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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Broph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winnie Pooh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winnie Pooh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Broph!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Winnie Pooh!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broph throws a right and a left that both miss.
Broph throws a body punch but Pooh moves out of range.
Pooh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pooh fails with the takedown.
Pooh fails with a takedown attempt.
Craig Broph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winnie Pooh.
Pooh moves away from the strike by Broph.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Broph as he jumps to the side.
Pooh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pooh shoots for a double leg takedown but Broph sprawls well. He's pushed Pooh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pooh slips a jab and a cross from Broph.
Broph looks for a takedown but Pooh sprawls well.
Broph looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pooh!
Pooh throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broph working Pooh over with strikes here.
Pooh swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pooh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pooh throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Broph working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Broph pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Broph working Pooh over with strikes here.
Pooh is looking to get to half guard.
Pooh chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Broph.
Broph is landing with some decent strikes but Pooh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pooh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Broph blocks Pooh's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pooh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Broph. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pooh swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Broph trying to control but Pooh is having none of it.
Pooh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph controlling from mount.
Pooh is looking to get to half guard.
Broph lands a heavy elbow.
Pooh working to try and regain half guard.
Broph looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pooh is looking to improve his position but Broph isn't that keen on the idea.
Pooh swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooh swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pooh throwing hammer fists to the chest of Broph. What's that going to do exactly?
Broph controlling from mount.
Pooh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pooh looks gassed!
Broph scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Broph lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pooh hang on?
Broph with the ground and pound from mount.
Broph working the ground and pound effectively.
Broph landing punches.
Broph landing shots from mount.
Pooh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pooh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph blocks Pooh's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Broph connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pooh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Broph lands a heavy elbow.
Pooh is looking to get to half guard.
Pooh throwing hammer fists to the chest of Broph. What's that going to do exactly?
Pooh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Broph is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pooh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Broph with the ground and pound from mount.
Broph fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Broph 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pooh throwing hammer fists to the chest of Broph. What's that going to do exactly?
Pooh is squirming around, avoiding Broph's attempts to control the action.
Broph working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pooh moves out of range of the leg kick from Broph.
Pooh looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pooh stands up over Broph, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pooh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Broph lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pooh!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pooh is working to get back to half guard.
Pooh in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pooh swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pooh is looking to improve his position but Broph isn't that keen on the idea.
Pooh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pooh is breathing heavily.
Pooh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh is squirming around, avoiding Broph's attempts to control the action.
Broph controlling his opponent.
Broph looking for a guillotine from mount but Pooh is having none of it.
Pooh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Broph.
Broph content just to control the position here.
Pooh regains half guard.
Pooh throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pooh is refusing to be controlled, as Broph sits in half guard.
Pooh missing with punches from the bottom.
Broph lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pooh is in trouble now - Broph has advanced to mount!
Pooh throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Broph tries to control but Pooh wriggling away.
Broph has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pooh's face.
Pooh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Broph dominating with strikes here.
Pooh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph blocks Pooh's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Broph is landing with some decent strikes but Pooh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pooh tries to reverse the position but Broph maintains control.
Pooh swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Broph connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pooh throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Craig Broph overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pooh is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Pooh that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Broph prevents Pooh from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Broph cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Broph landing strikes from the mount.
Pooh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pooh throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Broph.
Broph looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pooh throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Broph with the ground and pound from mount.
Broph raining down shots from the mount!
Broph wants to control the pace but Pooh is squirming around nicely.
Broph dominating with strikes here.
Pooh chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Broph.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pooh misses with a takedown
and Broph counters with a left and a right that stings Pooh.
Winnie Pooh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pooh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Broph can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Broph sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Broph trying to control from the bottom.
Broph makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Broph.
Pooh stopping the sweep attempt from Broph.
Pooh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pooh connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pooh tries to free his leg and advance position but Broph is retaining full guard.
Broph working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pooh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh being controlled here momentarily.
Pooh postures up.
Pooh landing some decent shots from guard.
Broph working a defensive guard here.
Pooh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pooh is looking to work some ground and pound but Broph has wrist control.
Broph striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Broph lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Pooh is working Broph over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broph working a defensive guard here.
Pooh stands up over Broph, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Broph manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pooh manages to get himself to full guard.
Pooh will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Broph is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Broph connects with a couple of short punches.
Broph working some strikes from top position.
Broph is looking to work some ground and pound but Pooh has wrist control.
Pooh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pooh trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pooh trying to strike off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pooh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pooh tries for a takedown but Broph circles away easily
and Broph counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph scores with a hook to the body. Pooh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pooh tries for a takedown but Broph circles away easily
and Broph counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Craig Broph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winnie Pooh.
Broph stands and throws Pooh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pooh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Broph connects with a decent elbow.
Pooh is looking to regain half guard here but Broph keeps moving and retains side control.
Pooh misses with a strike from the bottom.
Broph working the head with strikes.
Pooh is looking to reverse the position.
Broph avoids the strikes from the bottom by Pooh.
Broph scores with punches from side control.
Broph wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pooh, who protects the arm well.
Pooh misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pooh tries to buck Broph off but Broph is having none of it.
Pooh tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Broph cracks Pooh with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Broph lands some shots froms side control.
Pooh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pooh throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Broph is chipping away with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Broph lunges at Pooh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pooh's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pooh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Broph lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Broph moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph clearly takes that round.
That's time! Broph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pooh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Broph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Broph regains half guard.
Pooh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Broph is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pooh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pooh's back!
Broph doesn't have the hooks in and Pooh manages to turn into his guard.
Broph looking to control.
Pooh postures up in Broph's guard and throws a big left but Broph blocks it.
Pooh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pooh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Broph had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pooh is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Broph Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pooh's back instead.
Broph has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Broph keeps control of the position as Pooh tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Broph is punishing Pooh with strikes - can he finish him?!
Broph keeps control of the position easily here as Pooh tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Pooh's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Broph lands a shot to the body.
Broph tries to get the hooks in deep but Pooh pushed the leg off.
Broph connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Pooh to escape the position.
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.
Broph is trying to stick to Pooh's back but Pooh is turning into Broph. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Broph's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pooh.
Broph trying to control the position.
Pooh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Broph trying to control the position here.
Pooh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Broph bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pooh's guard.
Pooh wants to hit a switch here but Broph passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pooh there!
Pooh tries to reverse the position but Broph maintains control.
Broph connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Broph landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph with a couple of short strikes.
Broph controlling his opponent.
Pooh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pooh looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Broph blocks Pooh's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Broph is landing with some decent strikes but Pooh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pooh is in a horrible position here. Broph smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pooh is trying desperately to improve position.
Broph is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pooh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Broph landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pooh is looking to get to half guard.
Broph in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pooh is trying desperately to improve position.
Broph is landing with some decent strikes but Pooh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pooh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pooh flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pooh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Broph fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Broph had his way with Winnie Pooh in that round.
That's time! Broph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Broph throws a nice looking combination but Pooh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pooh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Broph counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pooh's guard now.
Pooh keeping moving, preventing Broph from controlling successfully.
Broph passes Pooh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pooh flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Broph scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pooh punching from the bottom.
Broph is working for a kimura but Pooh is defending it quite comfortably.
Pooh tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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.
Pooh misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooh misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pooh throws a strike from the bottom but Broph passes into side control!
Broph cracks Pooh with a big right hand but Pooh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pooh takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pooh tries to bench press Broph off him but Broph keeps the position.
Broph cracks Pooh with a big right hand but Pooh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pooh is looking for a sweep.
Broph trying to control the position but Pooh is working away.
Pooh on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pooh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Broph connects with a decent elbow.
Broph cracks Pooh with a big right hand but Pooh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pooh throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
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.
Pooh throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Broph scores with punches from side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pooh shoots and misses
and Broph counters with an outside leg kick.
Broph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pooh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pooh keeps the fight on the outside.
Broph rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pooh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Broph throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pooh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pooh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pooh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pooh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Broph working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pooh.
Pooh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pooh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pooh throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broph bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pooh's guard.
Broph with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pooh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Broph stands and throws Pooh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Broph wants to control but Pooh is keeping him busy.
Pooh tries to bench press Broph off him but Broph keeps the position.
Broph taking a breather here.
Broph lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broph blocks the strikes from Pooh.
Broph blocks the strikes from Pooh.
Broph wants to control but Pooh is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Broph misses with the combination.
Pooh misses with a takedown attempt
and Broph counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Craig Broph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winnie Pooh.
Broph throws a leg kick but Pooh checks it.
Craig Broph is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Broph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Broph throws a hook to the side of Pooh's head but Pooh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Broph doesn't manage to clinch there - Pooh circles away.
Pooh tries for a takedown but Broph circles away easily
and Broph counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Broph lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Broph.
Broph swinging wilding here.
Winnie Pooh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Broph misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Broph showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Broph has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:44
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:44
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Broph!
Craig Broph retains his light heavyweight title!
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