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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Beckenbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergai Poujanofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beckenbauer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Apaga mas não bate . Sergai Poujanofski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Beckenbauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergai Poujanofski!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poujanofski misses with a low kick.
Poujanofski misses with a leg kick.
Poujanofski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beckenbauer.
Poujanofski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beckenbauer.
Poujanofski looks to land a right hand but Beckenbauer moved out of range.
Beckenbauer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Poujanofski tries to avoid it but Beckenbauer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Poujanofski to the ground. Poujanofski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Poujanofski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer moves out of range of the strikes.
Poujanofski missing with a left hand there. Beckenbauer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poujanofski misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Poujanofski misses its intended target.
Beckenbauer shoots in for a takedown but Poujanofski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Beckenbauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poujanofski misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poujanofski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beckenbauer backs up against the ropes.
Poujanofski misses with a low kick.
Beckenbauer checks a leg kick.
Beckenbauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poujanofski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Beckenbauer throws a strike but Poujanofski avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckenbauer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Poujanofski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Poujanofski has escaped and now he's on top!
Beckenbauer has his foot on Poujanofski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poujanofski works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Poujanofski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Poujanofski wants to land a leg kick but Beckenbauer is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Poujanofski. No joy for Beckenbauer on that attempt.
Poujanofski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poujanofski shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Beckenbauer is trying to defend but Poujanofski finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Poujanofski tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Beckenbauer.
Beckenbauer works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Poujanofski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Beckenbauer is tightening it up a little... Poujanofski has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Poujanofski reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Poujanofski taps out! nice BJJ there by Beckenbauer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Franz Beckenbauer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William McGrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skylor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGrady might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scotland The Brave. Smith has chosen God's gonna cut you down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, William McGrady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Skylor Smith!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
McGrady shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but McGrady keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGrady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith tries to bum rush McGrady with a series of wild strikes but McGrady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith throws a right hand that McGrady ducks under and follows up with a left that McGrady also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McGrady.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William McGrady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGrady slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
McGrady misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith misses with a head shot. McGrady uses the momentum to regain guard.
McGrady wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McGrady looking for a sweep. Not yet McGrady, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but McGrady blocks nicely.
McGrady tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McGrady wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McGrady shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith keeping moving, preventing McGrady from controlling successfully.
McGrady throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but McGrady has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGrady is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McGrady is breathing heavily.
Smith tries to stand but McGrady is controlling from the bottom.
Smith throws and elbow that misses. McGrady uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by McGrady!
McGrady throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
McGrady postures up.
Smith wants to sweep here but McGrady controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McGrady lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McGrady chips away with some ground and pound.
McGrady trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
McGrady throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGrady won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Skylor Smith will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smith moves out of range as McGrady throws a body kick.
McGrady has a takedown stuffed.
William McGrady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith throws a leg kick but McGrady checks it.
McGrady throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but McGrady shows good takedown defense.
McGrady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
McGrady closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Smith is breathing heavily.
McGrady trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McGrady stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McGrady seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGrady lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGrady is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith tries to get to full guard but McGrady has control of the leg.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGrady lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGrady missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McGrady wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
McGrady looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McGrady seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGrady lands with a punch from half guard.
McGrady tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
McGrady seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrady throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
McGrady uses his free foot to push down on Smith's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smith.
A nice elbow there by McGrady.
A nice elbow there by McGrady.
McGrady cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but McGrady cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McGrady sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McGrady has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGrady scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McGrady landing shots from mount.
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but McGrady has a good base and remains in mount.
McGrady dominating with strikes here.
McGrady punishing his opponent with strikes.
McGrady landing strikes, looking to finish!
William McGrady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGrady lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William McGrady dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
McGrady closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McGrady is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
McGrady goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smith has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McGrady but great work by Smith.
McGrady takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith cracks McGrady with a big right hand but McGrady just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McGrady tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McGrady on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McGrady is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrady gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
McGrady regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from McGrady's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGrady working a defensive guard here.
Smith is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but McGrady has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Smith is looking to defend but McGrady has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Smith! McGrady pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Smith taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William McGrady!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Tim Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper stuffs the takedown.
Ripper keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean tries a low kick but Ripper avoids it.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ripper circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean gets the takedown into side control.
Dean looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ripper manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dean prevents Ripper from improving his position.
Ripper is trying to maintain the position but Dean is very close to passing his half guard.
Ripper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dean really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ripper is trying to maintain the position but Dean is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper makes his way to full guard, as Dean worked for a kimura.
Ripper working a defensive guard here.
Dean wants to stand but Ripper is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ripper holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ripper looking for a guillotine here but Dean defends easily.
Dean wants to control from the top but Ripper keeps moving.
Ripper is pulling down on Dean's head. It's preventing any offense from Dean, at least for the moment.
Ripper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dean's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ripper wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
Dean preventing the sweep.
Ripper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ripper keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ripper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dean blocks a head kick by Ripper.
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.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Ripper rushes Dean and presses him up against the ropes.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dean avoids it really well and circles away.
Dean closes the distance but Ripper moves to the side
and Ripper counters with a single leg into guard. Dean didn't expect that.
Dean being controlled here, momentarily.
Dean is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Ripper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Dean.
Ripper has his takedown stuffed
and Dean counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ripper is trying to control Dean's posture but Dean avoids it.
Ripper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dean wants to control but Ripper is keeping him busy.
Dean passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ripper is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper regains half guard.
Ripper is looking to control Dean's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ripper avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ripper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dean.
Ripper is staying active underneath Dean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ripper manages to get to full guard.
Ripper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ripper is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ripper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ripper is keeping the position for now.
Ripper is trying to keep Dean in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ripper misses with a double jab.
Ripper misses with a takedown
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper looking for a sweep. Not yet Ripper, not yet.
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Ripper is retaining full guard.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Ripper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ripper is trying to control the position but Dean postures up.
Dean is stalling in the full guard.
Ripper wants to improve his position but instead Dean has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dean is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ripper wants to improve his position but Dean is controlling well.
Ripper is staying active underneath Dean, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dean trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Dean dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ripper counters with a left to the body.
Ripper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dean is fending him off so far but Ripper persists. Nope, Dean circles away and we're back to standing.
Ripper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dean napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ripper slows the pace down.
Ripper tries to score with some ground and pound. Dean controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dean is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ripper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ripper throws an elbow but Dean slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dean tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Ripper controlling well, preventing Dean from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ripper trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ripper gets his hands free as Dean looks to control.
Dean turns into Ripper and is now in his guard.
Ripper wants to stand but Dean is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ripper goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dean is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ripper shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tim Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ripper.
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Ripper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Ripper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ripper.
Ripper is fighting to break Dean's control of his arms but Dean is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ripper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dean is keeping the position for now.
Dean looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ripper is controlling him.
Ripper looking to pass the guard.
Ripper decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dean, up you get!
Dean wants to clinch but Ripper slips to the side
and Ripper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ripper.
Dean tries to break free but Ripper pushes him back against the ropes.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Dean gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ripper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dean throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ripper uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ripper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ripper 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ripper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Odafin Tutuola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Pendragon 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Odafin Tutuola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutuola tries to clinch but Pendragon moves out of range.
Pendragon misses with a wild combination.
Pendragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Tutuola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pendragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pendragon throws a sloppy head kick and Tutuola moves out of range easily.
Tutuola fails with the takedown.
Pendragon is looking to clinch.
Pendragon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pendragon wants it to stay on the feet.
Tutuola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pendragon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odafin Tutuola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon lands a brutal head kick. Tutuola looks out on his feet and Pendragon throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Raul Pendragon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russell Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minanda Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brand comes to the ring accompanied by Russell Brand and Katie Perry. Russell Brand had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Minanda Passmoor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Passmoor.
Passmoor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Passmoor wants to stand but Brand has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Brand keeping hold of Passmoor's head, controlling as best he can.
Passmoor escapes and gets back to his feet.
Brand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Passmoor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minanda Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brand misses with a takedown attempt
and Passmoor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Passmoor wants to control from the top but Brand keeps moving.
Passmoor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brand, up you get!
Passmoor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand can't escape the position.
Passmoor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brand can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brand is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brand has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Brand really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Passmoor is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Passmoor gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Passmoor gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Passmoor apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Brand is breathing heavily.
Passmoor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brand sprawls well initially but Passmoor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Passmoor.
Brand is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor is thwarting Brand's attempts to control the position.
Passmoor stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A left and a right from Passmoor both land. Nice combination.
Brand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Passmoor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Passmoor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Passmoor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brand backwards.
Brand is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brand is trying to maintain a safe position but Passmoor gets an underhook and turns Brand into the ropes.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head.
Oh Brand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Passmoor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brand blocks it with crossed arms.
Passmoor has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Brand goes down! Passmoor pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Passmoor advances to mount.
Passmoor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor looking to finish Brand with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brand!
Brand wants to hold on but Passmoor pushes him away.
Passmoor looking to finish Brand with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brand!
Passmoor looking to finish Brand with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brand!
Passmoor landing strikes from the mount.
Passmoor content just to control the position here.
Brand really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brand seems to have got his legs back now.
Brand is bucking up trying to escape but Passmoor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Passmoor dominating with strikes here.
Brand has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Passmoor is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Passmoor is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Passmoor gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Passmoor gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Passmoor apologises and we restart here on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Passmoor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minanda Passmoor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Passmoor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Passmoor misses the shot to the body.
Brand tries for a takedown but Passmoor circles away easily
and Passmoor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brand has hold of Passmoor's hands but Passmoor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Passmoor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Minanda Passmoor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Passmoor working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Brand is working to get back to half guard.
Passmoor trying to control but Brand is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor controlling from the full mount.
Passmoor get's back to his feet.
Passmoor rushes Brand and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Passmoor scores with a knee to the head.
Passmoor scores with a knee to the head.
Passmoor scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Passmoor obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Passmoor.
Brand takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Passmoor.
Passmoor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Passmoor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor scores a nice knee to the body.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Passmoor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Passmoor lands an elbow just above Brand 's eye.
Passmoor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brand drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brand is trying to break free.
Brand takes a shot to the head.
Passmoor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Brand can't break the clinch.
Passmoor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Passmoor has Brand pressed against the ropes, preventing Brand from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Passmoor pushes Brand back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Passmoor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside that Brand shrugs off.
Passmoor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brand in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor lands an elbow that stopped Brand in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Passmoor.
Passmoor lands a shoulder strike.
Brand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.
Brand pulls guard effortlessly.
Passmoor stopping the sweep attempt from Brand.
Passmoor stands up and waves to Brand to follow him.
Brand misses with a takedown
and Passmoor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brand's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Brand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brand has his hands on Passmoor's head, controlling the position.
Passmoor sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor gets to his feet. Brand looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Passmoor drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brand is looking to stand up but Passmoor isn't so interested in that idea.
Passmoor stopping the sweep attempt from Brand.
Passmoor working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Passmoor won't allow Brand to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minanda Passmoor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Passmoor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brand!
A nice elbow there by Passmoor.
Passmoor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brand tries to hold on but Passmoor postures up.
Passmoor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brand looks a forlorn figure.
Passmoor is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brand to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brand shrugs it off.
Passmoor controlling from the full mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand tries to improve his position but instead Passmoor has taken his back!
Passmoor is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Passmoor gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Passmoor gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Passmoor apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Russell Brand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Passmoor feints and as Brand raises his hands in defense, Passmoor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Passmoor gets to his feet - Brand follows without any prompting.
Passmoor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Passmoor duly obliges.
Passmoor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brand sprawls well initially but Passmoor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Passmoor.
Passmoor stands up and beckons Brand to join him on the feet.
Brand moves in looking to clinch but Passmoor pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand tries to keep at a distance but Passmoor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Passmoor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Passmoor connects with a knee to the head.
Passmoor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Passmoor looking to throw knees to the head but Brand is blocking nicely.
Passmoor misses with a knee strike.
Passmoor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brand has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brand tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brand lands a shot to the body.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Passmoor working Brand over with knees to the body.
Brand tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Passmoor smiles and moves away.
Passmoor rushes Brand and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Passmoor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brand tries for a takedown but Passmoor manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Brand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Passmoor connects with a knee to the head.
Passmoor misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Brand's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brand tries to pull guard but Passmoor holds him up against the ropes and eventually Brand drops back down to his feet.
Passmoor landing knees to the head.
Passmoor gets through Brand's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Passmoor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Passmoor is leaning against Brand and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Passmoor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brand's defenses.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Passmoor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Passmoor lands an elbow that stopped Brand in his tracks for a moment.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Passmoor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brand takes an elbow to the temple.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.
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.
Brand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Passmoor has him pressed against the ropes.
Passmoor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Passmoor misses with a knee to the head.
Passmoor scores with a knee to the head.
Brand taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Passmoor landing knees to the head.
Passmoor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brand goes for a takedown attempt but Passmoor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Passmoor blocks the body kick.
Minanda Passmoor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brand has his takedown stuffed
and Passmoor counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Passmoor scores with a hook to the body. Brand takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Passmoor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Russell Brand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brand is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Passmoor scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minanda Passmoor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Passmoor 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 24:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minanda Passmoor!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson comes to the ring accompanied by Hit the Lights by Metallica. The crowd seem to be enjoying Davis's choice of entrance music: Deicide - . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Henson tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Henson moves into full guard.
Henson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henson is trying to keep Davis in close.
Henson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Davis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis postures up in Henson's guard and throws a big left but Henson blocks it.
Henson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson throws a big right hand that misses.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henson is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henson throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Henson looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Henson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henson tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henson, right into the meat.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Henson.
Henson tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Mickey Henson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis slips under a jab from Henson.
Henson just misses with a punch to the body.
Henson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henson is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson motions for Davis to come forward. Henson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Henson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henson.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
Henson misses with a two punch combination.
Henson misses with a wild combination.
Henson has his takedown stuffed
so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Henson has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Henson working a defensive guard here.
Henson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Henson working a defensive guard here.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Henson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henson's guard.
Henson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davis defends well.
Henson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
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 Mickey Henson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henson throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henson misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis stands up over Henson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping full guard, as Henson tries to pass.
Henson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis being controlled here, momentarily.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
Davis with the ground and pound but Henson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Davis misses with a head shot. Henson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Henson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Henson has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henson throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Henson misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henson won't be happy with that.
Davis tries to score with some ground and pound. Henson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Davis misses with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Henson is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davis tries to score with some ground and pound. Henson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Henson sneaks back into half guard.
Davis looks to land a strike but Henson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Henson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Henson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Henson!
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.
Henson thows a big elbow that misses.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Henson from controlling successfully.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Henson wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henson. Henson obviously looking to wear him down.
Henson is looking to wear down Davis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Henson duly obliges.
It looks like Antonio Davis has been cut.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Henson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis throws a strike but Henson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis is pulling down on Henson's head to control his posture.
Henson won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Henson misses
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Henson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henson has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Henson keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Henson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Henson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henson wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Henson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis wants to sweep here but Henson controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Henson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henson is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis winds up and cracks Henson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis 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.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henson's head.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henson manages to get to full guard.
Davis throws a strike but Henson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
Henson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Henson throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Henson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Henson won't be happy with that.
Henson regains half guard, as Davis was trying to land strikes.
Henson trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Henson to regain full guard.
Henson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Henson throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis has his hands on Henson's head, controlling the position.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis slips a jab from Henson.
Henson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Davis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis moves away from the strike by Henson.
Davis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Henson tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Henson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Davis.
Antonio Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Henson manages to get to full guard.
Davis being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis landing with the ground and pound.
Henson trying to control the position here.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Henson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Henson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Henson is thwarting Davis's attempts to control the position.
Henson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henson trying to pass the guard but Davis defending well.
Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Henson is working away from the top position though.
Henson works his way into side control.
Henson trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Davis parries the strikes from Henson easily there. Henson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davis to escape.
Henson throws a strike aimed at the side of Davis's head but Davis avoids it well.
Davis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Henson's best efforts.
Davis wants to improve his position but Henson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mickey Henson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Henson throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Davis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henson counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Henson cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Henson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Henson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Henson darts in trying to clinch
and Davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Henson's guard now.
Davis is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson has his hands on Davis's head, controlling the position.
Davis throws a strike but Henson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henson wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis working a defensive guard but Henson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Henson scores with punches from side control.
Henson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Henson wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Henson.
Henson tries to score with some ground and pound. Davis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Henson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Henson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Davis struggling a bit here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis misses with a takedown
and Henson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mickey Henson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Davis.
Henson scores with a leg kick.
Henson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henson throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henson misses with a low kick.
Henson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Henson 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.
A swing and a miss from Henson.
Henson throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Henson lands a jab.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Henson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Henson throws a big shot that misses.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henson throws out the jab.
Henson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henson.
Henson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henson stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis has Henson pulled in close to control his posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Henson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mickey Henson!
Mickey Henson retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Schweinsteiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Donalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schweinsteiger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Son Kite - On Air. Mack Donalds has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bastian Schweinsteiger's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastian Schweinsteiger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Mack Donalds!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweinsteiger shoots in for a takedown but Donalds shows good takedown defense.
Schweinsteiger checks a low kick from Donalds.
Donalds misses with an uppercut.
Mack Donalds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donalds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donalds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schweinsteiger's hands.
Donalds lands with a shot to the body.
Donalds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schweinsteiger moves away.
Donalds lands a jab to Schweinsteiger's midsection.
Schweinsteiger slips a jab from Donalds.
Donalds shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schweinsteiger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donalds throws a hook to the side of Schweinsteiger's head but Schweinsteiger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donalds throws a shot from downtown. Schweinsteiger moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Donalds does it's job there.
Donalds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schweinsteiger drops his hands momentarily and Donalds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Bastian Schweinsteiger has been cut.
Schweinsteiger walks into a stiff left hand from Donalds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schweinsteiger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Donalds avoids it really well and circles away.
Donalds throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donalds thows a body shot but no joy.
Schweinsteiger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Donalds finds it's way round the side to connect with Schweinsteiger's head.
Donalds cracks a nice hook into Schweinsteiger's ribs.
Schweinsteiger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donalds.
Schweinsteiger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donalds.
Donalds lands a hook that stumbles Schweinsteiger back into the ropes. Donalds follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Schweinsteiger to the canvas! Donalds pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Schweinsteiger has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mack Donalds! Mack Donalds retains his light heavyweight title!
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