shot from Askren.
Nice jab there from Belle.
Belle just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Askren tries to clinch but Belle is having none of it.
Askren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belle.
Askren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belle's hands.
Askren gets the takedown into side control.
Askren scoring with punches and elbows.
Belle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Askren connects with a decent elbow.
Askren looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Belle is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Belle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Askren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren working the ground and pound.
Askren is putting a hurting on Belle here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Askren is working Belle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Askren is looking to take a break and control but Belle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Askren creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Askren trying to control the action but Belle is working from the bottom.
Belle is looking to regain half guard here but Askren keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Askren trying to control the position but Belle is working away.
Belle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Askren lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jon Askren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Askren sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Belle is trying to control but can't.
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.
Askren trying to control the action but Belle is working from the bottom.
Askren prevents Belle from improving his position.
Belle actively working from the bottom here.
Belle wants to control but Askren is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Askren prevents Belle from improving his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Keto Belle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Askren.
Askren is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Askren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Askren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 45:50
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Askren! Jon Askren retains his welterweight title!
Jon Askren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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