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BKCC 22 ~Dean vs Davis~ PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between luis suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Jodla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). luis suarez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, luis suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Jodla!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodla closes the distance and pushes suarez back into the cage.
suarez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jodla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jodla dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jodla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jodla tries to clinch but suarez moves out of range.
Jodla is looking to clinch.
Jodla decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
suarez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jodla darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jodla is trying to control. suarez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
suarez is trying to stand up here but Jodla is controlling him well.
Jodla controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jodla lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodla takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jodla seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jodla trying to control the pace.
suarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
suarez is trying to stand up here but Jodla is controlling him well.
Jodla content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jodla is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodla seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but suarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jodla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kamil Jodla has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jodla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but suarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Jodla.
Jodla scores with a shot to the body.
Jodla has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jodla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jodla takes the fight into the clinch.
Jodla taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Jodla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
suarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jodla shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jodla was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jodla dominating with strikes here.
Jodla breaks from suarez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jodla cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jodla looking to finish suarez with some ground and pound. This is bad for suarez!
suarez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jodla controlling from the full mount.
I looks like Jodla might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Jodla landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
suarez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jodla is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. suarez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jodla can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as suarez is looking to escape.
Jodla landing strikes from the mount.
Jodla scoring with strikes but suarez is staying in there.
suarez taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jodla cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jodla scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodla working away from the top, dropping strikes.
suarez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jodla dominating with strikes here.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Jodla dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jodla takes a swing at suarez's ribcage but misses.
Jodla tries to score with a low kick but suarez moves his leg out of the way.
Jodla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
suarez tries to keep at a distance but Jodla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jodla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jodla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jodla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
suarez gets caught flat footed, as Jodla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jodla cracks suarez with a solid left hand.
Jodla wants to control from the top but suarez keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
suarez wants to get back to his feet but Jodla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jodla looking to pass the guard.
suarez has momentary wrist control but Jodla slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. suarez is keeping the position for now.
Kamil Jodla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jodla trying to control but suarez is working from the bottom.
Jodla looking to pass the guard.
Jodla landing some decent shots from guard.
Jodla postures up and lands a big shot to suarez's brow.
suarez wants to get back to his feet but Jodla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jodla trying to control the position from guard on top but suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Jodla content to stall in guard here.
Jodla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jodla postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jodla trying to control the position from guard on top but suarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jodla distracts suarez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jodla stands up over suarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jodla lands a couple of digs.
Jodla looking to pass the guard.
Jodla is in close to suarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodla controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jodla working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jodla trying to control but suarez is working from the bottom.
Jodla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
suarez wants to stand but Jodla is controlling the position.
Jodla scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jodla tries to free his leg and advance position but suarez is retaining full guard.
Jodla 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jodla is working suarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jodla works over suarez with some ground and pound from guard.
suarez wants to stand up but Jodla is controlling him.
Jodla with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jodla working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of suarez's head.
suarez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jodla is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jodla is pushing down on suarez's leg trying to pass to half guard. suarez is fighting to maintain full guard but Jodla has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jodla scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamil Jodla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jodla moves in looking to clinch but suarez pushes him off.
suarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jodla counters with a nice double leg into side control. suarez won't be happy with that.
suarez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jodla connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jodla connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused suarez some visible discomfort.
Jodla is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down suarez's shoulder. That is not cool.
suarez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jodla is controlling him well.
Jodla taking a breather here.
Jodla lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jodla trying to control the action but suarez is working from the bottom.
Jodla landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodla is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, suarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
suarez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jodla is controlling him well.
Jodla connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused suarez some visible discomfort.
suarez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jodla looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on suarez's face as Jodla controls the position.
Jodla prevents suarez from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
suarez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
suarez is not content to let Jodla control the position.
Jodla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
suarez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jodla asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jodla wants to control but suarez is keeping him busy.
Jodla working the head and body with strikes.
luis suarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
suarez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jodla has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jodla is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
suarez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jodla cracks suarez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
suarez wants to get back to his feet but Jodla drags him back down.
suarez is not content to let Jodla control the position.
Jodla scores with punches from side control.
suarez is pushing Jodla's head away, looking to escape. Jodla manages to hold on to the position though.
Jodla is putting a hurting on suarez here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jodla taking a breather here.
Jodla is chipping away with strikes.
Jodla lands an elbow.
Jodla trying to control the action but suarez is working from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
suarez wants to get back to his feet but Jodla drags him back down.
Kamil Jodla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
suarez wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Jodla wants to control but suarez is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamil Jodla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jodla 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 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamil Jodla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between kimbo slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Chase's choice of entrance music: Superhero. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, kimbo slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Chase!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chase. slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chase waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract slice.
slice shoots in and drives through. Chase sprawls well.
No joy there for Chase, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chase should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
slice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chase avoids it really well and circles away.
Chase leaves slice with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kimbo slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Chase. No joy for slice on that attempt.
Chase throws a series of punches but slice moves out of range.
Chase fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
slice shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
slice is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Chase really doesn't want to stay on the ground with slice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chase looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
slice is trying to work for a kimura but Chase is defending well.
slice is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chase!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
slice working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Chase turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips slice off and cradles Chase's limp body as slice celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). kimbo slice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Dos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Mack the knife. Sam Dos Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Dos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Garcia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Sam Dos Silva has been cut.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Nice cross by Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garcia postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Garcia content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Garcia 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.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
Garcia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Garcia lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silva reverses the position - he's now on top in Garcia's guard.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is fighting to break Garcia's control of his arms but Garcia is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Garcia controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Garcia scores with a hook.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Dos Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia pulls guard effortlessly.
Garcia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garcia seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva trying to control here.
Garcia decides to return to a standing position.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Silva misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garcia, as that shot connected.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia slips a jab from Silva.
Garcia lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garcia.
Silva is rocked!
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garcia cracks Silva with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Silva tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Garcia pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Silva is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Barroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Barroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Barroni!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barroni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Berry misses with a few strikes there.
Barroni shoots for a double leg takedown but Berry sprawls well. He's pushed Barroni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A combination from Berry does no damage.
Barroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Barroni.
Barroni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barroni changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Berry tries to avoid it but Barroni manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Berry to the ground. Berry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barroni.
Barroni slips a straight right by Berry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barroni throws an overhand right that lands on Berry's shoulder, as Berry tries to avoid the shot.
Leon Barroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Berry lands a jab.
Barroni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Berry throws a right and a left that Barroni avoids nicely.
Barroni shoots in but no luck this time.
Barroni closes the distance and clinches up with Berry, looking for a takedown. Barroni pushes Berry against the cage but Berry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Berry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Berry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berry misses with a series of wild punches.
Barroni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Berry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barroni somewhat.
Berry defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barroni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barroni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barroni tries for a takedown but Berry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berry throws a right and a left that Barroni avoids nicely.
Barroni dodges the punch combination from Berry.
Barroni misses with a double jab
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Barroni.
Barroni doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barroni tries for a takedown but Berry circles away easily
and Berry counters with a nice leg kick.
Berry misses with a leg kick.
Barroni with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Berry to counter with a crisp jab.
Barroni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Barroni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Berry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
John Berry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Berry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barroni shoots and misses
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
Barroni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Berry counters with a right hand to the body.
Berry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berry cracks Barroni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Berry.
Barroni with a poor takedown
and Berry counters with a three punch combo that has Barroni backing up. Barroni nods at Berry to acknowledge the strikes.
John Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Barroni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barroni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Berry. That snapped Barroni's head back.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Berry throws a right and a left that Barroni avoids nicely.
Barroni has his takedown stuffed
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
Barroni is trying desperately to land a takedown but Berry is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Barroni.
Berry fails to land with a series of punches.
Barroni checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barroni fails with the takedown
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Barroni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barroni with a poor takedown
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Barroni.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barroni tries for a takedown but Berry circles away easily
and Berry counters with a good low kick that Barroni was not able to check.
Barroni darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barroni wants to clinch
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barroni has his takedown stuffed
and Berry counters with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Berry.
Barroni with a poor takedown
and Barroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berry throws a right hand that Barroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Barroni also avoids with ease.
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.
Berry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barroni doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barroni doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Berry counters with a thumping low kick.
Berry throws a series of punches but Barroni moves out of range.
Berry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
John Berry dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barroni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berry counters with a series of strikes. Barroni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barroni darts in trying to clinch
and Berry counters with a left and a right that stings Barroni.
Barroni fails with the takedown
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barroni tries for a takedown but Berry circles away easily
and Berry counters with a two punch combo.
John Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Barroni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Berry does no damage.
Barroni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berry counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barroni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Berry counters with a one-two to the body.
Barroni shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Berry counters with a body kick that stops Barroni in his tracks momentarily.
Barroni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berry misses with a series of wild punches.
Berry lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barroni tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berry counters with a nice body kick.
Barroni throws a leg kick that misses.
Barroni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Berry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barroni scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barroni jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle
. Ooooh, that looks tight
Berry is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Berry and Barroni has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Barroni in side control, throwing shots but Berry defends.
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barroni on the ground.
Barroni tries for a kimura but Berry is defending well.
Berry is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Berry defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barroni is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barroni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barroni tries for a kimura but Berry is defending well.
Leon Barroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barroni goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Berry rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barroni's guard! Nice work there by Berry!
Barroni working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Berry, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Berry!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave McCreadie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes into the arena with Kanye West - Stronger blaring out of the sound system. 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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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Glen McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave McCreadie!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McDonald with a nice head shot there.
McCreadie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald postures up and lands a big shot to McCreadie's brow.
McDonald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McDonald 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.
McCreadie wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McDonald got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCreadie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McDonald has managed to get both his arms back between McCreadie's legs - danger averted.
McDonald drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McDonald jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCreadie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McCreadie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCreadie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald is working McCreadie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McDonald chips away with some ground and pound.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McCreadie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDonald can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McDonald is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McDonald postures up in McCreadie's guard and throws a big left but McCreadie blocks it.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
McDonald drops back looking for a leg! McCreadie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McCreadie manages to kick McDonald off! McDonald jumps back into McCreadie's guard.
McDonald postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McCreadie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McDonald defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McDonald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McDonald drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. McDonald seems to have locked his on tight now - McCreadie screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for McDonald, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Glen McDonald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Sugarlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sugarlo has chosen 'Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Nolan Sugarlo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nolan Sugarlo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sugarlo slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Sugarlo tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sugarlo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sugarlo moves into range and clinches up with Harris.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Sugarlo is controlling the position.
Sugarlo working aggressively here.
Sugarlo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Sugarlo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sugarlo is working Harris over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sugarlo fails to land.
Sugarlo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sugarlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sugarlo - that landed with a thud.
Sugarlo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sugarlo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris tries for a takedown but Sugarlo manages to get underhooks.
Sugarlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sugarlo working aggressively here.
Sugarlo misses with the head strike.
Sugarlo works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sugarlo is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Sugarlo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarlo.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Sugarlo is controlling the position.
Harris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sugarlo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Sugarlo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Sugarlo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sugarlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris tries for a takedown but Sugarlo manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Sugarlo lands with a right to the head.
Sugarlo misses with some punches.
Sugarlo is working Harris over against the cage.
Sugarlo lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Sugarlo misses with some punches.
Sugarlo lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sugarlo fails to land.
Sugarlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Sugarlo misses with the head strike.
Sugarlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sugarlo is leaning against Harris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Sugarlo.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sugarlo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sugarlo misses with some punches.
Sugarlo lands with a left to the head.
Sugarlo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sugarlo.
Sugarlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sugarlo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Harris pulls Sugarlo into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris pulls Sugarlo in close to prevent any damage.
Harris being controlled here, momentarily.
Sugarlo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sugarlo slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Sugarlo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight
I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza
Yum. Can't wait.
Sugarlo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harris!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sugarlo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Harris is squirming around, avoiding Sugarlo's attempts to control the action.
Harris is trying to escape the mount.
Sugarlo blocks Harris's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sugarlo controlling the pace for now.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Sugarlo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sugarlo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sugarlo counters by clinching up.
A short left from Sugarlo.
Sugarlo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sugarlo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sugarlo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sugarlo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sugarlo digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sugarlo cracks Harris with a nice body shot.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Sugarlo looking for a takedown.
Harris tries for a takedown but Sugarlo manages to get underhooks.
Sugarlo scores with a shot to the side of Harris's head.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sugarlo throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sugarlo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Sugarlo moves into the clinch.
Sugarlo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Harris is trying to break free.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Harris blocking some punches.
Nolan Sugarlo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Sugarlo.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sugarlo.
Sugarlo throws a head punch that misses.
Sugarlo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Sugarlo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sugarlo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Harris blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Sugarlo wants a takedown but no success here.
Sugarlo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sugarlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris wants a takedown.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Sugarlo misses with the head strike.
Sugarlo throws a head punch that misses.
Sugarlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris jumps guard but Sugarlo stands there with Harris around his waist. Harris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sugarlo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harris misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sugarlo counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is working for takedown but Sugarlo is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarlo.
Sugarlo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sugarlo misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris wants a takedown but no success here.
Sugarlo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
A short right from Sugarlo on the inside.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Sugarlo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harris is trying to drag Sugarlo to the mat but Sugarlo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sugarlo prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sugarlo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris just leaning against Sugarlo, taking a breather.
Sugarlo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Sugarlo has the dominant position.
Sugarlo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris misses with a takedown
and Sugarlo counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sugarlo manages to avoid it.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sugarlo.
Harris tries for a takedown but Sugarlo circles away easily
letting Sugarlo counter with a right hand.
Sugarlo misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a single leg into guard. Sugarlo didn't expect that.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris thows a big elbow that misses.
Sugarlo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sugarlo keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Sugarlo is trying to keep Harris in close.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Sugarlo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Sugarlo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sugarlo.
Sugarlo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Sugarlo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sugarlo fails to land.
Sugarlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Sugarlo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sugarlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sugarlo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sugarlo scores with a shoulder strike.
Harris looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sugarlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Sugarlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries to score a body lock takedown but Sugarlo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sugarlo.
Sugarlo misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sugarlo as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sugarlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris looking for a takedown.
Sugarlo breaks the clinch.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sugarlo counters by moving into the clinch.
Sugarlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Sugarlo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sugarlo is pressed up against the cage. Harris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sugarlo down to the mat. Sugarlo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sugarlo at a distance.
Sugarlo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sugarlo counters by clinching up.
Sugarlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris tries to pull guard but Sugarlo won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Sugarlo has him pressed against the cage.
Sugarlo prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Sugarlo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sugarlo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sugarlo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sugarlo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sugarlo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sugarlo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sugarlo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sugarlo gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sugarlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sugarlo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sugarlo misses with the head strike.
Harris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harris wants a takedown.
Sugarlo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sugarlo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sugarlo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sugarlo misses with some punches.
Sugarlo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sugarlo lands a nice shot to the body.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Sugarlo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sugarlo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harris.
Sugarlo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sugarlo misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarlo.
Sugarlo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Sugarlo is controlling the position.
Harris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sugarlo can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Sugarlo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sugarlo pushes Harris back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Sugarlo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris tries for a takedown but Sugarlo manages to get underhooks.
Sugarlo has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarlo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sugarlo.
Sugarlo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Sugarlo can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Sugarlo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sugarlo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sugarlo prevents it.
Sugarlo misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sugarlo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Lee Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris wants to break free but Sugarlo has control.
A hook to the body from Sugarlo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sugarlo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sugarlo misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sugarlo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Sugarlo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sugarlo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Sugarlo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boing Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pedro hizo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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19
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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21
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boing Sparbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, pedro hizo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hizo takes the fight into the clinch.
Sparbot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sparbot moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sparbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sparbot thows a left - swing and a miss!
hizo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sparbot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparbot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sparbot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
hizo lands a nice shot that snaps Sparbot's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
hizo clobbers Sparbot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sparbot scores with a shot to the body.
hizo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparbot is just out of range.
Sparbot throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Sparbot misses.
Sparbot slips a straight right by hizo.
hizo moves in looking to clinch but Sparbot pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
hizo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sparbot at a distance.
hizo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparbot.
hizo moves in looking to clinch but Sparbot pushes him off.
Sparbot throws a push kick but hizo slaps the foot to one side.
Sparbot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparbot lands a jab to hizo's midsection.
Sparbot misses with a telegraphed body shot
and hizo counters with a leg kick.
Sparbot is breathing heavily.
Sparbot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparbot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
hizo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparbot sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparbot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but hizo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparbot.
hizo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sparbot takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but hizo circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for hizo.
hizo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hizo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparbot is just out of range.
hizo lands with a nice body kick.
hizo lands with a good body shot.
Sparbot misses with a combination
and hizo counters with a nice body shot.
hizo has managed to clinch.
hizo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sparbot.
hizo working aggressively here.
hizo throws a head punch that misses.
Sparbot wants to break free but hizo has control.
Sparbot is trying to break free.
hizo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
hizo pushes Sparbot back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
hizo has a couple of punches blocked by Sparbot.
hizo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sparbot lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
hizo lands with a left to the head.
hizo stalling in the clinch.
Sparbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
hizo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparbot gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from hizo.
Sparbot tries to break the clinch but hizo is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for hizo.
Sparbot blocks an elbow strike from hizo.
hizo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sparbot smiles and moves away.
Boing Sparbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparbot throws a left and a right that both miss
and hizo counters with a thumping low kick.
hizo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
hizo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
hizo digs a good hook to Sparbot's body.
hizo works over Sparbot's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
hizo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sparbot circles away.
A shot to the liver by hizo. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for hizo.
hizo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sparbot's head.
hizo throws a shot to the body.
hizo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sparbot in his tracks.
Sparbot takes one on the button.
hizo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sparbot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pβtι.
hizo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
hizo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sparbot's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hizo throws a shot to the body.
hizo lands a right hook to the body.
hizo lands a right hook to the body.
hizo rushes Sparbot and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparbot.
hizo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
hizo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sparbot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boing Sparbot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of pedro hizo.
Sparbot blocks a body shot from hizo.
hizo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
hizo manages to break the clinch.
hizo lands with a thumping leg kick.
hizo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sparbot rather than just go for the knockout.
hizo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sparbot just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparbot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting hizo counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparbot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sparbot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sparbot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sparbot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
hizo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sparbot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
pedro hizo dominated that round.
That's time! Sparbot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sparbot throws a series of punches but hizo avoids them all with ease.
pedro hizo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
hizo connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from hizo, right into the meat.
hizo tries to clinch up but Sparbot circles away and keeps his distance.
hizo lands with an overhand left.
Sparbot looks up at the clock. Bad move! hizo lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sparbot. hizo pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). pedro hizo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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194 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Dean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Davis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Dean shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dean.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean misses with a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Dean is looking to clinch.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Dean is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Dean shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dean's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Dean down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis leaves Dean with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis connects with a body shot.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis digs a good hook to Dean's body.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean tries to clinch up.
Dean moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Roman Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis thuds a left hand into Dean's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dean takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Dean tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dean rather than just go for the knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dean.
Davis jabs at Dean's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Dean shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dean takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Dean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dean goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dean tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Eddie Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Dean tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dean somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Dean misses
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Dean tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily
and Davis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dean looks to throw a body kick
and Davis counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Dean! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Davis!
Roman Davis is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Deavon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yu comes into the arena with Die Antwoord - Enter The Ninja blaring out of the sound system. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Yu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Deavon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu misses with a wild combination.
Deavon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Mike Yu has been cut.
Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Yu wants to clinch up but Deavon keeps it at a distance.
Yu blocks a head kick by Deavon.
Deavon looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu is just out of range.
Deavon looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Deavon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deavon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yu tries to clinch there but Deavon circles away.
Yu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Deavon throws a head kick but Yu moves out of range.
Yu has closed the distance and engaged Deavon in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deavon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Deavon thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu fails with the takedown.
Yu tries to clinch up but Deavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Deavon thows a body shot but no joy.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu blocks a head kick by Deavon.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu swings for the body but Deavon moves out of range.
Yu is looking to clinch but Deavon is avoiding it.
Yu moves out of range of the leg kick from Deavon.
Nice straight punches there by Deavon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deavon.
Yu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deavon misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Deavon misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Deavon throws a combination that misses
and Yu counters by moving into the clinch.
Deavon blocking some punches.
Deavon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yu lands a shot to the body.
Deavon looks gassed!
Yu lands a left hand.
Deavon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deavon takes an elbow to the temple.
Yu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yu tries to clinch there but Deavon circles away.
Evan Deavon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deavon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.
A big left from Deavon misses.
Yu tries to clinch up but Deavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu lands a jab-cross combination.
Yu is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deavon looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu is just out of range.
Yu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deavon swivels and escapes.
Yu is looking to clinch but Deavon is avoiding it.
Deavon scores with a nice right hand.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Deavon pushes him off.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Deavon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deavon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yu rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deavon. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Deavon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deavon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deavon throws a head kick but Yu moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Deavon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deavon.
Deavon throws a head kick that misses.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Deavon throws a sloppy head kick and Yu moves out of range easily.
Yu is looking to clinch.
Yu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yu takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yu wants to clinch.
Yu tries to clinch there but Deavon circles away.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Deavon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Yu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Deavon cracks Yu with an open hand slap.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch but Deavon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Deavon pushes him off.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yu throws a series of punches but Deavon avoids them all with ease.
Deavon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Deavon misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deavon throws a head kick that Yu semi-blocks.
Deavon misses with a double jab.
Deavon lands a nice looking body shot.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Deavon circles away.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deavon.
Yu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Deavon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Deavon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deavon misses with an uppercut. Yu saw that one coming.
Mike Yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yu tries to clinch but Deavon moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deavon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deavon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yu counters by clinching up.
Deavon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yu is keeping busy.
Deavon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deavon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Yu.
Yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deavon.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yu tries to clinch but Deavon moves out of range.
Deavon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yu doesn't seem bothered though.
Deavon throws a series of strikes that have Yu backpedaling.
Deavon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Evan Deavon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Deavon cracks Yu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deavon digs a good hook to Yu's body.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deavon.
Yu tries to clinch up but Deavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu wants to clinch.
Deavon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yu is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Deavon does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deavon. That's going to slow Yu down.
Yu blocks a head kick by Deavon.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Deavon pushes him off.
Yu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deavon cracks Yu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mike Yu's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu is looking to clinch but Deavon is avoiding it.
Deavon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deavon just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Deavon.
Deavon just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to clinch.
Deavon throws out a powerful jab.
Yu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deavon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yu somewhat.
Yu cracks Deavon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Deavon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Deavon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Yu or perhaps it was just good defense by Deavon which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Deavon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Yu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Deavon throws a head kick that misses.
Yu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Deavon looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deavon looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu is just out of range.
Deavon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Deavon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deavon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yu misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yu pushes off an throws an elbow but Deavon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Yu.
Deavon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deavon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deavon.
A short uppercut from Yu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yu tries to land a knee to the head but Deavon blocks with his arms.
Yu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deavon tries a body shot but Yu blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Yu as the two fighters clinch.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deavon backwards.
Yu scores with a shoulder strike.
Deavon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deavon.
Deavon is trying to stall.
Deavon is trying to break the clinch but Yu has him pressed against the cage.
Deavon stops a takedown attempt from Yu.
Deavon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yu is keeping busy.
Deavon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Deavon circles away.
Yu tries to bum rush Deavon with a series of wild strikes but Deavon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yu tries to clinch up.
A cross from Deavon lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu shoots for a takedown but Deavon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Deavon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yu counters with a one-two to the body.
Deavon connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Yu.
Deavon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yu's sensitive parts.
Deavon with a jab.
Deavon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deavon is pressed up against the cage. Yu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deavon down to the mat. Deavon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yu tries to clinch but Deavon is having none of it.
Deavon punishes Yu's body with a nice straight punch.
Deavon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deavon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yu doesn't seem bothered though.
Deavon connects with an inside leg kick.
Deavon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Deavon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deavon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Deavon throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Yu misses.
A shot to the liver by Deavon. Beautiful body shot.
Deavon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Deavon throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu.
Yu avoids the head kick by Deavon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deavon. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu throws a one two combo.
Yu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deavon leaves Yu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deavon throws a series of punches but Yu moves out of range.
Deavon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deavon.
Yu takes the fight into the clinch.
Yu lands a right hand.
Yu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yu is trying to maintain a safe position but Deavon gets an underhook and turns Yu into the cage.
Deavon misses with the head strike.
Yu throws a punch but it's blocked by Deavon.
Yu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deavons head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Evan Deavon just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Yu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Deavon throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
Deavon takes a swing at Yu's ribcage but misses.
Yu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Deavon defends it nicely.
Yu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Deavon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Deavon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yu moves into full mount!
Deavon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yu.
Deavon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deavon tries to get to full guard but Yu has control of the leg.
Yu working over Deavon with some ground and pound. Deavon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are battling for position here. Deavon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deavon looking for a sweep. Not yet Deavon, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yu throws a big right hand that misses.
Deavon is trying to keep Yu in close.
Deavon looking for a sweep. Not yet Deavon, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deavon keeping moving, preventing Yu from controlling successfully.
Yu landing some decent shots from guard.
Yu tries to free his leg and advance position but Deavon is retaining full guard.
Yu postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deavon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yu postures up.
Yu stopping the sweep attempt from Deavon.
Yu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu clinches with his opponent.
Yu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deavon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yu scores with a shoulder strike.
Deavon lands with a short shot to the head.
Deavon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deavon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Deavon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deavon tries to land knees in the clinch but Yu avoids the damage to the body.
Yu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yu throws an elbow but it misses.
Deavon tries to break free but Yu pushes him back against the cage.
Deavon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu pushes Deavon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Deavon blocks an elbow strike from Yu.
Yu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deavon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yu has him pressed against the cage.
Deavon is pressed up against the cage. Yu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deavon down to the mat. Deavon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deavon misses with a low kick.
Deavon scores with a leg kick.
Deavon lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yu!
Deavon misses with a wild body shot.
Yu tries to clinch there but Deavon circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deavon cracks a nice hook into Yu's ribs.
Deavon throws a hook to the side of Yu's head but Yu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deavon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yu scores with a jab. Deavon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deavon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yu is looking to clinch.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Yu had his way with Evan Deavon in that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Yu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Deavon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Deavon circles away.
Yu tries to clinch up but Deavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu tries to clinch but Deavon is having none of it.
Deavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Deavon throws a jab when Yu was well out of range.
Yu tries to clinch up.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Deavon circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Deavon pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Deavon. Beautiful body shot.
Deavon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yu doesn't seem bothered though.
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.
A combination from Deavon does no damage.
Yu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deavon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deavon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Deavon tries to keep at a distance but Yu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Deavon lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Deavon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yu is defending well for now.
Yu lands an elbow that stopped Deavon in his tracks for a moment.
Yu lands a body shot.
Yu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deavon takes an elbow to the temple.
Deavon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yu lands an elbow inside.
Yu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deavons head.
Deavon digs a right hand underneath Yu's ribcage. Yu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deavon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yu is keeping busy.
Yu missing with knees to the body.
Yu missing with knees to the body.
Mike Yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a punch but it's blocked by Deavon.
Deavon manages to break the clinch.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deavon circles away quickly and effectively.
Deavon sizes up Yu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deavon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deavon cracks the inside of Yu's front leg.
Deavon lands a high kick!
Deavon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deavon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Deavon throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Deavon misses.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deavon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yu moves into range and clinches up with Deavon.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deavon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Deavon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Deavon.
Deavon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.
Yu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deavon.
Yu fails with a takedown attempt.
Yu connects with a right hand. Deavon shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Deavon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yu avoids the head kick by Deavon.
Yu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deavon lands a head kick!
Yu instigates a clinch.
Evan Deavon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deavon stops a takedown attempt from Yu.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Deavon backwards.
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yu has Deavon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Deavon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Deavon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Deavon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Deavon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deavon 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 James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Deavon!
Evan Deavon is the new welterweight champion!
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