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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wheeler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and stan theman jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wheeler's entrance music is Don't Damn Me. A fine choice. Mike Wheeler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to stan theman jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wheeler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, stan theman jr!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
theman jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
theman jr motions for Wheeler to come forward. theman jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wheeler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. theman jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wheeler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wheeler tries for a kimura but theman jr is defending well.
The strikes coming from Wheeler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wheeler 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.
Wheeler is working theman jr over with some ground and pound from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if theman jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wheeler wants to lay and pray for a moment but theman jr keeps working.
Wheeler remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheeler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wheeler is looking to take a break and control but theman jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wheeler in side control, throwing shots but theman jr defends.
Wheeler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wheeler trying to control the position but theman jr is working away.
Wheeler tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wheeler controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
theman jr scores with a jab. Wheeler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
theman jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wheeler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
theman jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wheeler manages to avoid it.
theman jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for theman jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
theman jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
theman jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Mike Wheeler has been cut.
theman jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Wheeler. Wheeler gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wheeler tries to score a power double leg takedown but theman jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wheeler somewhat.
Wheeler swats away the attempt to clinch by theman jr.
theman jr throws a right and a left that Wheeler avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
theman jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
theman jr looks gassed!
theman jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from theman jr.
Wheeler moves out of range as theman jr throws a body kick.
theman jr swings for the body but Wheeler moves out of range.
Wheeler tries for a takedown but theman jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Wheeler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wheeler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wheeler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wheeler is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! theman jr is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Wheeler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Winters!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wade pinned against the cage. Wade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Winters fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Winters.
Winters feints and as Wade raises his hands in defense, Winters changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Winters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wade is keeping the position for now.
Winters trying to control but Wade is working from the bottom.
Wade controlling the position.
Winters wants to get up but he can't break Wade's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wade is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winters trying to control but Wade is working from the bottom.
Wade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wade swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wade is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wade is looking to sinch up a triangle. Winters throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Wade's body to avoid the submission. Wade has instead reached around Winters's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Wade arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luke Wade!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Alba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Alba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stratton!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alba fails to land the takedown.
Alba fails with the takedown.
Stratton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Alba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stratton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stratton misses with a double jab.
Alba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stratton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stratton wants it to stay on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stratton sprawls well. Stratton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alba gets slowly back to his feet.
Alba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stratton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like Stratton is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alba trying to control but Stratton postures up.
Stratton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alba keeps working.
Alba wants to get back to his feet.
Stratton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alba defending well though.
Stratton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stratton wants to stand up but Alba is controlling the position.
Stratton prevents Alba from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alba lands in his opponent's guard.
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.
Stratton wants to stand up but Alba is controlling him.
Stratton is pulling down on Alba's head. It's preventing any offense from Alba, at least for the moment.
Stratton is looking to stand up but Alba isn't so interested in that idea.
Alba looking to pass the guard.
Alba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stratton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alba is looking to work some ground and pound but Stratton has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stratton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stratton was covering up waiting for the punch and Alba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stratton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alba is controlling him.
Stratton wants to sweep but no luck.
Alba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stratton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alba has his takedown stuffed
and Stratton counters with a solid body kick.
Alba is breathing heavily.
Stratton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stratton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alba is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alba is trying to stand.
Stratton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alba wants to get back to his feet.
Stratton seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Stratton decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stratton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stratton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stratton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stratton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alba's guard.
Stratton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stratton tries to stand but Alba is controlling from the bottom.
Stratton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stratton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alba tries for a takedown but Stratton circles away easily
and Stratton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stratton.
Alba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alba tries to get out of the position.
Stratton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alba's head.
Stratton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alba is keeping the position for now.
Alba is pulling down on Stratton's head to control his posture.
Stratton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alba is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stratton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alba shoots and misses
and Stratton counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Alba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alba fails with the takedown
and Stratton moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton tries to break free but Alba pushes him back against the cage.
Stratton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Alba.
Alba misses with an elbow strike.
Stratton pushes Alba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Alba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stratton avoids a wild elbow strike from Alba.
Alba taking a breather.
Stratton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stratton blocks it with crossed arms.
Stratton manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alba postures up in Stratton's guard and throws a big left but Stratton blocks it.
Stratton controlling the position.
Stratton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alba's guard.
Alba has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stratton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stratton misses with a few strikes there.
Stratton gets a clinch.
Alba prevents Stratton from breaking the clinch.
Alba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stratton breaks from the clinch.
Stratton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph Alba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alba misses with a takedown attempt
and Stratton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stratton misses with the combination.
Alba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stratton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alba won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stratton just content to control the position.
Alba is looking to regain half guard here but Stratton keeps moving and retains side control.
Stratton just content to control the position.
Alba is looking to regain half guard here but Stratton keeps moving and retains side control.
Stratton slows the pace down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stratton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Alba has his takedown stuffed
and Stratton counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stratton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stratton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alba looking to throw knees to the head but Stratton is blocking nicely.
Stratton is working for takedown but Alba is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stratton is defending well for now.
Alba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stratton's efforts to push away.
Alba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stratton.
Stratton breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stratton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alba trying to hold on to Stratton's head to control him but Stratton postures up.
Stratton slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stratton wants to take a breather but Alba is having none of it.
Stratton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alba is staying active underneath Stratton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stratton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tony Stratton.
Alba instigates a clinch.
Alba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stratton blocks it with crossed arms.
Stratton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stratton has had enough of the clinch but Alba keeps him there for the moment.
Alba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stratton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stratton avoids the elbow strike from Alba, against the cage.
Alba just leaning against Stratton, taking a breather.
Stratton manages to break the clinch.
Alba misses with a takedown
and Stratton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stratton pushing down on Alba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stratton wants to stand up but Alba has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Stratton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alba is staying active underneath Stratton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stratton wants to stand up but Alba is controlling the position.
Alba is looking for a sweep. Stratton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stratton prevents Alba from standing back up.
Stratton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stratton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stratton trying to control the action but Alba is working from the bottom.
Stratton decides to stand up, so the ref orders Alba to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stratton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alba!
Stratton content just to control the position here.
Stratton tries to control but Alba wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alba is trying desperately to improve position.
Joseph Alba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Stratton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stratton controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stratton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stratton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stratton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Golanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pants On tha Ground kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Golanski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson slips a straight right by Golanski.
Golanski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Golanski clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Golanski fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson slips under a jab.
Golanski looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Golanski throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Golanski's head.
Golanski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Golanski.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson slips a straight right by Golanski.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golanski.
Golanski blocking some punches.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golanski is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golanski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Golanski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson has Golanski up against the cage in a clinch.
Golanski looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Golanski tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golanskis head.
Jackson gets through Golanski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Golanski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Golanski or not.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Golanski.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Golanski wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golanski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golanski is trying to break free.
Golanski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golanski tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Golanski tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golanski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson cracks Golanski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Golanski works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Golanski is breathing heavily.
Golanski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golanski moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Jackson tries to clinch but Golanski moves out of range.
Golanski misses the shot to the body.
Golanski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golanski misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Golanski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Golanski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a body punch.
A short right from Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson is leaning against Golanski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Golanski.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Golanski's ribcage. Golanski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson works on Golanski's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Golanski takes a shot to the head.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golanski backwards.
Jackson keeps control of Golanski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golanski wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Golanski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Golanski tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Golanski working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Golanski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Golanski.
Golanski wants to break free but Jackson has control.
A short right from Golanski on the inside.
Golanski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Golanski slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Golanski throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Jackson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golanski.
Jackson keeps control of Golanski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson pushes Golanski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Golanski takes a shot to the head.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golanski backwards.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golanski throws a head punch that misses.
Golanski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Golanski blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Golanski is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Golanski has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Golanski.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Golanski.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Golanski's ribs.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson digs a good hook to Golanski's body.
Golanski throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Golanski seems unphased.
Golanski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Golanski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golanski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson connects with a jab.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jackson scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson presses Golanski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Golanski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson pushes Golanski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson lands a right hand.
Golanski blocks an uppercut.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Golanski fails to land.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golanski backwards.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Golanski throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Golanski.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Golanski wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Rashad Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golanski pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golanski backwards.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Golanski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golanski backwards.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Golanski's ribcage. Golanski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Golanski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson has Golanski pressed against the cage, preventing Golanski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Golanski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Golanski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Golanski.
Golanski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golanski misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Golanski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Golanski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golanski breaks the clinch.
Golanski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a three punch combo that has Golanski backing up. Golanski nods at Jackson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Golanski.
Golanski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Jackson.
Golanski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jackson clinches up with Golanski and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Golanski has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Golanski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Golanski.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golanski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golanski.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golanski blocking some punches.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson presses Golanski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Golanski is trying to break free.
Golanski throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Golanski keeps it at a distance.
Golanski slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Golanski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Golanski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Golanski.
Golanski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golanski ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Golanski throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Golanski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Golanski is avoiding it.
Jackson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Golanski backs up against the cage.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Golanski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Golanski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a hook but Golanski blocks it.
Golanski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jackson slips under a jab from Golanski.
Golanski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jackson tries to clinch but Golanski is having none of it.
Golanski throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Golanski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Golanski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golanski tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adam Golanski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golanski is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Golanski avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Golanski.
Golanski is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golanski wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Golanski is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Golanski's ribcage. Golanski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson prevents Golanski from breaking the clinch.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Golanski blocks an uppercut.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Golanski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Golanski scores with a nice head shot.
Golanski looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Golanski moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Golanski looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson lands a head shot.
Golanski throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golanski tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson presses Golanski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Jackson.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Golanski can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Golanski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Golanski's head.
Golanski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Jackson.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Golanski backwards.
Golanski blocks an uppercut.
Jackson keeps control of Golanski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Golanski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golanski lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golanski backwards.
Golanski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adam Golanski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Golanski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Golanski throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Golanski misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rashad Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Golanski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Golanski throws a combination that misses
and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Golanski.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golanski tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson gets through Golanski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Golanski is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, john wayne!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for wayne!
Romero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Romero there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romero controlling the position easily from mount.
Romero has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
wayne trying desperately to get to his feet.
Romero controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
wayne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Romero just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A head kick misses from wayne.
Romero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
wayne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and wayne wants it to stay on the feet.
wayne throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Romero shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
wayne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romero, pushing him back against the cage.
wayne jumps into guard, dragging Romero to the mat.
wayne keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero stops wayne from standing up.
wayne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romero controls the pace.
wayne kicks Romero off and gets to his feet.
Romero tries to score a power double leg takedown but wayne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romero somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
wayne leaves Romero with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Romero dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romero shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Romero performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Romero tries to pass the half guard into mount. wayne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Romero stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wayne wants to get back to his feet.
Romero wants to pass to mount but wayne is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Romero working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Romero stops wayne from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romero wants to free his trapped foot but wayne is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Romero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? wayne is fending him off so far but Romero persists. Nope, wayne circles away and we're back to standing.
Romero fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but wayne avoids it really well and circles away.
wayne closes the distance and clinches up with Romero, looking for a takedown. wayne pushes Romero against the cage but Romero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Romero with a lazy takedown attempt
and wayne counters with a left and a right that stings Romero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romero misses with a takedown
and wayne counters with a shoot takedown. Romero fights it but they end up in guard.
wayne trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Romero. No joy for wayne on that attempt.
Romero shoots and misses
and wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romero's guard.
wayne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
wayne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
wayne seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes wayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Romero tries for a takedown but wayne circles away easily
and wayne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
john wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Romero tries for a takedown but wayne circles away easily
and wayne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Romero's guard now.
wayne looking to pass the guard.
wayne is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
wayne wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by john wayne.
Romero fails with the takedown
and wayne counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
wayne is trying to drag Romero to the mat but Romero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero wants the takedown. wayne is fighting it off but Romero persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in wayne's guard against the cage.
Romero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Romero trying to control but wayne is working from the bottom.
wayne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romero controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricardo Romero.
Romero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romero's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wayne content to stall in guard here.
wayne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
wayne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Romero kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
wayne controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by john wayne.
Romero tries for a takedown but wayne circles away easily
and wayne counters with a head kick.
Romero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so wayne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
wayne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Romero keeping full guard, as wayne tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
john wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well wayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... john wayne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hercules mcStrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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226 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hercules mcStrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mcStrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
letting mcStrong counter with a right hand.
Ferguson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and mcStrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
mcStrong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
mcStrong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
mcStrong throws a shot to the body.
mcStrong stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferguson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from mcStrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Ferguson's head.
mcStrong stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
mcStrong misses with a double jab
and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ferguson.
Ferguson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. mcStrong can't fight it off and eventually Ferguson manages to take the fight to the floor. mcStrong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ferguson looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
mcStrong wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mcStrong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
mcStrong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferguson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hercules mcStrong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferguson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
mcStrong looks to land a combination. Ferguson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
mcStrong lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
mcStrong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ferguson. Ferguson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
mcStrong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
mcStrong cracks a nice hook into Ferguson's ribs.
mcStrong scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for mcStrong. That snapped Ferguson's head back.
Ferguson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferguson there as he acknowledges the shot.
mcStrong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from mcStrong both land. Nice combination.
mcStrong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferguson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
mcStrong is working the combinations to good effect here.
mcStrong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
mcStrong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by mcStrong.
mcStrong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
mcStrong scores with a one two! Ferguson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
mcStrong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ferguson walks into a stiff left hand from mcStrong.
mcStrong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferguson backs up against the cage.
mcStrong lands a right hook to the body.
mcStrong lands a right hook to the body.
mcStrong catches Ferguson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
mcStrong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
mcStrong lands a two punch combo.
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by mcStrong.
Ferguson dodges the punch combination from mcStrong.
Ferguson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
mcStrong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by mcStrong!
A combination from mcStrong does no damage.
mcStrong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
mcStrong misses with a few strikes there.
mcStrong cracks a nice hook into Ferguson's ribs.
Ferguson takes one on the button.
mcStrong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
mcStrong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mcStrong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by mcStrong. Beautiful body shot.
mcStrong looks to land a combination. Ferguson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ferguson misses with a takedown attempt
and mcStrong makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
mcStrong lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferguson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and mcStrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
mcStrong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ferguson moves forwards but mcStrong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
mcStrong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ferguson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
mcStrong lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercules mcStrong dominated that round.
That's time! mcStrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice jab there from mcStrong.
mcStrong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
mcStrong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
mcStrong misses with a double jab
and Ferguson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
mcStrong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
mcStrong wriggles free and stands up.
mcStrong stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
mcStrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
mcStrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hercules mcStrong is winning the standup battle so far.
mcStrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from mcStrong does it's job there.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
mcStrong punishes Ferguson's body with a nice straight punch.
mcStrong scores with a jab to the body.
mcStrong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from mcStrong does no damage.
mcStrong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
mcStrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
mcStrong connects with a body shot.
mcStrong scores with a hook to the body. Ferguson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferguson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from mcStrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mcStrong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
mcStrong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
mcStrong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
mcStrong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferguson at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
mcStrong connects with a nice looking jab.
mcStrong scores with a nice head shot.
mcStrong stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
mcStrong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
mcStrong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
mcStrong works over Ferguson's head and body with a nice combination.
Ferguson with a poor takedown
and mcStrong counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
mcStrong lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
mcStrong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
mcStrong lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by mcStrong. Beautiful body shot.
mcStrong lands a two punch combo.
mcStrong lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ferguson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ferguson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
mcStrong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
mcStrong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferguson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by mcStrong. Beautiful body shot.
mcStrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson avoids a punch combination nicely.
mcStrong misses with a two punch combination.
Ferguson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
mcStrong lands a jab to the head.
Ferguson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circle momentarily. mcStrong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
mcStrong connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mcStrong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by mcStrong.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
mcStrong lands a right hook to the body.
mcStrong scores with a one two! Ferguson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
mcStrong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hercules mcStrong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ferguson takes one to the chin there.
Ferguson with a poor takedown
and mcStrong counters with a nice body shot.
mcStrong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good shot there by mcStrong.
mcStrong cracks Ferguson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
mcStrong lands with a nice body punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by mcStrong.
mcStrong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.
mcStrong connects with a nice looking jab.
mcStrong lands a slapping body shot.
mcStrong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
mcStrong works Ferguson's body with a nice hook.
Ferguson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good shot there by mcStrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mcStrong throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
A nice combination there by mcStrong.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but mcStrong circles away.
mcStrong connects with the punch.
mcStrong lands with a nice body punch.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
mcStrong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
mcStrong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferguson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
mcStrong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
mcStrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?
mcStrong closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by mcStrong.
Hercules mcStrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mcStrong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from mcStrong.
mcStrong lands a really nice looking cross but Ferguson seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson moves forwards but mcStrong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
mcStrong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
mcStrong moves into range and connects with a jab.
mcStrong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferguson doesn't seem bothered though.
mcStrong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferguson backs up against the cage.
A right-left combo lands from mcStrong.
mcStrong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
mcStrong stalks Ferguson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ferguson's face. Ferguson staggers backwards, shaken.
mcStrong throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mcStrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferguson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
mcStrong scores with a hook.
mcStrong throws a combination that misses
and Ferguson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for mcStrong!
mcStrong wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson unloads with some shots from mount but mcStrong bucks and avoids them well.
mcStrong is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control but mcStrong is having none of it.
mcStrong trying desperately to get to his feet.
mcStrong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if mcStrong tries to get out of the position.
Ferguson trying to control but mcStrong is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson wants to control the action but instead mcStrong gets a body lock and reverses into Ferguson's guard! Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hercules mcStrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for mcStrong, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hercules mcStrong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Nienacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukasz Nienacki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Nienacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nienacki needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Nienacki misses with a wild combination.
Nienacki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Nienacki.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Nienacki.
Nienacki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Nienacki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nienacki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Nienacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith prevents Nienacki from getting back to his feet.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nienacki throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Nienacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith blocks a jab.
A big right from Nienacki misses.
Nienacki scores with a jab to the head.
Nienacki misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nienacki was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
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.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith jabs at Nienacki's body.
Nienacki takes one to the chin there.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nienacki momentarily.
It looks like Lukasz Nienacki has been cut.
Nienacki is breathing heavily.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Nienacki seems unphased.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nienacki.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lukasz Nienacki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nienacki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smith.
Nienacki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nienacki misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nienacki missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nienacki misses the jab.
Nienacki catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Nienacki misses.
Nienacki tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith digs a good body shot into Nienacki's ribs.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nienacki at a distance.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Nienacki is out of range.
Nienacki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Nienacki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith jabs Nienacki right on the nose. Nienacki blinks but takes it well.
Nienacki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nienacki is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nienacki walks straight into a right hand from Smith - that's dropped him! Smith jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nienacki from any more punishment! Nienacki complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Tesanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragan Tesanovic!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tesanovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poulter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tesanovic is trying to break the clinch but Poulter is controlling him.
Tesanovic is trying to drag Poulter to the mat but Poulter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tesanovic wants to break free but Poulter has control.
Poulter gets underhooks to prevent Tesanovic's takedown attempt.
Paul Poulter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragan Tesanovic.
Poulter wants to get back to striking at distance but Tesanovic won't allow it.
Tesanovic tries to pull guard but Poulter won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulter breaks from the clinch.
Poulter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tesanovic goes for a takedown attempt but Poulter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Poulter throws a head kick that Tesanovic semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poulter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tesanovic looks gassed!
Poulter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Poulter seems to be stalking Tesanovic here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Tesanovic drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Poulter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caidal Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus John James Given (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Caidal Cain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus John James Given!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain throws a body punch but Given moves out of range.
Cain lands with a nice combination. Given backs away looking to recover.
Cain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Given.
Cain with a jab.
Given dodges the punch combination from Cain.
A combination from Cain does no damage.
Given lands with a nice body kick.
Caidal Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Given's waist but Given gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cain off to one side.
Cain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Given - the referee stops the clock and Cain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Given. Cain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cain is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Given. No joy for Cain on that attempt.
Cain shoots in looking for a takedown. Given tries to sprawl out of it but Cain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Given manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caidal Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Given misses with a double jab
and Cain counters with a shoot takedown. Given fights it but they end up in guard.
Cain throws a strike but Given rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Given trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cain's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Given defends it easily.
Cain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Given tries to stand but Cain is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cain tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Given would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cain thows a body shot but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cain scores a takedown into full mount!
Given is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cain lands with some strikes.
Cain goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Given turns into him and now he's in Cain's guard.
Cain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Given is aware though and is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cain has a closed guard, preventing Given from standing up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Given is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Given preventing the sweep.
Cain trying to keep a closed guard but Given is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cain is on top in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cain stands and throws Given's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cain throwing strikes but Given manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Cain can't do much from the bottom here.
Cain is looking to regain half guard here but Given keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seamus John James Given will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Cain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Given counters with a good low kick that Cain was not able to check.
Cain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Given.
Cain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Given throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Given throws a body kick the misses
and Cain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain throws a right and a left that Given avoids nicely.
Cain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cain thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Given wants to control but Cain is having none of it.
Cain jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Given is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Given and Cain has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Cain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Given rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cain's guard! Nice work there by Given!
Given got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Given has managed to get both his arms back between Cain's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain working for a triangle but Given defends it easily.
Given tries to stand but Cain is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cain wants to sweep here but Given controlling him for the moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Given prevents Cain from getting back to his feet.
Cain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Given is aware though and is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Given scores with a hook to the body. Cain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Given is trying to defend but Cain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cain tries to pass to full mount but Given defends it.
That's eight 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.
Cain is working hard here to advance position.
Given trying to hold on to Cain's head to control him but Cain postures up.
Cain is working for a submission of some sort.
Cain seems to be looking for submissions.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Given counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Caidal Cain has been cut.
Given swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cain shoots in looking for a takedown. Given tries to sprawl out of it but Cain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Given manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Given!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus John James Given showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Caidal Cain's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Given counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cain is looking to wear down Given with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Given.
Cain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Given moves away.
Cain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Given.
Given works Cain's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Given slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Given looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Given fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cain on the side of the head.
Crunch! Given slams his shin into Cain's torso.
Given swinging wildly here.
Given lands a head shot.
Caidal Cain's cut is getting worse.
Given looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cain misses with a double jab
and Given counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Given defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cain.
Given thumps Cain with a low kick.
Given fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cain.
Given fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Given scores with a three punch combo!
Given swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Given's guard.
Cain looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Given is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Given is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Given is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Given counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seamus John James Given seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Given misses with a jab, cross combination.
Given throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Given!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cain goes for an armbar but Given turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Given.
Given must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cain has a closed guard, preventing Given from standing up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cain throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Given can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Given has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cain looking for a sweep. Not yet Cain, not yet.
Cain will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Given won't allow Cain to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Given is aware though and is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Given throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Given counters with a thumping low kick.
Given lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Given throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cain.
Caidal Cain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Given connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cain momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus John James Given really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caidal Cain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Given misses with a double jab
and Cain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cain.
Caidal Cain's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Given is trying to control the position but Cain postures up.
Cain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Given is keeping the position for now.
Given controlling Cain's posture.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain tries to free his leg and advance position but Given is retaining full guard.
Given is trying to control the position but Cain postures up.
Cain throwing strikes from guard but Given blocks nicely.
Cain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Given swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Given counters with a low kick, right behind Cain 's knee.
Given takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Given fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Given defending well as Cain loads up on a big left hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Given - that will leave a mark!
Given with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Given misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Given connects with a solid leg kick.
Given throws a shot to the body.
Cain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Given.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Given.
Given stuffs the takedown.
Given misses with a wild combination.
Cain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Given looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cain goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Given rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cain's guard! Nice work there by Given!
Cain is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Given is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Given wants to stand but Cain has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Given preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Given defends it easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cain shoots in but no luck this time.
That's eight 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.
Cain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Given counters with a nice uppercut.
Cain shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Given is trying to defend but Cain finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cain works his foot free and advances to mount.
Given manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cain is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cain is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Given manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus John James Given dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Caidal Cain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cain throws a series of strikes that have Given backpedaling.
Given scores with a leg kick.
Given goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Given throws a series of punches but Cain avoids them all with ease.
Cain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Given lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cain's sensitive parts.
Given tries to land a front kick but Cain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Given counters with a body kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Given misses with a combination
so Cain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Given looking for a sweep. Not yet Given, not yet.
Cain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Given working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Given swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Given not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Given throws a right and a left that Cain avoids nicely.
Cain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Given manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cain has Given in his guard.
Given preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Given avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's six 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.
Cain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Given got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Given has managed to get both his arms back between Cain's legs - danger averted.
Seamus John James Given is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Given wants to stand and escape but instead Cain has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cain looking to pass the guard.
Cain forces his way into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cain is working for a kimura but Given is defending it quite comfortably.
Caidal Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cain is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Given doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cain.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cain with the ground and pound but Given uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cain throws a strike but Given rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Caidal Cain.
I think Given has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus John James Given! Seamus John James Given retains his light heavyweight title!
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