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GCC: Friday Fight Fest PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Reid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid tries to clinch up but Bova circles away and keeps his distance.
Reid throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bova was covering up waiting for the punch and Reid finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bova wriggles free and stands up.
Reid shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bova pinned against the cage. Bova gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bova keeps the fight on the outside.
Reid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reid is sitting in close to Bova's body. Bova has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Reid is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Reid is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bova.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Bova!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Donkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Urkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Manny Donkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Urkel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donkers has closed the distance and engaged Urkel in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donkers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Donkers works on Urkel's body with a couple of short punches.
Donkers lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donkers.
Urkel looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donkers.
Donkers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Urkel or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donkers.
A body shot lands from Donkers.
Donkers lands a body punch.
Donkers works on Urkel's body with a couple of short punches.
Donkers working Urkel over with knees to the body.
Donkers crunches a lovely knee into Urkel's ribcage.
Donkers lands with a left to the head.
Donkers with a knee to the head.
Donkers pushes Urkel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Donkers scores with a shoulder strike.
Donkers lands a shoulder strike.
Donkers is leaning against Urkel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Donkers.
Donkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Urkel won't want to take too many of those.
Donkers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Donkers.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donkers.
Donkers lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkers landing knees to the head.
Urkel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Donkers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donkers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Donkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Urkel.
Donkers leaning against his opponent.
Donkers scores with a hook to the body.
Donkers is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Donkers.
Urkel fails to pull guard.
Urkel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A body shot lands from Donkers.
A right handed body shot lands from Donkers.
Donkers presses Urkel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Donkers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donkers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Donkers.
Donkers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Urkel wants a takedown.
Manny Donkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Urkel.
Donkers lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Donkers as the two fighters clinch.
Donkers is stalling here.
Donkers scores with a hook to the body.
Donkers digs a right hand underneath Urkel's ribcage. Urkel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donkers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donkers just leaning against Urkel, taking a breather.
Donkers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urkel.
Donkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Urkel.
Urkel letting Donkers take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Donkers - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urkel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Donkers smiles and moves away.
Donkers closes the distance and clinches.
Donkers digs a right hand underneath Urkel's ribcage. Urkel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donkers is working Urkel over against the cage.
Donkers is struggling to control the position.
Donkers lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donkers.
Donkers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Donkers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Urkel backwards.
A body shot lands from Donkers.
Donkers scores with a shot to the side of Urkel's head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Urkel avoiding damage as Donkers throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urkel backwards.
Donkers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Donkers lands with a right to the head.
Donkers pushes Urkel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Urkel tries to pull guard but Donkers won't allow it.
Urkel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Donkers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Donkers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donkers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Donkers.
Donkers lands a knee to the head.
Donkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right handed body shot lands from Donkers.
Donkers working Urkel over with knees to the body.
Donkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Urkel can't get the takedown.
Donkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Urkel avoids it.
Donkers lands a body punch.
Donkers tries a body shot but Urkel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Donkers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Urkel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Urkel showed some decent athleticism there.
Urkel is looking for a kimura here.
Urkel is trying to work for a kimura but Donkers is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urkel wants to control but Donkers is keeping him busy.
Donkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urkel can do to turn this around?
Urkel is breathing heavily.
Urkel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Donkers sees it coming and defends easily.
Donkers tries to kick Urkel off but Urkel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Urkel is stalling here. Donkers is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Urkel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Donkers has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Urkel gets back to half 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.
Donkers stands up from half guard.
Manny Donkers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urkel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Donkers misses with a double jab.
Donkers lands with a nice combination. Urkel backs away looking to recover.
Urkel avoids the head kick by Donkers.
Donkers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Urkel dodges the punch combination from Donkers.
Donkers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urkel closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Donkers to the mat! Donkers manages to get full guard.
Urkel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Donkers manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Urkel has Donkers in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donkers stands up and waves to Urkel to follow him.
Donkers throws a nice head kick!
Urkel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Urkel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donkers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Urkel tries to pull guard but Donkers holds him up against the cage and eventually Urkel drops back down to his feet.
Donkers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Urkel jumps guard but Donkers stands there with Urkel around his waist. Urkel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkers lands with a right to the head.
Donkers pushes Urkel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donkers scores with a hook to the body.
Urkel tries to pull guard but Donkers won't allow it.
Manny Donkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Urkel.
A hook to the body from Donkers.
Urkel breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Donkers scores with a four punch combination!
Donkers has managed to clinch.
Urkel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Donkers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Donkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donkers stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Donkers - that landed with a thud.
Donkers tries to land a knee to the head but Urkel blocks with his arms.
Urkel tries to pull guard but Donkers holds him up against the cage and eventually Urkel drops back down to his feet.
Donkers lands a good knee to the midsection. Urkel won't want to take too many of those.
Donkers keeps control of Urkel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Donkers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Donkers swinging wildly here.
Urkel shoots in and bounces Donkers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Urkel won't allow Donkers to get back to his feet.
Urkel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Donkers manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Urkel has Donkers in his guard.
Urkel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donkers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donkers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urkel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Urkel being controlled here, momentarily.
Donkers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Donkers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Steve Urkel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Urkel keeping moving, preventing Donkers from controlling successfully.
Urkel looking to control.
Donkers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donkers takes the fight into the clinch.
Donkers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donkers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Urkel is defending well for now.
Urkel decides to pull guard.
Urkel is looking for a triangle but Donkers pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donkers wanted to stand there but Urkel had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urkel is working an open guard so Donkers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Manny Donkers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urkel dives in and grabs Donkers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donkers pushes down on Urkel's head and hops out.
Donkers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Donkers scores with a hook.
A nice combination there by Donkers.
Donkers tests Urkel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Urkel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Donkers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urkel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Donkers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Manny Donkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Urkel.
Urkel tries to pull guard but Donkers holds him up against the cage and eventually Urkel drops back down to his feet.
Urkel tries to score a body lock takedown but Donkers shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Urkel looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Donkers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Donkers, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Donkers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Roxas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Libris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bernie Roxas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Libris!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roxas connects with the punch.
Libris shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roxas pinned against the cage. Roxas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Roxas misses.
Horrible takedown by Libris or perhaps it was just good defense by Roxas which made him look bad.
Roxas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Libris is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roxas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernie Roxas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Libris.
Libris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roxas circles away.
Roxas looks to land a right hand but Libris moved out of range.
Libris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Libris shoots in and drives through. Roxas sprawls well.
Libris shoots in for a double leg but Roxas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Libris shoots in but no luck this time.
Libris looks gassed!
A punch lands to the side of Libris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roxas lands a lovely overhand right.
Roxas swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Roxas misses.
Roxas thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Libris throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roxas counters with a one-two to the body.
Roxas throws a nice looking combination but Libris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roxas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roxas could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A left and a right from Roxas both land. Nice combination.
Roxas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Libris has a takedown stuffed.
Bernie Roxas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roxas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Libris shoots for a takedown but Roxas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Libris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roxas sprawls well. Roxas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Libris gets slowly back to his feet.
Roxas cracks Libris with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roxas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Libris. Libris circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roxas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Roxas as Libris shoots in.
Decent striking displayed by Roxas there.
Libris dodges the punch combination from Roxas.
Libris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roxas defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxas throws a right and a left that Libris avoids nicely.
Libris fails to land the takedown.
Roxas with a jab.
Roxas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot by Roxas.
Roxas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roxas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roxas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Libris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roxas avoids it really well and circles away.
Roxas misses with a two punch combination.
Libris shoots for a takedown but Roxas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Roxas.
Roxas swinging wildly here.
Libris fails with a takedown attempt.
Roxas throws a one two combo.
Roxas scores with a three punch combo!
Libris misses with a double jab.
Libris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roxas defends it nicely.
Libris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roxas.
Roxas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roxas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Roxas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Libris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roxas swivels and escapes.
Roxas connects with the punch.
Roxas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Libris.
Roxas throws a combination. Libris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roxas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roxas scores with a hook.
Libris takes one to the chin there.
Nice sprawl there from Roxas as Libris shoots in.
Roxas lands a jab-cross combination.
Roxas throws a right and a left that Libris avoids nicely.
Libris misses with a combination
and Roxas counters with a stiff right hand.
Libris fails with a takedown attempt.
Roxas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roxas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roxas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roxas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Libris.
Roxas throws a combination that misses
and Libris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Libris.
Roxas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Libris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roxas's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Roxas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Libris feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roxas trying to control the position.
Roxas looking for a sweep. Not yet Roxas, not yet.
Libris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Libris gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bernie Roxas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Roxas.
Roxas throws a series of punches but Libris avoids them all with ease.
Libris shoots for a takedown but Roxas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roxas is working the combinations to good effect here.
Libris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roxas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Libris closes the distance and clinches up with Roxas, looking for a takedown. Libris pushes Roxas against the cage but Roxas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Libris takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roxas misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Roxas does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Libris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roxas avoids it really well and circles away.
Bernie Roxas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Libris.
Roxas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roxas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Libris on the side of the head.
Libris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Libris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roxas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roxas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Libris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roxas catches Libris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Libris throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roxas was covering up waiting for the punch and Libris finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Libris gets to his feet. Roxas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roxas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Libris circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roxas throws a nice looking combination but Libris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Libris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Libris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roxas.
Roxas looks to land a right hand but Libris moved out of range.
Libris moves out of range as Roxas strikes.
Libris ducks right into an uppercut from Roxas.
Libris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roxas circles away.
Libris tries to clinch up but Roxas circles away and keeps his distance.
Roxas leaves Libris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roxas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roxas throws a combination that misses
and Libris counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roxas won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Libris in side control lands a decent elbow.
Roxas wants to control but Libris postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roxas, who protects the arm well.
Roxas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Libris wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roxas is working hard here to advance position.
Roxas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Libris on the ground.
Libris lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roxas down.
Libris decides to stand back up.
Roxas slaps away a takedown attempt from Libris, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Roxas misses.
Libris shoots for a double leg takedown but Roxas sprawls well. He's pushed Libris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Libris tries to close the distance and clinch but Roxas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roxas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Roxas misses.
Libris misses with a double jab
and Libris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roxas throws a combination that misses
and Libris counters by moving into the clinch.
Libris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roxas's efforts to push away.
Libris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roxas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Libris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roxas working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roxas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Libris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Libris tries for a takedown but Roxas manages to get underhooks.
Roxas tries to break free but Libris pushes him back against the cage.
Libris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roxas's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Libris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roxas throws a nice looking combination but Libris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roxas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Libris circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Libris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roxas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roxas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Libris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roxas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Libris has picked Roxas up - he's going for a ride! Libris dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Roxas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Libris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roxas is defending against the submission attempts here by Libris.
Roxas tries to get to full guard but Libris has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Libris sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Libris is looking for a kimura here.
Libris looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Libris trying to pass the guard but Roxas defending well.
Roxas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Libris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Libris seems to be working for a kimura but Roxas defends the submission attempt.
Roxas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Libris is working for a kimura but Roxas is defending it quite comfortably.
Roxas tries to kick Libris off in order to stand up. Libris Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Libris working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Roxas tries to control but Libris manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libris just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Roxas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roxas defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Roxas looking very determined here, making life difficult for Libris.
Libris is not going to allow Roxas to sit and survive in this position.
Roxas tries to roll but Libris sticks to his back.
Libris looking for the RNC.
Roxas showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Libris thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Libris is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Roxas is defending well though. Libris let's go of the attempt for now.
Roxas can't escape the position.
Libris has Roxas flattened out and is raining down punches.
Roxas tries to roll but Libris sticks to his back.
Can Roxas hold on?! Libris is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Libris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Libris 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Libris!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Moore has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Moore!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore tries to clinch up but Marsden circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsden throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsden circles away.
Nice shot lands for Marsden.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsden circles away.
Marsden works Moore's body with a nice hook.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Marsden dips to his left and cracks Moore with an uppercut!
Marsden misses the shot to the body.
Marsden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marsden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moore tries to clinch up but Marsden circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsden throws a leg kick which misses Moore's front leg but catches the back leg as Moore tries to avoid it.
Moore tries to clinch there but Marsden circles away.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marsden scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Marsden.
Marsden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marsden misses with a double jab.
Marsden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moore throws a lazy head kick
and Marsden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moore's knee momentarily.
Marsden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marsden throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Marsden lands a head kick. Moore smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marsden throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Mike Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marsden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marsden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Moore clinches but Marsden breaks the clinch
and Marsden counters with a good low kick that Moore was not able to check.
Moore walks into a left hand.
Marsden lands with a kick to the ribs.
Marsden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Marsden.
Moore closes the distance but Marsden moves to the side
letting Marsden counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moore tries to clinch up
enabling Marsden to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsden tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore tries to clinch but Marsden moves away
and Marsden counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden digs a good body shot into Moore's ribs.
Moore tries to clinch up
and Marsden counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Marsden.
Moore tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marsden counters with a left and a right that stings Moore.
Marsden throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Moore closes the distance but Marsden moves to the side
and Marsden makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Moore really felt that one!
A punch combination from Marsden misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moore looks to clinch
enabling Marsden to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore is rocked!
Marsden connects with a superb combination that knocks Moore out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Marsden before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Moore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Marsden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between max payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bohlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bohlin has chosen Kanashimi wo Yasashisa Ni by Little by Little 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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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, max payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bohlin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohlin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but payne avoids it really well and circles away.
payne clinches up against the cage.
payne stops a takedown attempt from Bohlin.
payne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bohlin has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from payne.
Bohlin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. payne can't fight it off and eventually Bohlin manages to take the fight to the floor. payne looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bohlin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bohlin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. payne is keeping the position for now.
payne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
payne can't keep his opponent in guard - Bohlin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
payne tries to kick Bohlin off but Bohlin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
payne is staying active underneath Bohlin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bohlin is looking for a kimura but payne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bohlin to get the leverage.
Bohlin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but payne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bohlin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bohlin wants to pass to mount but payne is defending the position.
Bohlin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! payne could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bohlin has cracked it and payne is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bohlin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Bohlin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Zacancer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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280 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Clay Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Zacancer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zacancer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pablo Zacancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zacancer is fending him off so far but Mathews persists. Nope, Zacancer circles away and we're back to standing.
Mathews gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zacancer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zacancer trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zacancer is looking to stand up but Mathews won't let him.
Mathews not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zacancer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zacancer trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathews controls Zacancer momentarily but Zacancer frees himself.
Zacancer wants to control from the top but Mathews keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mathews is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zacancer defends well.
Zacancer stopping the sweep attempt from Mathews.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zacancer misses with a takedown
and Mathews counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zacancer is looking for a sweep. Mathews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zacancer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mathews wants to stand but Zacancer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Zacancer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mathews uses it to pass to side control.
Zacancer looks gassed!
Zacancer is trying to get back to half guard.
Mathews tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mathews has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mathews decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacancer misses with a body shot
and Mathews counters with a series of strikes. Zacancer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mathews forces Zacancer back against the cage and clinches.
Mathews successfully pulls guard.
Mathews is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zacancer trying to control but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Zacancer postures up in Mathews's guard and throws a big left but Mathews blocks it.
Mathews has his foot on Zacancer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zacancer works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zacancer trying to control but Mathews is working from the bottom.
Zacancer throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacancer looking to sit in guard and control but Mathews gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zacancer is looking for a triangle but Mathews pushes his legs off easily.
Zacancer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mathews postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mathews trying to control but Zacancer is working from the bottom.
Mathews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mathews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zacancer is fending him off so far but Mathews persists. Nope, Zacancer circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Mathews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zacancer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch combination from Mathews misses.
Zacancer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mathews counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mathews.
Zacancer tries to break free but Mathews pushes him back against the cage.
Mathews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mathews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathews misses with a takedown
and Zacancer counters with a single leg into guard. Mathews didn't expect that.
Zacancer passes Mathews's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mathews wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathews looking for submissions off his back.
Mathews pushes Zacancer off looking to stand but Zacancer dives back in and keeps control.
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 Clay Mathews will probably get the nod.
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.
Zacancer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mathews counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zacancer won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mathews tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zacancer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mathews's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mathews lands with a punch from half guard.
Zacancer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mathews trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mathews sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zacancer's guard.
Mathews is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zacancer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zacancer sees it coming and defends easily.
Mathews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zacancer is trying is best to control the position here.
Zacancer moves into full guard.
Mathews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zacancer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zacancer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zacancer wants to sweep but no luck.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mathews here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zacancer has his feet on Mathews's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mathews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathews scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zacancer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mathews gets full guard.
Mathews escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zacancer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zacancer trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mathews has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zacancer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacancer throwing strikes from guard but Mathews blocks nicely.
Zacancer trying to control the position from guard on top but Mathews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zacancer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mathews looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mathews looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mathews!
Zacancer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mathews is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zacancer has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Zacancer can't do much from the bottom here.
Zacancer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mathews prevents Zacancer from escaping the position.
Zacancer is trying to control Mathews's posture but Mathews avoids it.
Zacancer is looking for a sweep.
Mathews working the ground and pound from side control.
Mathews decides to stand back up.
Mathews misses with a takedown attempt - Zacancer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mathews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Mathews dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zacancer throws a combination that misses
and Mathews counters with a takedown into side control.
Clay Mathews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zacancer prevents Mathews from improving position.
Mathews is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zacancer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zacancer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zacancer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mathews gets caught flat footed, as Zacancer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zacancer has gone for a leg lock! Mathews slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zacancer's guard.
Mathews wants to control from the top but Zacancer keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mathews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zacancer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mathews has managed to get both his arms back between Zacancer's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacancer wants to control but Mathews passes easily into half guard.
Mathews seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mathews scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mathews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mathews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zacancer wants to control but Mathews is keeping busy.
Zacancer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mathews slips a nice elbow through Zacancer's hands, connecting with Zacancer's forehead.
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.
Mathews missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mathews lands a nice short elbow.
Mathews slips a nice elbow through Zacancer's hands, connecting with Zacancer's forehead.
Mathews prevents Zacancer from standing back up.
Mathews lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mathews lands strikes from half guard.
Zacancer wants to sweep but Mathews has passed to side control!
Zacancer is looking for a sweep.
Mathews is looking to take a break and control but Zacancer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mathews working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacancer is looking to reverse the position.
Clay Mathews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zacancer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zacancer tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mathews presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mathews landing strikes from the mount.
Mathews landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mathews with shots to the head and body - Zacancer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mathews landing punches.
Pablo Zacancer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mathews landing shots from mount.
Zacancer is looking to get to half guard.
Zacancer taking shots to the head.
Zacancer can't escape the position.
Mathews with the ground and pound from mount.
Mathews working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zacancer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mathews pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Mathews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mathews 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Mathews!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bloggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lipton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Cant be touched as his entrance music. Joe Bloggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bloggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Lipton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bloggs's sensitive parts.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a head kick but Bloggs moves out of range.
Bloggs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a right hand that Bloggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Bloggs also avoids with ease.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Bloggs avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Bloggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Bloggs away with a front kick.
Bloggs dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson feints and then cracks Bloggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bloggs down.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bloggs.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Lipton Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson cracks the inside of Bloggs's front leg.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bloggs circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson tries to work over Bloggs's front leg with a kick but Bloggs checks it.
A combination from Jackson does no damage.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lipton Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bloggs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Bloggs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bloggs wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bloggs trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Bloggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to improve his position.
Bloggs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bloggs.
Bloggs in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jackson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bloggs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Bloggs!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minanda Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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164 cm
23
154 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Minanda Passmoor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Passmoor scores with a jab.
Assassin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Minanda Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Passmoor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assassin swinging wildly here.
Passmoor rushes Assassin and presses him up against the cage.
Assassin can't break the clinch.
Passmoor stops a takedown attempt from Assassin.
Passmoor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Assassin tries to break the clinch but Passmoor is controlling the position.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like lager Assassin has been cut.
Assassin is looking to break free of the clinch but Passmoor has double underhooks.
Assassin throws a head punch that misses.
Assassin can't break the clinch.
Assassin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Assassin is trying to force a seperation but Passmoor has the dominant position.
Assassin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assassin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Passmoor tries a knee to the head but Assassin blocks it.
Assassin takes an elbow to the temple.
Passmoor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Passmoor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Assassins head.
Passmoor tries a knee to the head but Assassin blocks it.
Passmoor lands a damaging elbow.
Assassin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assassin 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 lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Passmoor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Assassin can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Passmoor obliges.
Passmoor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Assassin's face.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the head but Assassin blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Passmoor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Passmoor is trying to keep an underhook but Assassin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Assassin is breathing heavily.
Assassin works his way into side control.
Passmoor is trying to buck Assassin off.
Passmoor dodges the ground and pound from Assassin.
Assassin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Assassin 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.
Assassin working the ground and pound from side control.
Assassin throws an elbow but Passmoor slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor pushes Assassin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Assassin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Assassin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Passmoor tries to escape but Assassin is in control.
Assassin is chipping away with strikes.
Assassin trying to control the action but Passmoor is working from the bottom.
Assassin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Passmoor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Passmoor parries the strikes from Assassin easily there. Assassin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Passmoor to escape.
Passmoor regains half guard, as Assassin was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assassin wants to advance to full mount but Passmoor doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Assassin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Passmoor is looking to stand up but Assassin isn't so interested in that idea.
Assassin throws a strike but Passmoor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assassin wants to improve his position but instead Passmoor has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assassin is looking to improve his position.
Passmoor is trying to work for a kimura but Assassin is defending well.
Assassin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minanda Passmoor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on lager Assassin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Assassin scores with a nice head shot.
Passmoor closes the distance and clinches.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Passmoor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Assassin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Assassin takes an elbow to the temple.
Assassin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Passmoor lands a damaging elbow.
Assassin is trying to break the clinch but Passmoor is controlling him.
Passmoor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Passmoor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Assassin's efforts to push away.
Assassin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assassin tries to score a body lock takedown but Passmoor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Passmoor scores with a shoulder strike.
Passmoor landing knees to the head.
Assassin has a couple of punches blocked by Passmoor.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Passmoor manages to get underhooks.
Assassin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Assassin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Assassin tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Passmoor.
Passmoor lands a knee to the body.
Passmoor connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Passmoor obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Passmoor.
Passmoor misses with a knee strike.
Assassin goes for a takedown attempt but Passmoor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Passmoor drives through and clinches with Assassin against the cage.
Assassin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Assassin is looking to break free of the clinch but Passmoor has double underhooks.
Passmoor lands a nice elbow.
Passmoor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assassin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assassin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Passmoor walks away with a smile on his face. Assassin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Passmoor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Assassin, pushing him back against the cage.
Assassin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Assassin tries to break the clinch but Passmoor is controlling the position.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside that Assassin shrugs off.
Passmoor lands an elbow inside.
Assassin is trying to break the clinch but Passmoor is controlling him.
Assassin goes for a takedown attempt but Passmoor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Passmoor throws a series of strikes that have Assassin backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Passmoor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assassin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Passmoor defending well as Assassin loads up on a big left hand.
Assassin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assassin throws an overhand right that lands on Passmoor's shoulder, as Passmoor tries to avoid the shot.
Passmoor defending well as Assassin loads up on a big left hand.
Assassin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assassin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Passmoor dodges the punch combination from Assassin.
Passmoor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assassin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Passmoor slips a straight right by Assassin.
Assassin throws a body punch but Passmoor moves out of range.
Passmoor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assassin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor misses with a combination
and Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assassin throws a jab but it's blocked by Passmoor.
Passmoor doesn't manage to clinch there - Assassin circles away.
Minanda Passmoor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Passmoor tries to clinch but Assassin moves away
and Assassin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Passmoor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assassin lands a jab to Passmoor's midsection.
Assassin connects with a right hand. Passmoor shakes it off.
Passmoor closes the distance but Assassin moves to the side
and Assassin counters with a series of strikes. Passmoor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Passmoor tries to clinch but Assassin moves away
and Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assassin looks to land a left hand but Passmoor moved out of range nicely.
Assassin misses with a two punch combination.
Passmoor gets a clinch.
Passmoor scores with a knee to the head.
Passmoor gets underhooks to prevent Assassin's takedown attempt.
Assassin has had enough of the clinch but Passmoor keeps him there for the moment.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Passmoor.
Passmoor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor digs a right hand into Assassin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assassin's gas tank.
A knee to the head by Passmoor.
Assassin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Passmoor landing knees to the head.
Passmoor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Assassin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Passmoor walks away with a smile on his face. Assassin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A big right from Assassin misses.
Assassin swinging wildly here.
Passmoor pushes Assassin up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Passmoor tries to land a knee to the head but Assassin blocks with his arms.
Assassin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Passmoor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Passmoor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Passmoor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assassin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Passmoor cracks Assassin with a nice body shot.
Assassin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Passmoor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Assassin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assassin thows a body shot but no joy.
Assassin misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Passmoor.
Passmoor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assassin lands an overhand right.
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 cut man is working on lager Assassin'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.
Passmoor closes the distance and pushes Assassin back into the cage.
Assassin wants to break free but Passmoor has control.
Assassin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Passmoor prevents it.
Passmoor keeps control of Assassin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Passmoor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Passmoor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Passmoor lands an elbow just above Assassin 's eye.
Assassin fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Passmoor.
Passmoor crunches a lovely knee into Assassin's ribcage.
Assassin is trying to break free.
Passmoor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Assassin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Passmoor misses with a knee to the head.
Passmoor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Assassin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Assassin swings wildly with an uppercut but Passmoor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Passmoor.
Assassin jumps guard but Passmoor stands there with Assassin around his waist. Assassin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lager Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Passmoor lands with a light punch inside.
Assassin takes an elbow to the temple.
Assassin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Passmoor prevents it.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Passmoor.
Passmoor lands a shoulder strike.
Assassin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Passmoor smiles and moves away.
Assassin lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Assassin there.
Assassin shoots in for a double leg but Passmoor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Assassin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Passmoor.
Assassin tries to keep at a distance but Passmoor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Passmoor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Assassin's face.
Passmoor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Passmoor scores with a knee to the head.
Assassin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Assassin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Passmoor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Passmoor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assassin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Assassin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Assassin throwing shots but Passmoor is blocking nicely.
Assassin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is landing with some decent strikes but Passmoor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Assassin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Passmoor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Assassin.
Assassin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Assassin lands a nice shot to the head.
Assassin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Assassin misses with a head shot.
Assassin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor wants to get back to his feet.
Assassin lands a nice shot to the head.
Assassin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Passmoor looks a forlorn figure.
Assassin with good strikes from the mount here!
Assassin landing strikes from the mount.
Assassin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Passmoor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Assassin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Assassin with the ground and pound from mount.
Passmoor taking shots to the head.
Passmoor is trying to stand up.
Assassin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Passmoor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Assassin is landing with some decent strikes but Passmoor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Passmoor blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Passmoor hang on?
Assassin with the ground and pound from mount.
Passmoor blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but lager Assassin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on lager Assassin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Passmoor tries to clinch there but Assassin circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Passmoor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Passmoor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Passmoor wants to clinch but Assassin slips to the side
and Assassin counters with a left to the body.
Passmoor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assassin.
Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assassin misses with an uppercut. Passmoor saw that one coming.
Passmoor looks to clinch
and Assassin counters with a left to the body.
Assassin misses with a wild body shot.
Passmoor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Passmoor closes the distance but Assassin moves to the side
and Assassin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Passmoor thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assassin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Passmoor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Passmoor tries to clinch but Assassin moves away
and Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Passmoor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Assassin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Passmoor's guard.
Passmoor keeping full guard, as Assassin tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin is working hard here to advance position.
Passmoor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Assassin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Assassin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assassin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Passmoor was well out of range. Poor timing from Assassin.
Passmoor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assassin throws out the jab.
Passmoor cracks a nice hook into Assassin's ribs.
Passmoor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Passmoor.
Assassin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assassin. Passmoor does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two 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.
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt.
Passmoor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assassin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Passmoor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assassin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assassin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Passmoor circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Passmoor does it's job there.
Passmoor pushes Assassin up against the cage in a clinch.
Passmoor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assassin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Passmoor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Assassin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Passmoor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Passmoor lands an elbow just above Assassin 's eye.
Assassin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minanda Passmoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Passmoor moves into the clinch.
Assassin working aggressively here.
Assassin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Passmoor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assassin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Passmoor regains guard.
Assassin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Passmoor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Assassin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Passmoor has his feet on Assassin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Passmoor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assassin.
Passmoor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Passmoor misses with a wild body shot.
Passmoor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Assassin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Assassin cracks Passmoor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Passmoor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Assassin fails to land with a series of punches.
Passmoor tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.
Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Passmoor.
Assassin lands a slapping body shot.
Passmoor closes the distance but Assassin moves to the side
and Assassin counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Passmoor to the mat! Passmoor manages to get full guard.
Assassin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Passmoor is keeping the position for now.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Passmoor blocks nicely.
lager Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Assassin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Passmoor has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Assassin off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Passmoor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assassin misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lager Assassin had his way with Minanda Passmoor in that round.
The cut man is working on lager Assassin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Passmoor wants to clinch.
Passmoor wants to clinch but Assassin slips to the side
and Assassin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Passmoor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Assassin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Assassin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Passmoor.
Passmoor tries to clinch up.
Passmoor misses with a shot to the body
and Assassin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Passmoor wants to clinch
and Assassin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Passmoor's guard now.
Passmoor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Assassin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Passmoor is keeping the position for now.
Passmoor keeping moving, preventing Assassin from controlling successfully.
Assassin advances position into side control!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin with the ground and pound but Passmoor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Assassin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Passmoor's head.
Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assassin throws a strike but Passmoor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Assassin passes into half guard.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Passmoor dodges it nicely.
Assassin misses with a head shot. Passmoor uses the momentum to regain guard.
Assassin works over Passmoor with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Passmoor keeping full guard, as Assassin tries to pass.
Assassin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Assassin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assassin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Passmoor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Assassin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Passmoor is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin has a closed guard, preventing Passmoor from standing up.
Passmoor stopping the sweep attempt from Assassin.
Assassin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Assassin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Assassin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Assassin with shots to the head and body - Passmoor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Assassin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Passmoor is trying to stand up.
Assassin looking to ground and pound but Passmoor is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
lager Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Assassin 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... lager Assassin!
lager Assassin retains his featherweight title!
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