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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tonbridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonbridge has chosen The Cumshots - I Drink Alone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Tonbridge!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonbridge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sagat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sagat throws a series of strikes that have Tonbridge backpedaling.
Sagat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tonbridge moves away from the strike by Sagat.
Tonbridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sagat misses with an uppercut.
Tonbridge tries to clinch but Sagat is having none of it.
Tonbridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sagat.
Sagat swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonbridge.
Sagat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tonbridge staying out of range there.
Tonbridge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagat.
Sagat cracks a nice hook into Tonbridge's ribs.
Sagat uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws out a loose jab but Tonbridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonbridge is looking to clinch but Sagat is avoiding it.
Sagat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tonbridge slips under a jab from Sagat.
Sagat lands a nice looking body shot.
Sagat throws a combination that misses
and Tonbridge counters by moving into the clinch.
Sagat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tonbridges head.
Tonbridge fails to pull guard.
Sagat stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tonbridge looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Tonbridge fails to land.
Tonbridge letting Sagat take a breather here.
Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sagat.
Jab, jab by Sagat - just one landing.
Tonbridge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sagat finds it's way round the side to connect with Tonbridge's head.
No luck for Tonbridge with that takedown attempt.
Bob Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Tonbridge.
Tonbridge takes one to the side of the head.
Sagat looks to land a left hand but Tonbridge moved out of range nicely.
Sagat swings for the body but Tonbridge moves out of range.
Tonbridge is looking to clinch but Sagat is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sagat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tonbridge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sagat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sagat dives on top into guard.
Sagat postures up.
Sagat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tonbridge on the ground.
Sagat avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sagat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tonbridge escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sagat gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tonbridge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sagat is aware though and is defending well.
Tonbridge looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tonbridge is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sagat defends well.
Tonbridge looking to control.
Tonbridge is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tonbridge looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sagat passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sagat dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Sagat.
Sagat lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sagat looks to land a left hand but Tonbridge moved out of range nicely.
Sagat throws a series of punches but Tonbridge moves out of range.
Sagat stuffs the takedown.
Sagat misses the jab.
Terry Tonbridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sagat stuns Tonbridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sagat throws a series of punches but Tonbridge avoids them all with ease.
Tonbridge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sagat.
Sagat swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonbridge.
Tonbridge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a body shot
and Tonbridge counters with a two punch combo.
Bob Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonbridge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagat.
Bob Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonbridge ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat throws a jab when Tonbridge was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Sagat.
Tonbridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sagat.
Sagat missing with a left hand there. Tonbridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sagat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tonbridge counters with a two punch combo.
Sagat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge takes one on the button.
Tonbridge is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Sagat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonbridge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sagat as he avoids it easily.
Sagat's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sagat duly obliges.
Sagat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tonbridge.
Sagat misses the body punch
and Tonbridge holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sagat lands a body punch.
Tonbridge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sagat's efforts to push away.
Tonbridge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bob Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Tonbridge.
Tonbridge letting Sagat take a breather here.
Tonbridge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonbridge wants a takedown.
Sagat tries to break free but Tonbridge pushes him back against the cage.
Sagat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tonbridge backwards.
Tonbridge keeps control of Sagat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tonbridge jumps guard.
Tonbridge keeping moving, preventing Sagat from controlling successfully.
Tonbridge throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sagat escapes and throws Tonbridge's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tonbridge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sagat working away.
Sagat gets to mount! Tonbridge was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tonbridge is working to get back to half guard.
Sagat looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sagat dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tonbridge tries to clinch up but Sagat circles away and keeps his distance.
Tonbridge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sagat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tonbridge fails with a takedown attempt.
Sagat scores with a nice right hand.
Sagat misses with a hook. Tonbridge ducked under it nicely.
Tonbridge dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonbridge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sagat is fending him off so far but Tonbridge persists. Nope, Sagat circles away and we're back to standing.
Sagat looks to land a right hand but Tonbridge moved out of range.
Sagat lands a really nice looking cross but Tonbridge seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonbridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tonbridge defending well as Sagat loads up on a big left hand.
Sagat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tonbridge counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sagat wants to get back to full guard.
Tonbridge is working for a submission of some sort.
Sagat is defending against the submission attempts here by Tonbridge.
Tonbridge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tonbridge trying to mount his opponent but Sagat defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge is trying to control. Sagat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tonbridge wants to work for an arm triangle but Sagat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tonbridge is looking for a kimura but Sagat is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tonbridge to get the leverage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sagat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tonbridge.
Sagat misses with a straight left.
Tonbridge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tonbridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Sagat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge throws an overhand right that lands on Sagat's shoulder, as Sagat tries to avoid the shot.
Sagat misses with a hook to the body
and Tonbridge counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sagat manages to get to full guard.
Tonbridge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sagat is keeping the position for now.
Sagat is trying to control the position but Tonbridge postures up.
Tonbridge works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tonbridge prevents Sagat from standing back up.
Tonbridge is trying to control the action in half guard but Sagat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sagat is looking for a sweep. Tonbridge is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge 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! Sagat is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Terry Tonbridge!
Terry Tonbridge is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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