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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Michael Bisping has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Williamson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson tries to move into range but Bisping moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bisping cracks Williamson with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Carl Williamson has been cut.
Williamson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bisping has Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bisping is defending well.
Williamson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bisping can't fight it off and eventually Williamson manages to take the fight to the floor. Bisping looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williamson stands up over Bisping , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williamson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bisping swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williamson cracks Bisping with a solid left hand.
Williamson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bisping 's head.
Williamson is in close to Bisping 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williamson lands a couple of digs.
Bisping scores with a nice shot.
Williamson working some strikes from top position.
Williamson with a nice head shot there.
Williamson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Williamson seems keen to control Bisping 's posture.
Bisping looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Bisping from controlling successfully.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Williamson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson looking for a takedown.
Bisping pulls guard effortlessly.
Bisping 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bisping looking to control.
Williamson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
Williamson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Williamson scoring with some ground and pound.
Williamson connects with a couple of short punches.
Williamson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williamson stands up over Bisping , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williamson landing with the ground and pound.
Williamson postures up and lands a big shot to Bisping 's brow.
Williamson with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisping is trying to control the position but Williamson postures up.
Williamson is in close to Bisping 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Williamson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bisping swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williamson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williamson landing some decent shots from guard.
Williamson is working Bisping over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williamson wants to pass the guard but Bisping is keeping the position.
Bisping has momentary wrist control but Williamson slips an elbow through the middle.
Williamson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bisping . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williamson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bisping 's head.
Williamson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williamson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Williamson landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson scoring with punches and elbows.
Williamson landing strikes.
Williamson lands a few punches from side control.
Williamson working the ground and pound.
Williamson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bisping to see if he's OK.
Williamson looks up at the clock and then as Bisping takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Williamson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bisping is rocked!
Williamson cracks Bisping with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Williamson immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bisping is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Williamson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Williamson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Carl Williamson made sure he mentioned Versus, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Lil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Lil 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Lil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Powell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lil momentarily.
Lil lands with a cross.
Powell takes one on the button.
Lil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.
Powell blocks a jab.
Powell tries to counter with a clinch but Lil shakes him off and moves away.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Lil.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Powell! But no joy.
Powell slaps away a takedown attempt from Lil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lil ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Powell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lil is fending him off so far but Powell persists. Nope, Lil circles away and we're back to standing.
Lil slips under a jab from Powell.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Lil fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Powell sprawls well initially but Lil persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like Lil is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Lil stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Powell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lil as he jumps to the side.
Lil misses with a few strikes there.
Powell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
Lil's corner calls for a 1-2. Lil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Powell drives through and clinches with Lil against the cage.
Lil blocking some punches.
Lil tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.
Powell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lil up against the cage.
Lil tries to break free but Powell pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lil connects with a looping right hand.
Powell shoots in looking for a takedown but Lil manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Powell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jacob Lil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Powell.
Lil fails to land with a series of punches.
Lil looks to land a right hand but Powell moved out of range.
Lil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lil is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Powell lands a couple of elbows.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
Powell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is working Lil over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Powell connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Powell controls the pace.
Powell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Powell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Powell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Powell trying to control but Lil is working from the bottom.
Powell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lil has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell pushing down on Lil's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Powell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lil knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powell.
Powell 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.
Powell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lil!
Powell with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oscar Powell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Powell scores with a shot to the body.
Powell shoots in and gets a takedown into Lil's guard.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Powell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Powell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lil swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powell counters with a single leg into guard. Lil didn't expect that.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Lil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lil keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lil's head.
Lil has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
Powell with a nice head shot there.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Lil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
Powell connects with a couple of short punches.
Powell trying to control but Lil is working from the bottom.
Powell lands a couple of digs.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Powell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lil's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Powell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Powell trying to control but Lil is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Powell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Powell wants to take the fight to the mat but Lil manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lil tries to break free but Powell pushes him back against the cage.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lil is defending well.
Powell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Powell tries to work over Lil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powell looking for a takedown.
Jacob Lil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Powell.
Powell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lil is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lil blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lil prevents a takedown attempt there.
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Powell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lil is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lil has had enough of the clinch but Powell keeps him there for the moment.
Powell misses with some punches.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Powell taking a breather.
Powell struggles to land a body shot inside as Lil controls his hands.
Lil is trying to break the clinch but Powell is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Powell.
Lil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Powell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lil fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lil looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Lil scores with a nice head shot.
Powell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powell wants it to stay on the feet.
Jacob Lil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Powell there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jacob Lil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lil sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powell. Powell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Powell closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Powell fails to land.
Jacob Lil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Powell.
Powell misses with some punches.
Powell wants a takedown.
Powell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lil is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Lil.
Lil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powell is trying to drag Lil to the mat but Lil just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lil tries to break the clinch but Powell is controlling the position.
Powell has a couple of punches blocked by Lil.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right hand to the body from Powell.
Lil tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Lil back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oscar Powell.
I've got Powell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Powell!
Oscar Powell made sure to mention his sponsor, Versus in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayden Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayden Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hughes lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hughes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Hughes stalling.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hughes taking a breather.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Hughes being controlled against the cage.
Anderson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Hughes is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson misses with some punches.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Hughes looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Hughes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Hughes gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anderson scrambles and takes Hughes's back. He's looking to land a suplex. Oh, he's managed it! Hughes bangs his head on the mat and seems dazed! The ref takes a look and decides to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Arn Anderson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Griffin McElroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Griffin McElroy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McElroy moves into the clinch.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McElroy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taylor rushes McElroy and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor is working for takedown but McElroy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor is trying to break free.
McElroy wants the takedown. Taylor is fighting it off but McElroy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Taylor's guard against the cage.
McElroy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McElroy is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McElroy defends it easily.
McElroy 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.
Taylor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McElroy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McElroy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Taylor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McElroy rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McElroy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor connects with an inside leg kick.
McElroy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McElroy tries a head kick but it misses.
As McElroy tries to get set, Taylor tries to push him back and clinch up but McElroy manages to avoid the attempt.
McElroy tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor avoids the head kick by McElroy.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McElroy has taken the fight to the clinch.
McElroy is working Taylor over against the cage.
McElroy lands with a left to the head.
McElroy scores with a nice hook to the head.
McElroy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McElroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor looks for a takedown but McElroy sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from McElroy misses.
Taylor feinted with a counter takedown.
McElroy instigates a clinch.
McElroy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Griffin McElroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McElroy moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor tries to pull guard but McElroy won't allow it.
McElroy breaks the clinch.
McElroy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
McElroy's corner calls for a 1-2. McElroy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice shot by McElroy.
McElroy clinches with his opponent.
McElroy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McElroy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taylor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McElroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McElroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McElroy lands a left hand.
McElroy has Taylor pressed against the cage.
McElroy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McElroy has managed to clinch.
McElroy lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. McElroy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
McElroy clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McElroy is working Taylor over against the cage.
McElroy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taylor letting McElroy take a breather here.
McElroy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Griffin McElroy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McElroy works on Taylor's body with a couple of short punches.
McElroy manages to break the clinch.
McElroy moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from McElroy - that landed with a thud.
McElroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McElroy is defending well.
McElroy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McElroy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Lee Taylor has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McElroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
McElroy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McElroy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McElroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McElroy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
McElroy is looking for a takedown.
McElroy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McElroy is trying to trip Taylor. He has hold of a leg but Taylor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McElroy persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
McElroy content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to control.
McElroy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McElroy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Taylor goes for a double leg but McElroy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McElroy continues to drive forward.
McElroy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McElroy punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McElroy misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McElroy scores with a head kick. Taylor tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Griffin McElroy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McElroy.
Taylor changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Griffin McElroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McElroy darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
McElroy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taylor or not.
McElroy presses Taylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McElroy manages to break the clinch.
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McElroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McElroy darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
McElroy manages to break the clinch.
McElroy throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McElroy rushes Taylor and presses him up against the cage.
McElroy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McElroy lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
McElroy cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
McElroy breaks from the clinch.
Taylor blocks a head kick by McElroy.
McElroy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Taylor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McElroy closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from McElroy as the two fighters clinch.
Taylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McElroy is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from McElroy.
McElroy avoiding damage.
McElroy lands a body punch.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
McElroy breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Griffin McElroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lee Taylor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McElroy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McElroy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
McElroy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McElroy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
McElroy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McElroy walks away with a smile on his face. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McElroy moves into the clinch.
McElroy presses Taylor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McElroy is pressed up against the cage. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McElroy down to the mat. McElroy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for McElroy.
McElroy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McElroy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McElroy pushes Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
McElroy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor moves forwards but McElroy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McElroy misses with a head kick.
McElroy scoring well with a low kick there.
McElroy moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
A short uppercut from McElroy.
McElroy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McElroy moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
A body shot lands from McElroy.
McElroy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taylor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McElroy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McElroy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taylor up against the cage.
McElroy breaks from the clinch.
McElroy lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McElroy moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McElroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McElroy cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
McElroy drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
McElroy wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McElroy.
McElroy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from McElroy.
Taylor letting McElroy take a breather here.
McElroy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McElroy manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to work for a sweep but McElroy has mounted him!
McElroy controlling his opponent.
Taylor wants to control but McElroy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McElroy looking to control and managing it successfully.
McElroy dominating with strikes here.
McElroy looking to control and managing it successfully.
McElroy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Griffin McElroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McElroy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Griffin McElroy!
Griffin McElroy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Versus logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Koronowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koronowski comes to the cage accompanied by Mig - Wymarzona. Mariusz Koronowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Koronowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koronowski.
Koronowski gets tackled into the cage by Bailey. Bailey maintains the clinch.
Bailey throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koronowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Bailey won't allow it.
Koronowski wants a takedown.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koronowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koronowski breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bailey.
Bailey throws the left hand but Koronowski avoids the punch easily.
Bailey connects with a body shot that sends Koronowski's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bailey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koronowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Koronowski shrugs off.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Koronowski controls his hands.
Bailey stops a takedown attempt from Koronowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Koronowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Koronowski tightens his grip and picks Bailey up, before dumping him to the ground. Bailey manages to land in guard.
Bailey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Koronowski avoids the head kick by Bailey.
Bailey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koronowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koronowski off to one side.
Nice body kick from Bailey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bailey.
Koronowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bailey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bailey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koronowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koronowski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bailey has Koronowski pressed against the cage.
Koronowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bailey working aggressively here.
Koronowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Bailey.
Bailey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koronowski takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Bailey on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koronowski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bailey after a bit of a struggle.
Stalling in the clinch from Bailey.
Bailey presses Koronowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Koronowski is breathing heavily.
Bailey throws a punch but it's blocked by Koronowski.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bailey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bailey just leaning against Koronowski, taking a breather.
Koronowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bailey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koronowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koronowski moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koronowski throws out the jab.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koronowski moves away.
Koronowski throws a right hand that Bailey ducks under and follows up with a left that Bailey also avoids with ease.
Koronowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Koronowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bailey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Koronowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bailey is looking to slow Koronowski down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bailey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koronowski momentarily.
Koronowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bailey.
Koronowski pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey throws an elbow that misses.
Koronowski blocks an elbow strike from Bailey.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bailey dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koronowski keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey lands with an overhand left.
Koronowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a hook. Koronowski ducked under it nicely.
Bailey looks to score with a jab to the body but Koronowski is just out of range.
Bailey swings for the body but Koronowski moves out of range.
Koronowski moves into range and clinches up with Bailey.
Bailey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bailey misses with the head strike.
Bailey scores with a shot to the side of Koronowski's head.
Koronowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bailey has him pressed against the cage.
Bailey cracks Koronowski with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koronowski jumps guard but Bailey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Koronowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bailey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bailey clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koronowski's face.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bailey lands an elbow inside that Koronowski shrugs off.
Bailey leaning his opponent against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Bailey's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Koronowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koronowski is working for takedown but Bailey is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Koronowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Bailey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Bailey.
Bailey gets underhooks to prevent Koronowski's takedown attempt.
Bailey misses with a knee to the head.
Bailey controlling the action here for a moment.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A bit of stalling here from Bailey.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Corey Bailey.
Bailey tries a low kick but Koronowski avoids it.
Bailey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bailey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koronowski misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
Koronowski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bailey to the mat! Bailey manages to get full guard.
Bailey has his feet on Koronowski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koronowski blocks a leg kick.
Mariusz Koronowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koronowski pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Koronowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bailey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koronowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koronowski is working for takedown but Bailey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Koronowski avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koronowski avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bailey stalling the fight.
Bailey controlling the action here for a moment.
Bailey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koronowski up against the cage.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Bailey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Koronowski.
Koronowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bailey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Koronowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bailey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Corey Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koronowski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Koronowski pushes Bailey up against the cage in a clinch.
Koronowski blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey presses Koronowski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Koronowski avoids the damage to the body.
Bailey stalling against the cage.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey missing with knees to the body.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koronowski avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Bailey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koronowski wants a takedown.
Bailey struggles to land a body shot inside as Koronowski controls his hands.
Bailey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bailey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bailey is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Koronowski tries to pull guard but Bailey holds him up against the cage and eventually Koronowski drops back down to his feet.
Bailey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koronowski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bailey is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Koronowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koronowski goes for a takedown attempt but Bailey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koronowski feinted with a counter takedown.
Bailey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Corey Bailey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bailey has Koronowski pressed against the cage.
Bailey working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey keeps control of Koronowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bailey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bailey stalls.
Koronowski letting Bailey take a breather here.
Bailey continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A bit of stalling here from Bailey.
Koronowski avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Bailey is pressed up against the cage. Koronowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bailey down to the mat. Bailey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bailey clinches with his opponent.
Bailey trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koronowski backwards.
Bailey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koronowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koronowski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bailey uses from the top position.
Koronowski is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey wants to get up but he can't break Koronowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Koronowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bailey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koronowski 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bailey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Bailey!
Our winner, Corey Bailey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Macdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with The Clash - This Is England blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reece Macdonald!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson blocks a head kick by Macdonald.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macdonald looking to stall.
Johnson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Macdonald clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Johnson has good solid back control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is not going to allow Macdonald to sit and survive in this position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Macdonald has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macdonald can't escape the position.
Macdonald fending off the submission attempt from Johnson.
Macdonald tries to roll but Johnson sticks to his back.
Macdonald is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Macdonald do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Macdonald is really stuck here.
Johnson tries to get the hooks in deep but Macdonald pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald tries to break free.
Macdonald defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Johnson's arms.
Johnson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Macdonald defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Macdonald wants to escape the position.
Macdonald just trying to survive but Johnson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Macdonald is really stuck here.
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and Macdonald manages to turn into his guard.
Macdonald stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Macdonald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Macdonald advances to half guard.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Macdonald is working away from the top position though.
Macdonald trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Macdonald has control of the leg.
Macdonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson tries to roll over but Macdonald keeps him under control.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Macdonald is working away from the top position though.
Macdonald slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
Macdonald passes to full mount!
Macdonald with a couple of short strikes.
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 Ben Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Macdonald scores with a nice right hand.
Macdonald has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Macdonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Macdonald keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Macdonald stalling against the cage.
Macdonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Macdonald has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macdonald misses with a body punch.
Macdonald throws a head punch that misses.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Macdonald lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a takedown into guard.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Macdonald working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to half guard.
Macdonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson is thwarting Macdonald's attempts to control the position.
Johnson stands up from half guard.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Macdonald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Macdonald is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Macdonald has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Johnson has managed to get both his arms back between Macdonald's legs - danger averted.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Macdonald 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.
Johnson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to his feet - Macdonald follows without any prompting.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Macdonald avoids them all with ease.
Macdonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Macdonald looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Macdonald tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Macdonald is blocking nicely.
Macdonald tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Macdonald misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macdonald prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson wants to control but Macdonald is keeping him busy.
Macdonald regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Macdonald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
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!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Macdonald from controlling successfully.
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 Ben Johnson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Macdonald clinches.
Macdonald avoiding damage.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Macdonald is defending well.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Macdonald walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice sprawl there from Macdonald as Johnson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macdonald fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Macdonald connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macdonald has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Macdonald walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Macdonald sprawls well.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Macdonald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Macdonald's front leg but catches the back leg as Macdonald tries to avoid it.
Macdonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Macdonald.
Macdonald is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Macdonald listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Macdonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Macdonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Macdonald scores with a nice body kick.
Ben Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald misses with a head kick.
Johnson is looking to counter the offense by Macdonald and move into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Macdonald!
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Macdonald. Macdonald maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Macdonald fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macdonald misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Macdonald to work.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hand to the body from Macdonald.
Macdonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reece Macdonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macdonald misses with a hook from the clinch.
Macdonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Macdonald leaning against his opponent.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Macdonald tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Macdonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Macdonald has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Macdonald is blocking nicely.
Macdonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Macdonald gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Macdonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Macdonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Macdonald taking a breather.
Macdonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macdonald throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Ben Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Macdonald has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Reece Macdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macdonald missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reece Macdonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ben Johnson!
Ben Johnson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Versus, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devgan Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Devgan Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Knight!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donk. Knight catches Khan right on the button with a cross.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan has managed to clinch.
Knight pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
Knight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Khan scores with a shot to the side of Knight's head.
Knight lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khan.
Khan throws a big uppercut that drops Knight! More strikes from Khan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Knight lies dazed against the cage as Khan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devgan Khan!
Devgan Khan made sure to mention his sponsor, Versus in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Theo Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bradley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice takedown defense from Bradley. No joy for Dee on that attempt.
Bradley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dee misses with a double jab.
Dee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dee gets caught napping as Bradley dives in and scores a takedown. Dee manages to retain guard.
Bradley connects with a couple of short punches.
Bradley throws a big right hand that misses.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
Bradley 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley is looking to pass into half guard but Dee pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dee is in guard.
Bradley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dee stands and steps away. Bradley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dee has Bradley up against the cage in a clinch.
Bradley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bradley wants a takedown but no success here.
Dee tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley tries to score a body lock takedown but Dee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley lands a body punch.
Bradley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jack Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Bradley.
Bradley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradley tries for a takedown but Dee manages to get underhooks.
Bradley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bradley effectively controlling the action here.
Bradley slows down the pace here.
Bradley receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bradley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bradley wants a takedown.
Dee wants to break free but Bradley has control.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bradley is working for takedown but Dee is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bradley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bradley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bradley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dee is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
The referee calls for Bradley to work.
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.
Bradley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bradley tries to throw a body punch but Dee avoids it by throwing Bradley back against the cage.
Dee tries to circle away but Bradley has him pinned against the cage.
Bradley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dee wants to get back to striking at distance but Bradley won't allow it.
Bradley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dee blocks a body shot from Bradley.
Bradley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dee clinches up against the cage.
Bradley misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theo Bradley 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.
Dee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dee misses with a few strikes there.
Dee instigates a clinch.
Bradley leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Bradley fails to land.
Dee is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.
Bradley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dee's defenses.
It looks like Jack Dee has been cut.
Bradley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Dee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bradley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bradley can't get the takedown.
Jack Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Bradley.
Dee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dee has had enough of the clinch but Bradley keeps him there for the moment.
Dee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bradley throws an elbow but misses.
Bradley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bradley looking for a takedown.
Bradley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bradley lands a damaging elbow.
Bradley can't get the takedown.
Bradley tries to stall but Dee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bradley wants to take the fight to the mat but Dee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bradley goes for a takedown attempt but Dee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dee darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee working hard to break the clinch.
Dee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dee drives through and clinches with Bradley against the cage.
Dee working hard to break the clinch.
Bradley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dee's efforts to push away.
Bradley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dee is defending well for now.
Bradley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bradley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dee darts in and clinches Bradley up against the cage.
Jack Dee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Dee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bradley is looking for a takedown.
Bradley wants a takedown but no success here.
Bradley lands a takedown into guard.
Bradley is looking to work some ground and pound but Dee has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bradley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dee wants to stand but Bradley is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley works over Dee with some ground and pound from guard.
Bradley throws an elbow that misses. Dee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bradley's guard. Nice move by Dee!
Dee stands and steps away. Bradley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick misses from Dee.
Dee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dee drives through and clinches with Bradley against the cage.
Bradley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradley wants the takedown. Dee is fighting it off but Bradley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dee's guard against the cage.
Bradley throws a strike but Dee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Dee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dee clinches with his opponent.
Bradley misses with some punches.
Bradley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bradley obliges.
Bradley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bradley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dee misses with a wild combination.
Bradley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee throws a series of punches but Bradley avoids them all with ease.
Dee lands a two punch combo.
Dee connects with the punch.
Dee takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dee.
Dee blocks the elbow strike.
Bradley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bradley has a couple of punches blocked by Dee.
A frustrated look appears on Dee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dee avoids the elbow strike from Bradley, against the cage.
Bradley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bradley looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bradley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bradley lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bradley.
Dee stops a takedown attempt from Bradley.
Jack Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theo Bradley.
Bradley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bradley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dee tries to break free but Bradley pushes him back against the cage.
Bradley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dee is keeping busy.
Bradley can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bradley prevents Dee from breaking the clinch.
Bradley tries to score a body lock takedown but Dee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dee is trying to break the clinch but Bradley has him pressed against the cage.
Bradley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bradley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dee is looking to break free of the clinch but Bradley has double underhooks.
Dee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bradley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bradley working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dee is trying to break the clinch but Bradley is controlling him.
Dee is trying to force a seperation but Bradley has the dominant position.
Dee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jack Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee misses with a double jab.
Dee tries to sprawl but Bradley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bradley tries to pass to full mount but Dee defends it.
Bradley trying to work for an americana but Dee has managed to regain full guard.
Bradley trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dee stands and steps away. Bradley gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Dee.
I think Dee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dee!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Dee waved his t-shirt featuring Versus's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis McElroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Travis McElroy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McElroy was covering up waiting for the punch and Khan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McElroy pulls Khan in close to prevent any damage.
Khan content to stall in guard here.
McElroy wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
Khan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McElroy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McElroy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Khan is pushing down on McElroy's leg trying to pass to half guard. McElroy is fighting to maintain full guard but Khan has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Khan seems content to control.
McElroy trying to control from the bottom.
McElroy is looking to escape.
Khan is thwarting McElroy's attempts to control the position.
McElroy is trying is best to control the position here.
Khan looking for a submission but McElroy manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Khan preventing the sweep.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but McElroy is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McElroy pulls Khan in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Khan drops back looking for a leg! McElroy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McElroy manages to kick Khan off! Khan jumps back into McElroy's guard.
Khan wants to pass the guard but McElroy is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McElroy rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
McElroy has hold of one of Khan's legs. Khan is fighting the takedown attempt but McElroy gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khan trying to control the position.
Khan working for a triangle but McElroy defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McElroy has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Khan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! McElroy is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Khan pulls down on the head and he's put McElroy to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stanley Khan!
Stanley Khan made sure to mention his sponsor, Versus in his post fight interview.
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