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GCC: Thursday Night Tustle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Solid chin |
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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, Sam Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
Smith manages to pull guard.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Thomas is having none of it.
Smith trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thomas passes into side control.
Smith is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
Smith is trying to buck Thomas off.
Thomas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thomas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thomas looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thomas lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thomas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Smith is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Smith tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Thomas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Sam Smith has been cut.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the head.
Thomas is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
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.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Smith is trying to break free.
Thomas pulls guard effortlessly.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Thomas trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Sam Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Thomas trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
Thomas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith trying to move into half guard but instead Thomas has managed to sweep!
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.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith is looking to sweep but instead, Thomas has passed into half guard.
Smith moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thomas tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
Smith has control of Thomas's left arm, preventing Thomas from doing any damage.
Smith wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Thomas off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Thomas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Thomas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thomas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thomas stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Smith'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!
Thomas tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smith stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
Smith wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas throws Smith to one side and escapes!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith controls Thomas momentarily but Thomas frees himself.
Smith has his hands on Thomas's head, controlling the position.
Smith 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.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
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.
Thomas stops Smith from standing up.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thomas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
Thomas wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smith looking to control but Thomas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Thomas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thomas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Thomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katana comes into the arena with Baby got back blaring out of the sound system. Starks has chosen Deliverance as his entrance music. Rusty Starks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rusty Starks!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katana throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Starks was covering up waiting for the punch and Katana finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Starks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Starks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Katana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Starks looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Katana puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Starks wants to improve his position but Katana is controlling well.
Starks manages to get to full guard.
Starks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katana is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks has his foot on Katana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Katana works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Starks throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Starks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Katana tries to stand but Starks is controlling from the bottom.
Starks 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starks looking for a guillotine here but Katana defends easily.
Katana stands and steps away. Starks gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Katana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Katana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katana.
Katana blocks a head kick by Starks.
Katana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Katana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katana avoids the head kick by Starks.
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.
Katana blocks a head kick by Starks.
Starks with a poor takedown
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starks moves away from the strike by Katana.
Katana misses with an uppercut. Starks saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Starks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Starks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Katana.
Katana lands a head shot.
Katana throws a jab when Starks was well out of range.
Katana misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Katana misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Katana throws out a loose jab but Starks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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.
Starks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Starks.
A combination from Katana does no damage.
Starks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Starks misses with a takedown attempt
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Starks slips a jab from Katana.
Starks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Katana.
A bone on bone clash there as Katana blocks the leg kick.
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.
Starks with a poor takedown
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Katana loads up on a big right hand but Starks slips the punch.
Katana throws the left hand but Starks avoids the punch easily.
Starks throws a wild body kick that Katana sees coming a mile off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starks throws a sloppy head kick and Katana moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Katana dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Starks shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Starks doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Katana to counter with a crisp jab.
Starks misses with a takedown attempt
and Katana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Starks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starks misses with a takedown
so Katana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Katana is one step ahead there.
Starks looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Katana has picked Starks up and slammed him! Starks can't keep hold of the triangle and Katana manages to pass to side control!
Starks looks to move to half guard but instead Katana has passed into mount! Damn!
Starks is looking to get to half guard.
Katana trying to control but Starks is having none of it.
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.
Starks is desperately trying to improve his position but Katana has a good base and remains in mount.
Katana controlling his opponent.
Starks keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Katana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Starks is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Starks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Katana wants to get back to his feet but Starks is holding on tight.
Starks is trying to escape the mount.
Katana tries to control but Starks wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Starks flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Katana controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Katana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Katana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Katana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Ramsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramsey comes to the ring accompanied by Boom. Tim Dean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Troy Ramsey's chin.
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Ramsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Dean!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dean as he jumps to the side.
Dean blocks a head kick by Ramsey.
Tim Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramsey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dean circles away.
Ramsey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ramsey is trying to control the action in half guard but Dean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ramsey tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ramsey is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramsey is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dean defends it well.
Dean trying to control from the bottom.
Dean gets back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dean manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dean breaks from Ramsey's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dean looking to control but Ramsey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ramsey is looking to escape.
Dean moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ramsey has worked his arm free - good work by Ramsey!
Ramsey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dean's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ramsey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ramsey looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dean throwing shots but Ramsey is blocking nicely.
Dean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dean looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ramsey trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Dean manages to pass to mount!
Ramsey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dean swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ramsey is now in Dean's guard. A big mistake from Dean there, giving up the dominant position!
Ramsey gets to his feet - Dean follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Ramsey.
Dean lands a nice shot to the body.
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 Troy Ramsey will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramsey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ramsey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ramsey wants to get back to his feet.
Dean is chipping away with strikes.
Dean prevents Ramsey from escaping the position.
Ramsey dodges the ground and pound from Dean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramsey can't do much from the bottom here.
Ramsey is trying to get back to half guard.
Dean working the body and head with strikes.
Dean decides to stand back up.
Ramsey connects with a high kick.
Dean wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramsey blocks a head kick by Dean.
Dean shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Ramsey wants to control but Dean is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsey is refusing to be controlled, as Dean sits in half guard.
Ramsey is looking to get back to full guard here but Dean has managed to pass to side control instead.
Ramsey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dean trying to control but Ramsey is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramsey sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Dean seems to be working for a kimura but Ramsey defends the submission attempt.
Dean throwing shots but Ramsey is blocking nicely.
Dean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramsey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dean shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dean trying to pass the guard but Ramsey defending well.
Ramsey is trying to control but can't.
Ramsey tries to roll over but Dean keeps him under control.
Ramsey wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ramsey is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tim Dean!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Reid (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Reid!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Reid looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reid is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Reid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Reid manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid controlling the pace for now.
Reid landing punches.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Reid has a good base and remains in mount.
Reid looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Reid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jones wants to hold on but Reid pushes him away.
Reid sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jones is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Reid.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.
Reid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reid off to one side.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lenny Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Reid is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reid sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Reid throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Reid wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
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 Lenny Jones will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Reid throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reid shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown. Reid fights it but they end up in guard.
Reid being controlled here, momentarily.
Reid keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones gets to his feet. Reid looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Reid shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid landing some decent shots from guard.
Reid throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Reid content to stall in guard here.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Reid from controlling successfully.
Jones controls Reid momentarily but Reid frees himself.
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.
Reid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones pulls Reid in to control the position.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Reid wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Lenny Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones 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.
Reid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Reid pushes his legs off easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reid instigates a clinch.
Reid manages to pull guard.
Reid is trying to keep Jones in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand but Reid is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jones prevents Reid from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Reid throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenny Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones has Reid pushed against the ropes.
Reid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reid pulls guard successfully.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Reid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is really struggling to control Reid but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Reid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones trying to control the position.
Reid has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reid shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reid is proving hard to escape from.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reid holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Reid is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reid manages to break the clinch.
Reid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Reid sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reid shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Reid keeps moving and retains side control.
Reid stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reid.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to strike off his back.
Jones pulls Reid in close to his closed guard and prevents Reid from doing any damage or advancing position.
Reid wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Reid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafel Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Ellagrande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafel Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Ellagrande!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellagrande fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellagrande is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellagrande looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malik throws a series of punches but Ellagrande moves out of range.
Ellagrande is looking to clinch but Malik is avoiding it.
Ellagrande fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malik avoids it really well and circles away.
Malik punishes Ellagrande's body with a nice straight punch.
Ellagrande works over Malik's head and body with a nice combination.
Ellagrande tries to clinch up.
Malik tests Ellagrande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ellagrande is looking to clinch.
Ellagrande jabs at Malik's body.
Ellagrande throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Malik bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ellagrande's head backwards.
Brandon Ellagrande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellagrande uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malik.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellagrande has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Malik finds it's way round the side to connect with Ellagrande's head.
Ellagrande rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellagrande wants to clinch.
Malik misses with a double jab.
Ellagrande tries to close the distance and clinch but Malik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ellagrande tries to clinch but Malik moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Ellagrande or perhaps it was just good defense by Malik which made him look bad.
Malik throws a right hand that Ellagrande ducks under and follows up with a left that Ellagrande also avoids with ease.
Ellagrande doesn't manage to clinch there - Malik circles away.
Ellagrande tries to clinch but Malik is having none of it.
Malik with a nice cross.
Ellagrande looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rafel Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Ellagrande.
Ellagrande throws a series of punches but Malik avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellagrande.
Nice cross by Malik.
It looks like Brandon Ellagrande has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellagrande tries to score a power double leg takedown but Malik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ellagrande somewhat.
Ellagrande will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malik is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ellagrande looks gassed!
Malik throws a solid leg kick but Ellagrande takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malik.
Malik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ellagrande.
Malik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ellagrande doesn't seem bothered though.
Malik lands a jab to the nose.
Ellagrande is rocked!
Malik lands an uppercut, right on the button! Ellagrande tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafel Malik!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Back Yard Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutherford Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutherford Haze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Back Yard Brawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rutherford Haze!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler moves into the clinch.
Brawler manages to break the clinch.
Brawler is looking to clinch.
Brawler misses with a body shot.
Brawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Haze misses
and Brawler counters with a head kick. That will keep Haze thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brawler defending well as Haze loads up on a big left hand.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haze takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses.
Haze connects with a jab.
Brawler checks a low kick from Haze.
Haze misses with a hook. Brawler ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler tries to close the distance and clinch but Haze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brawler tries to clinch but Haze moves out of range.
Haze misses with a shot to the body
and Brawler counters with a thumping low kick.
Haze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brawler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haze fails to land with a series of punches.
Brawler moves into the clinch.
Brawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brawler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brawler fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Haze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haze misses with a looping left.
Brawler wants to clinch.
Haze staying out of range there.
Haze misses with a double jab
and Brawler counters with a big head kick but Haze shrugs it off.
Haze throws a lazy right hand but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler lands a head kick. Haze smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Haze looks to land a combination but Brawler avoids it well.
Haze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawler.
Haze looks to land a combination but Brawler avoids it well.
Haze misses with a looping right.
Haze walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Brawler drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Haze swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Brawler's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rutherford Haze!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and max payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova comes into the arena with I came to bring the pain! blaring out of the sound system. Tony Bova is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, max payne!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? payne is fending him off so far but Bova persists. Nope, payne circles away and we're back to standing.
payne is looking to clinch.
payne tries to clinch up.
payne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
payne throws a sloppy head kick and Bova moves out of range easily.
payne tries to clinch but Bova moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
payne throws a head kick but Bova moves out of range.
payne shoots and misses
so Bova counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
payne trying to strike off his back.
Bova might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
payne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
payne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bova is pushing down on payne's leg trying to pass to half guard. payne is fighting to maintain full guard but Bova has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bova shoots in but payne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bova decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed payne's head.
Bova thows a huge punch but payne dodges it nicely.
payne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bova's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bova's back!
Bova looking very determined here, making life difficult for payne.
payne avoiding Bova 's attempts to control his hands.
Bova is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova breaks payne's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
payne is looking to stand up but Bova isn't so interested in that idea.
Bova thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
payne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bova shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
payne fails with the takedown
and Bova counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
payne looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
payne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
payne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
Bova throws a strike but payne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bova tries to strike from the bottom.
Bova working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because payne has passed into half guard!
payne is looking for a kimura but Bova is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for payne to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
payne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bova decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in payne's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
payne has his foot on Bova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bova works his way back into a safe position though.
Bova throwing strikes but missing.
payne trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
payne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bova defends well.
Bova tries to free his leg and advance position but payne is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
payne is breathing heavily.
payne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bova defends it easily.
Bova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova postures up in payne's guard and throws a big left but payne blocks it.
Bova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
payne shoots and misses
and Bova counters with a nice double leg into side control. payne won't be happy with that.
Bova working the body and head with strikes.
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.
Bova tries to move to mount but payne blocks the move with his legs.
Bova looks up at the clock and then as payne takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bova smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
payne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
payne taking punishment in the form of punches.
payne defending against the ground and pound.
Bova cracks payne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
payne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bova is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, payne has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bova is working payne over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
payne tries to escape but Bova is in control.
payne is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bova prevents payne from standing back up.
Bova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Bova there.
Bova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bova not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bova connects with a nice short shot to payne's temple.
Ground and pound from Bova.
payne is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bova pulls his head out easily.
Bova sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. payne defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bova thows a huge punch but payne dodges it nicely.
payne pushes Bova off looking to stand but Bova dives back in and keeps control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
payne with a poor takedown
and Bova counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in payne's guard now.
payne keeping moving, preventing Bova from controlling successfully.
Bova distracts payne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
payne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
payne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bova closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
payne wants to control but Bova postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bova in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
payne gets back to half guard.
payne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bova missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bova thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing payne to regain full guard.
Bova won't allow payne to get back to his feet.
Tony Bova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
payne throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
payne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bova drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bova scoring with punches from side control.
Bova fails to land a wild elbow strike.
payne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bova grinds an elbow into payne's temple.
Bova throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bova cracks payne with a big right hand but payne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bova misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
payne wants to control but Bova postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
payne is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
payne misses with a body shot
and Bova counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for payne!
payne tries to hold on but Bova postures up.
Bova pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
max payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bova blocks payne's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bova lands a big shot there that rocks payne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
payne is looking to get to half guard.
Bova landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
payne tries to lock up and control but Bova gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bova lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bova putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bova throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
A nice elbow there by Bova.
A nice elbow there by Bova.
Bova lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bova throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
payne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Bova connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tony Bova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bova looking to ground and pound but payne is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bova, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bova!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Bova has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bova misses.
Wilson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wilson tries to advance to mount but Bova denies him.
Wilson throws an elbow but Bova slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wilson with the ground and pound but Bova regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Wilson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wilson works his way into side control.
Wilson is trying to get an arm triangle but Bova is defending well.
Wilson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wilson scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson working the body and head with strikes.
Wilson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bova sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wilson working the body and head with strikes.
Wilson taking a breather here.
Bova is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Wilson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bova is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wilson working away.
Wilson trying to control the action but Bova is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Wilson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wilson prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson cracks Bova with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bova is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wilson connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson moves into full mount!
Wilson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wilson unloading with bombs!
Wilson tries to control but Bova wriggling away.
Wilson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bova is breathing heavily.
Bova in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilson tries to control but Bova wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bova in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wilson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bova is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wilson landing shots from mount.
Bova is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bova scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wilson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wilson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Wilson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Gonzalez had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Gonzalez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Moore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Moore checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Moore tries to clinch up
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Moore misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Gonzalez is predictable there
and Moore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gonzalez lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Moore has been cut.
Gonzalez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moore blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moore.
Moore avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore looks gassed!
Moore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
Moore scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore working aggressively here.
Gonzalez scores with a knee to the head.
Moore tries a knee to the head but Gonzalez blocks it.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Gonzalez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gonzalez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Nice elbow from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Moore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzalez blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Gonzalez lands a big knee! That's hurt Moore! Oh, he's all over the place! Gonzalez lands another knee that sends Moore to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Gonzalez!
Jesus Gonzalez retains his bantamweight title!
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