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BCF 17: Dias vs Powers PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vandalay Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jay Gonzales has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vandalay Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gonzales is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gonzales can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to control the pace but Gonzales is squirming around nicely.
Gonzales really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Gonzales tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Gonzales has given up his back.
Gonzales trying to control the action but Silva just sinks the hooks in.
Gonzales tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Gonzales taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vandalay Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blacko Mangetesmorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blacko Mangetesmorts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Daley's chin.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Blacko Mangetesmorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Daley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Blacko Mangetesmorts has been cut.
Daley misses with a straight left.
Daley is looking to clinch but Mangetesmorts is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Mangetesmorts as Daley shoots in.
Daley tries to close the distance and clinch but Mangetesmorts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daley.
Daley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mangetesmorts.
Mangetesmorts takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Daley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daley feints and then cracks Mangetesmorts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mangetesmorts down.
Mangetesmorts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daley circles away.
Mangetesmorts tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mangetesmorts is breathing heavily.
Mangetesmorts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daley.
Daley sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Mangetesmorts to the ground! Daley dives into full mount looking to finish!
Daley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mangetesmorts is looking to escape.
Daley throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Daley throws some wild stikes that Mangetesmorts manages to avoid easily.
Daley goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mangetesmorts turns into him and now he's in Daley's guard.
Daley wants to stand but Mangetesmorts is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley looking for a sweep. Not yet Daley, not yet.
Daley working a defensive guard here.
Mangetesmorts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daley is looking to stand up but Mangetesmorts isn't so interested in that idea.
Mangetesmorts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mangetesmorts works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mangetesmorts trying to control from half guard but Daley is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mangetesmorts drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mangetesmorts landing some decent shots from guard.
Daley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangetesmorts is looking to work some ground and pound but Daley has wrist control.
Mangetesmorts throwing strikes from guard but Daley blocks nicely.
Mangetesmorts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mangetesmorts trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
Mangetesmorts prevents Daley from getting back to his feet.
Mangetesmorts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mangetesmorts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mangetesmorts.
Blacko Mangetesmorts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Daley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangetesmorts trying to control the position from guard on top but Daley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangetesmorts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mangetesmorts throws a strike but Daley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daley trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangetesmorts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Daley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blacko Mangetesmorts's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Daley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mangetesmorts is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Daley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daley.
Mike Daley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daley tries to clinch up but Mangetesmorts circles away and keeps his distance.
Daley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daley tries a head kick but it misses.
Daley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mangetesmorts if he has to take too many more of those.
Daley moves in looking to clinch but Mangetesmorts pushes him off.
Daley connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley scores with a leg kick.
Mangetesmorts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daley pinned against the cage. Daley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mangetesmorts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daley tries to clinch up
and Mangetesmorts counters with a shoot takedown. Daley fights it but they end up in guard.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Mangetesmorts from controlling successfully.
Mangetesmorts working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Daley's head.
Mangetesmorts keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Daley's head.
Mangetesmorts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daley is keeping the position for now.
Daley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mangetesmorts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley is looking to stand up but Mangetesmorts isn't so interested in that idea.
Daley wants to sweep but no luck.
Mangetesmorts drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Daley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mangetesmorts has Daley in his guard.
Daley wants to control from the top but Mangetesmorts keeps moving.
Daley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mangetesmorts kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mangetesmorts is keeping the position for now.
Daley throws a strike but Mangetesmorts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daley wants to stand but Mangetesmorts is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mangetesmorts throwing strikes but missing.
Daley wants to sweep here but Mangetesmorts controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mike Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mangetesmorts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mangetesmorts changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daley tries to avoid it but Mangetesmorts manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daley to the ground. Daley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daley throws a sloppy head kick and Mangetesmorts moves out of range easily.
Mangetesmorts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blacko Mangetesmorts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Mangetesmorts there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blacko Mangetesmorts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Blacko Mangetesmorts'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. 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.
Daley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mangetesmorts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mangetesmorts scoring with some ground and pound.
Mangetesmorts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mangetesmorts postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Daley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mangetesmorts, into his guard.
Daley trying to control but Mangetesmorts is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley wants to control from the top but Mangetesmorts keeps moving.
Mangetesmorts is looking for a triangle here but Daley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Daley working the ground and pound but Mangetesmorts is defending the strikes.
Daley working the ground and pound from side control.
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.
Sloppy strikes there by Daley.
Daley trying to control the position but Mangetesmorts is working away.
Daley swings around for an armbar but Mangetesmorts sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Daley's guard.
Daley wants to stand and escape but Mangetesmorts is having none of it.
Mangetesmorts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mangetesmorts stands and throws Daley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Daley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Daley tries to bench press Mangetesmorts off him but Mangetesmorts keeps the position.
Mangetesmorts 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.
Mangetesmorts 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.
Daley on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mangetesmorts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Daley tries to buck Mangetesmorts off but Mangetesmorts is having none of it.
Daley can't do much from the bottom here.
Mangetesmorts connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Daley some visible discomfort.
Mangetesmorts tries for a kimura but Daley is defending well.
Daley wants to get back to his feet but Mangetesmorts drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daley tries to bench press Mangetesmorts off him but Mangetesmorts keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Daley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick from Daley lands but Mangetesmorts takes it in his stride.
Daley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mangetesmorts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mangetesmorts showed some decent athleticism there.
Daley is looking to improve his position.
Mangetesmorts is working for a submission of some sort.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blacko Mangetesmorts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mangetesmorts has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blacko Mangetesmorts!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tyson's choice of entrance music: Mjød, Kvelartak. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodger Tyson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldberg.
Tyson scoring well with a low kick there.
Goldberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Goldberg should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Tyson does it's job there.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tyson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Tyson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Goldberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyson sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyson controlling the position well.
Tyson trying to hold on to Goldberg's head to control him but Goldberg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg stops Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Tyson is looking to control Goldberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyson avoid being mounted?
Tyson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goldberg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyson is just riding it out for now. Goldberg eventually gives up the hold.
Tyson is pressing down on Goldberg's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tyson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyson pushes Goldberg off and gets back to his feet.
Goldberg dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Tyson looks gassed!
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goldberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tyson sprawls well initially but Goldberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tyson tries to get to full guard but Goldberg has control of the leg.
Goldberg wants to take a breather but Tyson is having none of it.
Tyson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Goldberg trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tyson shoots and misses
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tyson won't be happy with that.
Goldberg goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tyson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Goldberg but great work by Tyson.
Tyson lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is looking for a sweep.
Tyson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tyson stands up and beckons Goldberg to his feet.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Goldberg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt
so Goldberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tyson tries to clinch but Goldberg moves away
and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tyson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goldberg is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyson is just riding it out for now. Goldberg eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tyson kicks Goldberg off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Goldberg pushes him off.
Tyson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldberg defends it easily.
Tyson is trying to keep Goldberg in close.
Goldberg is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tyson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tyson has escaped and now he's on top!
Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goldberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tyson gets to his feet - Goldberg follows without any prompting.
A solid body kick from Tyson.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Goldberg circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tyson.
Goldberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tyson punching from the bottom.
Tyson wants to get back to full guard.
Tyson is trying to stand up here but Goldberg is controlling him well.
Goldberg controlling the action here.
Tyson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goldberg pulls his head out easily.
Goldberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tyson sees it coming and defends easily.
Tyson wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyson defends it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson catches Goldberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Tyson didn't expect 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldberg drops back looking for a leg! Tyson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tyson manages to kick Goldberg off! Goldberg jumps back into Tyson's guard.
Bill Goldberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldberg stops Tyson from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyson tries to bum rush Goldberg with a series of wild strikes but Goldberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson is looking to clinch but Goldberg is avoiding it.
Tyson clinches but Goldberg breaks the clinch
and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Tyson didn't expect that.
Goldberg has gone for a leg lock! Tyson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Goldberg's guard.
Tyson is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.
Tyson pushing down on Goldberg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Goldberg is defending against the submission attempts here by Tyson.
Goldberg is staying active underneath Tyson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Tyson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Goldberg fails with the takedown.
Tyson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tyson won't be happy with that.
Goldberg is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tyson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Goldberg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tyson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is not content to let Goldberg control the position.
Goldberg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tyson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tyson pushes Goldberg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Goldberg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Goldberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Goldberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Tyson struggling a bit here.
Rodger Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldberg is trying to get an arm triangle but Tyson is defending well.
Tyson regains half guard.
Bill Goldberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Goldberg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldberg, 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 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Diao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavi D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. mama said knock you out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Xavi D Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Kai Diao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavi D Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Cruz with a hook.
D Cruz throws a combination. Diao tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diao doesn't manage to clinch there - D Cruz circles away.
Diao wants to clinch up but D Cruz keeps it at a distance.
D Cruz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diao fails in his attempt to clinch.
D Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
D Cruz lands the left hand.
Diao avoids the head kick by D Cruz.
Diao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
D Cruz throws out a loose jab but Diao uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
D Cruz misses with a double jab.
D Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diao blocks a jab.
A right-left combo lands from D Cruz.
Diao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
D Cruz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diao ducks under a wild hook from D Cruz.
Nice sprawl there from Diao as D Cruz shoots in.
Diao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
D Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
D Cruz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diao missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diao scores a nice knee to the body.
Diao cracks D Cruz with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Diao takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
D Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Diao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
D Cruz tries to break the clinch but Diao is controlling the position.
Diao throws a knee to the head but misses.
D Cruz tries to break the clinch but Diao is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, D Cruz scores with a nice short uppercut.
D Cruz tries to break free but Diao pushes him back against the cage.
Diao lands an elbow just above D Cruz 's eye.
Diao looking to stall.
D Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but D Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite D Cruz's efforts to push away.
Diao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite D Cruz's efforts to push away.
D Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
D Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Cruz throws out a loose jab but Diao uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Cruz missing with a left hand there. Diao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by D Cruz.
D Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
D Cruz scores a takedown into full mount!
D Cruz breaks from Diao's wrist control and lands an elbow.
D Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
D Cruz thowing shots but they're missing.
Diao tries to hold on but D Cruz postures up.
Diao is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Diao that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diao's face.
D Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diao looks a forlorn figure.
D Cruz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
D Cruz with good strikes from the mount here!
Diao working to try and regain half guard.
Diao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by D Cruz.
Diao tries to lock up and control but D Cruz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
D Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diao is breathing heavily.
D Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
D Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Diao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diao regains half guard.
Diao is looking to control D Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diao avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diao on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
D Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diao's head.
D Cruz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diao defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. D Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
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!
D Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
D Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Diao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diao has hold of D Cruz's hands but D Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavi D Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xavi D Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
D Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
D Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
D Cruz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
D Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
D Cruz clinches.
D Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
D Cruz can't break the clinch.
Diao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
D Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
D Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diao throws the kick towards the body but D Cruz avoids it.
Diao tries to close the distance and clinch but D Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
D Cruz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diao. Diao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
D Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
D Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kai Diao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao tries to clinch but D Cruz moves away
and D Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Diao tries to close the distance and clinch but D Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diao tries to clinch but D Cruz moves out of range.
D Cruz lands with an overhand left.
Diao slips under a jab from D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diao stalling against the cage.
D Cruz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
D Cruz wants to break free but Diao has control.
D Cruz is trying to break free.
D Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Diao has the dominant position.
Diao taking a breather.
Diao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
D Cruz letting Diao take a breather here.
Diao with a knee to the head.
Diao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and D Cruz avoids it.
D Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz wants to break free but Diao has control.
D Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
D Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
D Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Diao moves in looking to clinch but D Cruz pushes him off.
D Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
D Cruz catches Diao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
D Cruz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Diao moves out of range.
Xavi D Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diao staying out of range there.
D Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps Diao's head back.
D Cruz looks to land a left hand but Diao moved out of range nicely.
D Cruz works the jab nicely.
Diao wants to clinch up but D Cruz keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by D Cruz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of D Cruz.
D Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diao tries to clinch up but D Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz cracks Diao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
D Cruz cracks Diao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diao misses with a looping left.
D Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling D Cruz to score with a decent uppercut.
D Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
D Cruz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
D Cruz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diao gets a clinch.
D Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on D Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diao tries to land knees in the clinch but D Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Diao looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
D Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diao working D Cruz over with knees to the body.
D Cruz is breathing heavily.
D Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diao has him pressed against the cage.
Diao looking to stall.
D Cruz tries to circle away but Diao has him pinned against the cage.
D Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diao tries to clinch there but D Cruz circles away.
D Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from D Cruz finds it's way round the side to connect with Diao's head.
Diao doesn't manage to clinch there - D Cruz circles away.
Diao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diao throws a shot from downtown. D Cruz moves away and avoids it.
Diao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from D Cruz finds it's target.
D Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
D Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diao lands a head shot.
Diao on the wrong end of a nice hook.
D Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
D Cruz lands with a hook. Diao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
D Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavi D Cruz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Diao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Diao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Cruz.
D Cruz throws a front kick aimed at Diao's knee but Diao avoids it well.
A jab from Diao finds it's way through D Cruz's defenses.
D Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
D Cruz looks to land a combination but Diao avoids it well.
Diao tries to move into range but D Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
D Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diao tries to clinch but D Cruz moves out of range.
A left and a right from D Cruz both land. Nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from D Cruz misses the target.
Diao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and D Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
D Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from D Cruz.
D Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
Diao dodges the punch combination from D Cruz.
D Cruz misses with a hook. Diao ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from D Cruz.
D Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
D Cruz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diao.
D Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Diao slips the punch.
D Cruz catches Diao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diao pivots, looking for a leg kick but D Cruz is out of range and Diao settles back down.
D Cruz lands a two punch combo.
A jab lands there for Diao.
Diao needs to keep his hands up - D Cruz had a free shot at his head there.
Diao misses with a wild body shot.
Diao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
D Cruz throws a series of punches but Diao moves out of range.
Diao darts in and clinches D Cruz up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on D Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
D Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
D Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diao lands a good knee to the midsection. D Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
D Cruz breaks the clinch.
D Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
D Cruz catches Diao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
D Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Diao has taken the fight into the clinch.
D Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Diao.
D Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
D Cruz scores with a body shot.
Diao moves in looking to clinch but D Cruz pushes him off.
Diao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
D Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diao moves out of range as D Cruz strikes.
D Cruz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diao tries to clinch but D Cruz is having none of it.
Diao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
D Cruz lands a nice shot that snaps Diao's head back.
D Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Diao, looking for a takedown. D Cruz pushes Diao against the cage but Diao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
D Cruz misses with a body punch
and Diao counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
D Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diao doesn't seem bothered though.
Diao tries to clinch
and D Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diao throws a push kick but D Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Diao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
D Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
D Cruz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
D Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Diao.
Diao moves out of range of the strikes.
D Cruz lands with a nice combination. Diao backs away looking to recover.
D Cruz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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. D Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Diao's temple.
D Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diao tries to get out of the position.
Diao trying to hold on to D Cruz's head to control him but D Cruz postures up.
D Cruz blocks the strikes from Diao.
Diao has his hands clasped together around D Cruz's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diao trying to get back to full guard but D Cruz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Xavi D Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
D Cruz working Diao over with strikes here.
Diao is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kai Diao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diao is bucking up trying to escape but D Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
D Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
D Cruz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diao looks a forlorn figure.
D Cruz lands a nice shot to the head.
D Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Diao is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diao?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
D Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diao?
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavi D Cruz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got D Cruz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavi D Cruz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Stonehouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stonehouse has chosen Invaders Must Die as his entrance music. The key to victory for Butch Winchester has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Stonehouse!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stonehouse keeps the fight on the outside.
Winchester gets a clinch.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stonehouse just leaning against Winchester, taking a breather.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester breaks from the clinch.
Stonehouse swats away the attempt to clinch by Winchester.
Winchester lands a front kick.
Winchester tries to clinch there but Stonehouse circles away.
A head kick misses from Winchester.
Winchester fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stonehouse, pushing him back against the cage.
Stonehouse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winchester.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winchester lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks it.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks with his arms.
Stonehouse tries to land knees in the clinch but Winchester avoids the damage to the body.
Winchester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stonehouse's face.
Winchester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Winchester.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester letting Stonehouse take a breather here.
Stonehouse tries to land knees in the clinch but Winchester avoids the damage to the body.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks with his arms.
Stonehouse is trying to force a seperation but Winchester has the dominant position.
Stonehouse trying to land knees to the body.
Stonehouse tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks with his arms.
Winchester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stonehouse is defending well for now.
Winchester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Winchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stonehouse moves in looking to clinch but Winchester pushes him off.
Winchester darts in trying to clinch
and Stonehouse counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stonehouse is trying to drag Winchester to the mat but Winchester just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Winchester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Winchester's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stonehouse tries to pull guard but Winchester holds him up against the cage and eventually Stonehouse drops back down to his feet.
Butch Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stonehouse.
Stonehouse goes for a takedown in the clinch but Winchester prevents it.
Stonehouse wants to stall.
Winchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Stonehouse won't want to take too many of those.
Stonehouse has Winchester pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Winchester manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stonehouse looks gassed!
Winchester working Stonehouse over with knees to the body.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Winchester misses with a knee to the head.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stonehouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stonehouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Winchester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stonehouse is looking to control Winchester's arms but Winchester gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stonehouse has his back to the cage.
Winchester managing to block the knees to the body from Stonehouse.
Winchester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stonehouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Winchester misses with a knee to the head.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stonehouse trying to control the position but instead, Winchester has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stonehouse into the cage.
Winchester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stonehouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Stonehouse wants a takedown.
Winchester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stonehouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Stonehouse breaks the clinch.
Winchester clinches but Stonehouse breaks the clinch
and Stonehouse counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stonehouse.
Stonehouse cracks Winchester with a nice body shot.
Stonehouse fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Winchester looking to throw knees to the head but Stonehouse is blocking nicely.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Winchester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winchester managing to block the knees to the body from Stonehouse.
Stonehouse tries to stall but Winchester uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Winchester.
Stonehouse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winchester just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stonehouse avoiding damage as Winchester throws knees to the body.
Stonehouse tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Winchester blocks an elbow strike from Stonehouse.
Stonehouse using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winchester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stonehouse throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester landing knees to the head.
Stonehouse tries to pull guard but Winchester won't allow it.
Stonehouse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Stonehouse jumps guard.
Stonehouse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Winchester dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Winchester has closed the distance and engaged Stonehouse in a clinch.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Winchester.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks it.
Stonehouse manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stonehouse controlling Winchester's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Winchester wants to stand but Stonehouse has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stonehouse is pulling down on Winchester's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winchester wants to stand and escape but instead Stonehouse has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Stonehouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Winchester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stonehouse tries to pull guard but Winchester holds him up against the cage and eventually Stonehouse drops back down to his feet.
Stonehouse looking to stall.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks with his arms.
Winchester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stonehouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Stonehouse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stonehouse has had enough of the clinch but Winchester keeps him there for the moment.
Winchester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stonehouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stonehouse trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winchester as Stonehouse tries to tie him up.
Winchester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winchester tries to clinch but Stonehouse moves away
and Stonehouse counters with a low kick, right behind Winchester 's knee.
Winchester clinches but Stonehouse breaks the clinch
and Stonehouse counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester darts in trying to clinch
and Stonehouse counters by moving into the clinch.
Winchester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stonehouse in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Winchester misses with a knee to the head.
Stonehouse effectively controlling the action here.
Winchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stonehouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stonehouse stalling in the clinch but Winchester improves position.
Stonehouse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stonehouse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winchester's brow.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stonehouse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Winchester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks it.
Winchester looking to throw knees to the head but Stonehouse is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winchester.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks it.
Stonehouse tries to stall but Winchester uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stonehouse wants to get back to striking at distance but Winchester won't allow it.
Winchester with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stonehouse is looking to break free of the clinch but Winchester has double underhooks.
Stonehouse tries to pull guard but Winchester won't allow it.
Butch Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Stonehouse.
Winchester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stonehouse's face.
Stonehouse taking a breather.
Winchester misses with a knee to the head.
Stonehouse stalls.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks it.
Stonehouse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks with his arms.
Stonehouse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stonehouse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Stonehouse blocks with his arms.
Winchester looking to throw knees to the head but Stonehouse is blocking nicely.
Stonehouse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winchester is keeping busy.
Winchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stonehouse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stonehouse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stonehouse is looking to control Winchester's arms but Winchester gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stonehouse has his back to the cage.
Stonehouse lands an elbow that stopped Winchester in his tracks for a moment.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stonehouse jumps guard but Winchester stands there with Stonehouse around his waist. Stonehouse gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stonehouse is stalling here.
Winchester keeps control of Stonehouse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Winchester lands a knee to the head.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stonehouse stalling in the clinch but Winchester improves position.
Stonehouse jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester is fighting to break Stonehouse's control of his arms but Stonehouse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stonehouse's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Butch Winchester.
I think Winchester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Stonehouse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Mkhalele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rual Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mkhalele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Noir Désir - Un jour en France. Ferdinand has chosen Fluorecent Adolecent as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tristan Mkhalele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rual Ferdinand!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferdinand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mkhalele.
Mkhalele takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mkhalele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mkhalele moves in looking to clinch but Ferdinand pushes him off.
Ferdinand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mkhalele, pushing him back against the cage.
Ferdinand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mkhalele's defenses.
Ferdinand avoids the elbow strike from Mkhalele, against the cage.
Ferdinand tries a knee to the head but Mkhalele blocks it.
Mkhalele looking to throw knees to the head but Ferdinand is blocking nicely.
Mkhalele is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mkhalele fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ferdinand dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ferdinand dodges an elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Mkhalele lands an elbow just above Ferdinand 's eye.
Ferdinand scores with a knee to the head.
Ferdinand working Mkhalele over with knees to the body.
Ferdinand lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Tristan Mkhalele has been cut.
Mkhalele tries to stall but Ferdinand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mkhalele is breathing heavily.
Mkhalele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ferdinand as Mkhalele tries to tie him up.
Ferdinand tries a knee to the head but Mkhalele blocks it.
Ferdinand tries to land knees in the clinch but Mkhalele avoids the damage to the body.
Mkhalele goes for a takedown attempt but Ferdinand pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Mkhalele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkhalele closes the distance but Ferdinand moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferdinand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mkhalele's sensitive parts.
Mkhalele takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferdinand scores with a leg kick.
Mkhalele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferdinand.
Ferdinand moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferdinand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferdinand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rual Ferdinand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferdinand closes the distance and clinches.
Mkhalele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mkhalele takes an elbow to the temple.
Ferdinand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferdinand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mkhalele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ferdinand just leaning against Mkhalele, taking a breather.
Ferdinand lands an elbow that stopped Mkhalele in his tracks for a moment.
Ferdinand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mkhalele tries to land a knee to the head but Ferdinand blocks with his arms.
Ferdinand with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferdinand.
Ferdinand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferdinand lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferdinand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferdinand pushes Mkhalele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferdinand avoids a wild elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Ferdinand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ferdinand looking to throw knees to the head but Mkhalele is blocking nicely.
Mkhalele takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ferdinand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mkhalele tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferdinand shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mkhalele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferdinand with a knee to the head.
Ferdinand lands a damaging elbow.
Ferdinand connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mkhalele's face.
Ferdinand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ferdinand looking to throw knees to the head but Mkhalele is blocking nicely.
Ferdinand lands a damaging elbow.
Ferdinand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mkhalele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mkhalele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mkhalele throws an elbow but misses.
Ferdinand throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Ferdinand to work.
Ferdinand has a couple of punches blocked by Mkhalele.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside.
Mkhalele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mkhalele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Mkhalele to work.
Ferdinand lands an elbow that stopped Mkhalele in his tracks for a moment.
Mkhalele avoiding damage as Ferdinand throws knees to the body.
Ferdinand landing knees to the head.
Mkhalele fails to pull guard.
Ferdinand throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mkhalele pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferdinand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mkhalele stalling in the clinch but Ferdinand improves position.
Ferdinand avoids a wild elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ferdinand as Mkhalele tries to tie him up.
Ferdinand connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mkhalele is looking to control Ferdinand's arms but Ferdinand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mkhalele has his back to the cage.
Ferdinand connects with a knee to the head.
Mkhalele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferdinand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ferdinand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mkhalele avoids it.
Ferdinand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mkhalele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferdinand avoids a wild elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Mkhalele misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferdinand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferdinand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ferdinand looking to throw knees to the head but Mkhalele is blocking nicely.
Mkhalele ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mkhalele no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mkhalele wants to control but Ferdinand passes easily into half guard.
Mkhalele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mkhalele is controlling Ferdinand's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rual Ferdinand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tristan Mkhalele's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mkhalele tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferdinand counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mkhalele throws a sloppy head kick
and Ferdinand holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Mkhalele.
Mkhalele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mkhalele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferdinand's face.
Mkhalele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ferdinand connects with a knee to the head.
Mkhalele misses with an elbow strike.
Ferdinand cracks Mkhalele with a nice body shot.
Ferdinand stalling.
Mkhalele drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ferdinand gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mkhalele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferdinand tries to land knees in the clinch but Mkhalele avoids the damage to the body.
Ferdinand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferdinand obliges.
Ferdinand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mkhalele in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferdinand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferdinand lands a knee to the head.
Ferdinand has Mkhalele pushed against the cage.
Ferdinand scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mkhalele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferdinand lands a nice elbow.
Ferdinand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mkhalele pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferdinand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mkhalele blocks an elbow strike from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mkhalele wants to stall.
Ferdinand blocks the elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferdinand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferdinand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mkhalele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferdinand's brow.
Ferdinand lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rual Ferdinand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ferdinand avoids the elbow strike from Mkhalele, against the cage.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside that Ferdinand shrugs off.
Mkhalele trying to stall but Ferdinand improves his position.
Ferdinand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mkhalele's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mkhalele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ferdinand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mkhalele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ferdinand connects with a knee to the head.
Mkhalele tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferdinand is stalling here.
Ferdinand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ferdinand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mkhalele lands a knee to the head.
Ferdinand is trying to stall.
Ferdinand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mkhalele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferdinand tries to land a knee to the head but Mkhalele blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mkhalele.
Mkhalele lands a damaging elbow.
Ferdinand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ferdinand takes an elbow to the temple.
Mkhalele pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferdinand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mkhalele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferdinand avoids the elbow strike from Mkhalele, against the cage.
Mkhalele pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferdinand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ferdinand working Mkhalele over with knees to the body.
Ferdinand lands a good knee to the midsection. Mkhalele won't want to take too many of those.
Ferdinand lands an elbow that stopped Mkhalele in his tracks for a moment.
Ferdinand slowing the pace effectively.
Ferdinand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ferdinand tries to land knees in the clinch but Mkhalele avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ferdinand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Mkhalele.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside.
Ferdinand just leaning against Mkhalele, taking a breather.
Mkhalele is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ferdinand gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferdinand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mkhalele.
Ferdinand dodges an elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Ferdinand scores with a knee to the head.
Mkhalele misses with a knee to the head.
Ferdinand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferdinand tries to land a knee to the head but Mkhalele blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand takes an elbow to the temple.
Mkhalele pushes off an throws an elbow but Ferdinand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ferdinand creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside that Ferdinand shrugs off.
Mkhalele is looking to control Ferdinand's arms but Ferdinand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mkhalele has his back to the cage.
Ferdinand trying to land knees to the body.
Mkhalele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mkhalele misses with an elbow strike.
Mkhalele avoiding damage as Ferdinand throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand misses with an elbow strike.
Mkhalele looking to stall.
Ferdinand avoiding damage.
Mkhalele looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferdinand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mkhalele lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mkhalele throws an elbow but misses.
Mkhalele trying to control the position but instead, Ferdinand has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mkhalele into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rual Ferdinand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tristan Mkhalele's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ferdinand lands with a nice body kick.
Ferdinand throws a low kick, looking for Mkhalele's leg but Mkhalele calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferdinand. Mkhalele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rual Ferdinand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferdinand motions for Mkhalele to come forward. Ferdinand throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mkhalele clinches but Ferdinand breaks the clinch
and Ferdinand counters with an outside leg kick.
Mkhalele takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mkhalele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferdinand gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ferdinand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferdinand is pushing Mkhalele up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ferdinand avoids a wild elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Ferdinand throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mkhalele misses with a knee to the head.
Ferdinand misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mkhalele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferdinand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ferdinand lands an elbow inside that Mkhalele shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mkhalele.
Ferdinand lands an elbow inside that Mkhalele shrugs off.
Ferdinand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferdinand tries a knee to the head but Mkhalele blocks it.
Mkhalele managing to block the knees to the body from Ferdinand.
Mkhalele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mkhalele tries to stall but Ferdinand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ferdinand lands a nice knee to the body.
Mkhalele tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferdinand just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ferdinand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mkhalele is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ferdinand gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mkhalele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mkhalele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mkhalele blocks the elbow strike.
Ferdinand lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferdinand missing with knees to the body.
Mkhalele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferdinand's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand lands a damaging elbow.
Mkhalele drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Mkhalele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferdinand avoids a wild elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Ferdinand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferdinand blocks an elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside.
Mkhalele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferdinand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mkhalele blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferdinand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mkhalele avoiding damage as Ferdinand throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mkhalele.
Ferdinand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferdinand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mkhalele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mkhalele lands an elbow that stopped Ferdinand in his tracks for a moment.
Ferdinand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mkhalele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mkhalele stalling in the clinch but Ferdinand improves position.
Ferdinand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferdinand avoids a wild elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Tristan Mkhalele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mkhalele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mkhalele tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ferdinand connects with a knee to the head.
Ferdinand dodges an elbow strike from Mkhalele.
A bit of stalling here from Ferdinand.
Mkhalele misses with a knee strike.
Ferdinand missing with knees to the body.
Mkhalele connects with a knee to the head.
Ferdinand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mkhalele avoids it.
Ferdinand throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Mkhalele.
Ferdinand with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ferdinand throws an elbow but misses.
Mkhalele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferdinand has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferdinand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferdinand being controlled against the cage.
Ferdinand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mkhalele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferdinand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mkhalele blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ferdinand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mkhalele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mkhalele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferdinand's defenses.
Mkhalele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ferdinand throws an elbow but misses.
Mkhalele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ferdinand is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ferdinand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mkhalele's brow.
Ferdinand blocks an elbow strike.
Mkhalele displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ferdinand up against the cage.
Ferdinand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mkhalele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mkhalele lands an elbow inside.
Mkhalele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mkhalele slows down the pace here.
Ferdinand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferdinand lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rual Ferdinand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferdinand dodges an elbow strike from Mkhalele.
Mkhalele is trying to stall.
Ferdinand avoids a wild elbow strike from Mkhalele.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rual Ferdinand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferdinand winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rual Ferdinand!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Steadman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Mac Cardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Steadman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Steadman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Mac Cardona!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona shoots in for a double leg but Steadman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steadman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardona ducks under a wild hook from Steadman.
Cardona dives in and grabs Steadman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steadman pushes down on Cardona's head and hops out.
Steadman stuffs the takedown attempt from Cardona. Cardona gets slowly back to his feet.
David Steadman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Mac Cardona.
Steadman throws out a powerful jab.
Cardona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steadman.
David Steadman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steadman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steadman looks to land a left hand but Cardona moved out of range nicely.
Cardona closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steadman circles away.
Nice shot by Steadman.
Steadman cracks Cardona with an open hand slap.
Steadman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cardona was well out of range. Poor timing from Steadman.
Cardona fails to land the takedown.
Nice body punch from Steadman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steadman misses with a wild combination.
David Steadman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steadman misses with a series of wild punches.
Steadman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steadman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Cardona or perhaps it was just good defense by Steadman which made him look bad.
Cardona is trying desperately to land a takedown but Steadman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cardona.
Steadman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cardona looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cardona looks gassed!
Steadman scores with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Steadman as he connects with a hook.
Cardona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steadman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Mac Mac Cardona has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steadman throws a series of punches but Cardona avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steadman keeps the fight on the outside.
Steadman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cardona in his tracks.
Steadman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steadman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cardona is rocked!
Steadman misses with a wild body shot.
Steadman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cardona is still on wobbly legs! Can Steadman finish him?
Steadman throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Cardona stumbling backwards into the cage! Cardona bounces back off the cage towards Steadman, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Steadman lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Steadman celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Steadman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ettore Gazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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284 lbs
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230 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ettore Gazzo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazzo throws a series of punches but Cane moves out of range.
Gazzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gazzo keeps working.
Gazzo taking a bit of punishment here - Cane scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gazzo gets back to half guard.
Cane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gazzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gazzo is looking to improve his position.
Cane is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cane fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gazzo working to try and regain half guard.
Cane lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gazzo tries to buck Cane off but he can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane tries to control but Gazzo wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gazzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cane 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.
Cane postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Gazzo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Gazzo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis Cane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dr Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack White!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murdock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
White shoots in but Murdock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murdock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Murdock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murdock avoids it really well and circles away.
Dr Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack White.
Nice sprawl there from Murdock as White shoots in.
Murdock with a nice cross.
Murdock slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murdock slips a jab and a cross from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White staying out of range there.
Murdock throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Murdock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jack White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Murdock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murdock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A right-left combo lands from White.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murdock.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murdock tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murdock to the ground. Murdock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murdock fails in his attempt to clinch.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Murdock counters with a low kick, right behind White 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Murdock lands a right hook to the body.
Murdock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murdock regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murdock wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Murdock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Murdock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Murdock takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murdock performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
White is trying to maintain the position but Murdock is very close to passing his half guard.
Murdock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murdock wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Murdock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murdock tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murdock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murdock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murdock motions for White to come forward. Murdock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Murdock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murdock slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White shoots in for a takedown but Murdock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murdock swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Murdock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Murdock moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Murdock dominated that round.
That's time! Murdock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White with a poor takedown
and Murdock counters with a straight right hand.
White fails with the takedown
and Murdock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dr Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack White.
White fails with the takedown
and Murdock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
White shoots for a double leg takedown but Murdock sprawls well. He's pushed White's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murdock misses with a body kick.
White is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Murdock finds it's target.
Murdock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murdock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock scores with a nice strike.
White moves forwards but Murdock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murdock defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Murdock lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murdock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murdock.
Murdock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murdock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Murdock wants to pass the guard but White is keeping the position.
Murdock wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murdock stopping the sweep attempt from White.
White controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdock is stalling in the full guard.
Murdock wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
White throws a combination that misses
and Murdock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
White throws a jab when Murdock was well out of range.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murdock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
Murdock connects with a body shot.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murdock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Murdock.
White misses with a takedown
and Murdock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murdock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Murdock misses with a few strikes there.
White drops his hands momentarily and Murdock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from White misses.
Murdock is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Crunch! Murdock slams his shin into White's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Murdock scores with a four punch combination!
White takes one on the button.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Murdock!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Murdock dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Murdock connects with a body shot.
White moves out of range as Murdock throws a body kick.
Dr Murdock is winning the standup battle so far.
White fails with the takedown
and Murdock counters with a nice uppercut.
Murdock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White tries for a takedown but Murdock circles away easily
and Murdock counters with a good, hard body kick but White shrugs it off.
White gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Murdock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dr Murdock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack White.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murdock digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murdock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murdock wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murdock pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Murdock working the head and body with strikes.
Murdock is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
Murdock is looking to advance position but White won't allow it.
White tries to roll over but Murdock keeps him under control.
Murdock tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Murdock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
White taking some punishment here, with Murdock in his half guard.
Murdock trying to advance position but White counters by regaining guard.
Murdock forces his way into half guard.
White wants to control but Murdock is keeping busy.
Murdock wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is concentrating on defense, preventing Murdock from advancing position.
Murdock wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Murdock is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
White moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White is trying to keep Murdock in close.
Jack White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murdock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Murdock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murdock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Murdock!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (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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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dias!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers fails with the takedown.
Powers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dias circles away.
Dias works the jab nicely.
Powers moves in looking to clinch but Dias pushes him off.
Powers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dias throws a nice looking combination but Powers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dias misses with a few strikes there.
Good exchange - Dias coming out on top.
Powers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dias sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers tries to clinch but Dias is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Powers is defended easily by Dias.
Powers shoots for a double leg takedown but Dias sprawls well. He's pushed Powers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Dias does no damage.
Dias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers shoots in looking for a takedown. Dias tries to sprawl out of it but Powers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Powers shoots in but no luck this time.
Powers tries to close the distance and clinch but Dias swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dias throws a nice looking combination but Powers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Powers.
Powers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias lands a head shot.
Powers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers tries for a takedown but Dias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Dias thuds a left hand into Powers's body.
Dias lands a jab to the nose.
Dias throws a series of punches but Powers moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias cracks Powers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dias throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powers 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.
Powers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powers drops back looking for a leg! Dias is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dias manages to kick Powers off! Powers jumps back into Dias's guard.
Dias is looking to stand up but Powers isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Dias dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Powers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dias pinned against the cage. Dias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dias stalks Powers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Powers's face. Powers staggers backwards, shaken.
Dias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dias thuds his right hand into Powers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dias throws a jab but it's blocked by Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dias takes a swing at Powers's ribcage but misses.
Dias lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dave Dias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dias lands with a cross.
Dave Dias is winning the standup battle so far.
Dias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Dias.
Dave Dias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dias throws a big shot that misses.
Dias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers dodges the punch combination from Dias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dias as Powers shoots in.
Powers tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Dias lands an impressive looking overhand right. Powers doesn't seem phased though.
Dias fails to land with a series of punches.
Dias scores with a hook to the body. Powers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Powers can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powers moves away from the strike by Dias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dias misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powers scores a takedown into full mount!
Powers unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Powers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Powers looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dias avoids a strike by Powers and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Powers's guard! Fantastic escape!
Dias tries to stand but Powers is controlling from the bottom.
Powers managing to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Dias dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers has a takedown stuffed.
Dias misses the shot to the body.
Dias stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dias wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dias thows a body shot but no joy.
Powers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Powers has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Powers lands some shots froms side control.
Dias is letting Powers control him for a moment.
Powers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Powers swings around for an armbar but Dias sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Powers's guard.
Powers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dias doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dias manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Powers wants to control the position but Dias says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Powers.
Powers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Powers is trying to maintain the position but Dias is very close to passing his half guard.
Dias tries to stand but can't do so whilst Powers controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to improve his position but Dias is controlling well.
Dias decides to stand up.
Dias throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dias tries to bum rush Powers with a series of wild strikes but Powers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powers is looking to clinch but Dias is avoiding it.
Dias throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Dias misses with a series of wild punches.
Dias misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dias looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Dias misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers really dominated that round.
That's time! Dias's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Powers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dias loads up on a big right hand but Powers slips the punch.
Dias throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dias with a jab.
Dias connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias defending well as Powers loads up on a big left hand.
Powers closes the distance and clinches up with Dias, looking for a takedown. Powers pushes Dias against the cage but Dias circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Powers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Powers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dias avoids it really well and circles away.
Powers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dias counters with a three punch combo that has Powers backing up. Powers nods at Dias to acknowledge the strikes.
Powers shoots and misses
and Powers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dave Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Powers.
Powers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Powers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dias.
Powers throws a sloppy body shot
and Powers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dias counters with a left to the body.
Powers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dias misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Powers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dias counters with a one-two to the body.
Powers is rocked!
Dias misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a shoot takedown. Dias fights it but they end up in guard.
Powers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dias swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Powers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers stops Dias from standing up.
Powers drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dias manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Powers has Dias in his guard.
Powers looking for a sweep. Not yet Powers, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias wants to stand but Powers has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Powers controls Dias momentarily but Dias frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Dias had his way with Austin Powers in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dias throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dias stalks Powers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Powers's face. Powers staggers backwards, shaken.
Powers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dias counters with a left and a right that stings Powers.
Jab by Dias.
Austin Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt
and Dias counters with a three punch combo that has Powers backing up. Powers nods at Dias to acknowledge the strikes.
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powers misses with a few strikes there.
Powers moves forwards but Dias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dias scores with a jab to the head.
Dias keeps the fight on the outside.
Dias loads up on a big right hand but Powers slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dias throws a series of punches but Powers avoids them all with ease.
Dias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Powers throws the kick towards the body but Dias avoids it.
Powers misses with a jab to the body
and Dias counters with a left and a right that stings Powers.
Dias blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers walks into a straight right hand from Dias.
Austin Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers shoots and misses
and Dias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dave Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Powers.
Powers doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dias to counter with a crisp jab.
Dias lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Powers is still on wobbly legs! Can Dias finish him?
Dias throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Powers colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Dias as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Powers is left battered and dazed whilst Dias and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Dias!
Dave Dias retains his welterweight title!
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