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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Blackadder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brent Blackadder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Tempest!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tempest tries to clinch but Blackadder moves out of range.
Blackadder keeps the fight on the outside.
Tempest tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tempest throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tempest tries a head kick but it misses.
Tempest throws a leg kick but Blackadder checks it.
Tempest fails to land the takedown.
Tempest tries to clinch there but Blackadder circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tempest.
Tempest pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackadder blocks a head kick by Tempest.
Tempest misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brent Blackadder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Tempest.
Tempest shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blackadder as he jumps to the side.
Paul Tempest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blackadder showed some decent athleticism there.
Blackadder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blackadder seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tempest is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brent Blackadder!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Nikita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daisuke Nikita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinton Liddell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikita will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell takes one to the chin there.
Nikita misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daisuke Nikita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nikita.
Liddell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Liddell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nikita tries to hold on but Liddell postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikita is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nikita sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nikita has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Liddell is working away from the top position though.
Nikita blocking the ground and pound attempt from Liddell.
Nikita works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikita has momentary wrist control but Liddell slips an elbow through the middle.
Liddell looking to sit in guard and control but Nikita gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Liddell looks gassed!
Nikita stopping the sweep attempt from Liddell.
Nikita content to stall in guard here.
Nikita stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikita leaves Liddell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nikita misses with a wild combination.
Liddell throws the kick towards the body but Nikita avoids it.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt.
Nikita keeps Liddell at a distance using the push kick.
Nikita feints a jab promting Liddell to slip. Nikita then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Liddell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nikita rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liddell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Nikita misses.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nikita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikita pushes Liddell up against the cage in a clinch.
Nikita working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nikita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nikita misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Nikita.
Nikita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nikita stalks Liddell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liddell's face. Liddell staggers backwards, shaken.
Nikita fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Nikita.
Nikita looks to land a combination but Liddell avoids it well.
Liddell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daisuke Nikita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Liddell.
Liddell avoids the head kick by Nikita.
Nikita tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikita shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nikita was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nikita sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nikita throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikita throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nikita unloads with some shots from mount but Liddell bucks and avoids them well.
Nikita looking to ground and pound but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell is in a horrible position here. Nikita smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nikita throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nikita content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisuke Nikita dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nikita throws a series of strikes that have Liddell backpedaling.
Liddell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nikita.
Nikita takes one to the chin there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nikita, as that shot connected.
Nikita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Liddell throws a series of punches but Nikita avoids them all with ease.
Nikita looks for the body kick but Liddell saw that one coming.
Nikita dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage!
Nikita misses with a two punch combination.
Daisuke Nikita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nikita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nikita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikita throwing shots but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Nikita 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell trying to control here.
Liddell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nikita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nikita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nikita sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nikita.
Nikita content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Daisuke Nikita wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Nikita.
Nikita is looking to clinch.
Liddell dives in and grabs Nikita's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nikita pushes down on Liddell's head and hops out.
Nikita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liddell pinned against the cage. Liddell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nikita stalks Liddell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liddell's face. Liddell staggers backwards, shaken.
Nikita throws a combination. Liddell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nikita, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nikita lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddell is rocked!
Nikita lands with a right that hurts Liddell. Liddell looks to clinch but Nikita throws a short knee that drops Liddell. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Daisuke Nikita!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Smirnoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitaly Smirnoff will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitaly Smirnoff!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnoff throws a lazy right hand but Buckner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buckner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smirnoff.
Smirnoff feints a jab promting Buckner to slip. Smirnoff then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Buckner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Matt Buckner has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Buckner misses.
Smirnoff lands a big head kick that sends Buckner tumbling to the mat! Smirnoff takes a step backwards and waves Buckner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Buckner is rocked!
Buckner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smirnoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Buckner.
Oh Buckner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smirnoff lunges at Buckner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buckner's hand.
Buckner swats away the attempt to clinch by Smirnoff.
Smirnoff connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buckner momentarily.
Smirnoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smirnoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buckner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice cross by Buckner.
Smirnoff throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnoff moves in looking to clinch but Buckner pushes him off.
Buckner seems to have got his legs back now.
Smirnoff throws a head kick that misses.
Smirnoff tries to clinch up.
Smirnoff throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buckner, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Buckner.
Buckner throws a one two combo.
Smirnoff throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnoff lands an overhand right.
Buckner slips a jab from Smirnoff.
Buckner avoids the head kick by Smirnoff.
Smirnoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smirnoff throws a series of punches but Buckner avoids them all with ease.
Smirnoff looks to land a body kick but Buckner moved away.
Smirnoff looks gassed!
Buckner lands a jab to the head.
Smirnoff doesn't manage to clinch there - Buckner circles away.
A good leg kick by Buckner.
Buckner scores with a sloppy right hand. Smirnoff should have avoided that one.
Buckner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smirnoff's sensitive parts.
Buckner slips a jab and a cross from Smirnoff.
Smirnoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Buckner.
Smirnoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Smirnoff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Buckner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Buckner.
Buckner connects with a body shot that sends Smirnoff's belly button to the back.
Buckner stuns Smirnoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vitaly Smirnoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner throws a shot to the body.
Buckner connects with the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buckner!
Smirnoff is rocked!
Buckner throws a shot to the body.
Smirnoff is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckner finish him?
Buckner stuns Smirnoff with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buckner works Smirnoff's body with a nice hook.
Smirnoff seems to have recovered his senses.
Buckner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smirnoff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Buckner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buckner Rushes Smirnoff and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Smirnoff is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Buckner Piles on the pressure and Smirnoff crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Buckner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between shane kanavanah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kanavanah comes into the arena with stop dat blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, shane kanavanah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gauthier Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kanavanah fails in his attempt to clinch.
kanavanah tries to clinch up but Lambert circles away and keeps his distance.
kanavanah moves into the clinch successfully.
kanavanah keeps control of Lambert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lambert is trying to push kanavanah away but kanavanah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lambert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. kanavanah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lambert tries to break free but kanavanah pushes him back against the cage.
kanavanah unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on kanavanah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
kanavanah is trying to drag Lambert to the mat but Lambert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lambert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lambert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kanavanah has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on kanavanah - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
kanavanah digs a right hand into Lambert's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lambert's gas tank.
kanavanah tries to stall but Lambert uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by kanavanah.
It looks like Gauthier Lambert has been cut.
Lambert is pressed up against the cage. kanavanah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lambert down to the mat. Lambert avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
kanavanah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lambert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lambert is trying hard to land a takedown here. kanavanah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lambert fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
kanavanah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lambert's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kanavanah's corner calls for a 1-2. kanavanah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lambert has a takedown stuffed.
shane kanavanah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauthier Lambert.
Lambert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
kanavanah tries to pull guard but Lambert won't allow it.
Lambert looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
kanavanah working Lambert over with knees to the body.
kanavanah tries to score a body lock takedown but Lambert shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
kanavanah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lambert smiles and moves away.
Gauthier Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
kanavanah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
kanavanah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lambert.
Lambert looks gassed!
kanavanah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lambert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
kanavanah ducks under a wild hook from Lambert.
Lambert misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown but kanavanah shows good takedown defense.
Lambert wants to clinch but kanavanah slips to the side
and kanavanah counters by moving into the clinch.
kanavanah works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
kanavanah postures up and lands a big shot to Lambert's brow.
kanavanah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
kanavanah is in close to Lambert's body, working some short punches and elbows.
kanavanah gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
kanavanah fails with an attempt to clinch.
kanavanah blocks a jab.
Lambert closes the distance looking to clinch
and kanavanah counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
kanavanah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lambert looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kanavanah lands a nice shot to the body.
Lambert swats away the attempt to clinch by kanavanah.
kanavanah throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
shane kanavanah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
kanavanah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
kanavanah with a knee to the head.
kanavanah breaks from the clinch.
kanavanah closes the distance but Lambert moves to the side
and Lambert counters with a takedown into side control.
kanavanah is trying to improve his position.
Lambert laying and praying for a moment but kanavanah takes advantage and regains half guard.
kanavanah trying to hold on to Lambert's head to control him but Lambert postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert not landing any meaningful shots this time.
kanavanah is looking to improve his position.
Lambert is thwarting kanavanah's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
kanavanah keeping hold of Lambert's head, controlling as best he can.
Lambert seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but kanavanah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
shane kanavanah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Lambert's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lambert circles away from the clinch attempt.
kanavanah lands a nice looking body shot.
Lambert misses with a double jab
and kanavanah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lambert tries to clinch but kanavanah moves away
letting kanavanah counter with a right hand.
Lambert is trying hard to land a takedown here. kanavanah sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
kanavanah moves into the clinch successfully.
kanavanah scores with a knee to the head.
kanavanah manages to break the clinch.
kanavanah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lambert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
kanavanah is looking to clinch but Lambert is avoiding it.
Lambert scores with a takedown into kanavanah's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert is breathing heavily.
kanavanah is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but kanavanah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kanavanah wants to get back to his feet but Lambert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lambert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
kanavanah manages to escape and get back to his feet.
kanavanah wants to clinch but Lambert slips to the side
and Lambert counters with a nice double leg into guard.
kanavanah wants to stand but Lambert is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but kanavanah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
kanavanah is pulling down on Lambert's head. It's preventing any offense from Lambert, at least for the moment.
kanavanah wants to sweep but no luck.
kanavanah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lambert shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lambert is looking to take a break and control but kanavanah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gauthier Lambert has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert stops kanavanah from getting back to his feet.
Lambert content to control rather than advance.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lambert sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. kanavanah defending well though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gauthier Lambert was stalling too much, according to the referee.
kanavanah throws a sloppy head kick
and Lambert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
kanavanah manages to break the clinch.
Lambert avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
kanavanah drives through and clinches with Lambert against the cage.
Lambert is trying to break the clinch but kanavanah has him pressed against the cage.
kanavanah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lambert.
kanavanah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
kanavanah fails in his attempt to clinch.
kanavanah tries to clinch up but Lambert circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambert falls off balance throwing a combination
and kanavanah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
kanavanah is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lambert pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lambert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Lambert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gauthier Lambert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lambert moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lambert throws a shot from downtown. kanavanah moves away and avoids it.
Lambert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and kanavanah counters by moving into the clinch.
Lambert swings wildly with an uppercut but kanavanah uses good head movement to avoid it.
kanavanah has clasped his hands together around Lambert's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
kanavanah stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lambert throws a lazy head kick
and kanavanah counters with a head kick. That will keep Lambert thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
kanavanah scores with a body shot.
kanavanah throws a shot to the body.
Lambert misses with an uppercut.
Lambert misses with a body punch
and kanavanah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lambert misses the jab.
kanavanah moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but kanavanah has him pressed against the cage.
Lambert gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from kanavanah.
kanavanah pulls guard effortlessly.
Lambert prevents kanavanah from getting back to his feet.
kanavanah keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Lambert scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lambert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lambert trying to control but kanavanah is working from the bottom.
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.
kanavanah being controlled here, momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gauthier Lambert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
kanavanah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
kanavanah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lambert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
kanavanah is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lambert closes the distance but kanavanah moves to the side
enabling kanavanah to counter with a crisp jab.
kanavanah is looking to wear down Lambert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lambert shoots for a takedown but kanavanah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lambert tries for a takedown but kanavanah circles away easily
and kanavanah counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
kanavanah clinches.
kanavanah goes for a takedown attempt but Lambert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
kanavanah scores with a nice strike.
Lambert wants to clinch but kanavanah slips to the side
and kanavanah counters with a good, hard body kick but Lambert shrugs it off.
Lambert throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lambert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lambert is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
kanavanah lands a jab to the nose.
kanavanah wants to clinch up but Lambert keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from kanavanah.
kanavanah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
kanavanah lands a nice uppercut.
kanavanah lands an elbow just above Lambert 's eye.
kanavanah is struggling to control the position.
kanavanah trying to control the position but instead, Lambert has worked for underhooks and has pushed kanavanah into the cage.
kanavanah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lambert wants to clinch
and kanavanah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
kanavanah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
kanavanah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
kanavanah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lambert's efforts to push away.
kanavanah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
kanavanah is trying to maintain a safe position but Lambert gets an underhook and turns kanavanah into the cage.
kanavanah can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for shane kanavanah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
kanavanah lands a hook that snaps the head of Lambert backwards.
Lambert manages to break the clinch.
Lambert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and kanavanah counters by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
shane kanavanah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think kanavanah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... shane kanavanah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane McMahon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMahon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walker in his tracks.
Walker loses concentration momentarily and McMahon pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Walker crashes face first to the mat, out cold! McMahon finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane McMahon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Martins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Russo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo darts in and clinches Martins up against the cage.
Martins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Russo defending against the ground and pound.
Russo is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russo regains half guard, as Martins was trying to land strikes.
Russo tries to get to full guard but Martins has control of the leg.
Martins thows a huge punch but Russo dodges it nicely.
Martins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russo trying to control but Martins postures up.
Martins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo is looking to improve his position.
Martins lands strikes from half guard.
Russo is looking for a sweep. Martins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martins is trying to control the action in half guard but Russo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Russo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martins.
Martins throws a strike but Russo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Martins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Russo's head.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins is looking to work some ground and pound but Russo has wrist control.
Russo trying to control the position.
Russo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russo is trying to keep Martins in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martins throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martins throws and elbow that misses. Russo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martins's guard. Nice move by Russo!
Russo prevents Martins from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Russo pushes down on Martins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Martins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Russo on the ground.
Russo is trying to control the action in half guard but Martins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Martins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Russo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Russo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russo works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo cracks Martins with a big elbow.
Russo working the head and body with strikes.
Russo advances to full mount.
Russo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martins looks a forlorn figure.
Russo raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo looking to finish Martins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martins!
Russo trying to control but Martins is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Russo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martins closes the distance and clinches up with Russo, looking for a takedown. Martins pushes Russo against the cage but Russo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Russo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martins sprawls well initially but Russo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martins tries to get to full guard but Russo has control of the leg.
Russo is working for a kimura here but Martins manages to reverse the position and he's now in Russo's guard.
Martins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Russo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martins is looking to work some ground and pound but Russo has wrist control.
Russo wants to sweep here but Martins controlling him for the moment.
Russo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Russo is looking to take a break and control but Martins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo working Martins over with strikes.
Russo lands strikes from half guard.
Martins is trying to stand up here but Russo is controlling him well.
Martins trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Russo.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martins is refusing to be controlled, as Russo sits in half guard.
Russo winds up and cracks Martins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is keen to just control but Martins is a slippery customer.
Ryan Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russo with the ground and pound but Martins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Martins wants to sweep here but Russo controlling him for the moment.
Russo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Russo has managed to get both his arms back between Martins's legs - danger averted.
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Martins is looking to stand up but Russo isn't so interested in that idea.
Russo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martins trying to keep a closed guard but Russo is proving a slippery customer.
Russo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Martins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Russo defends it easily.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Russo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Russo lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo thows a big elbow that misses.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Russo thows a big elbow that misses.
Russo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo is looking to work some ground and pound but Martins has wrist control.
Russo thows a big elbow that misses.
Russo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Russo scores with a takedown into Martins's guard.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Russo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Russo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Martins dives on top into guard.
Martins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
Martins throws a big right hand that misses.
Russo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Russo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martins throws and elbow that misses. Russo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martins's guard. Nice move by Russo!
Russo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Russo throws and elbow that misses. Martins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Russo's guard. Nice move by Martins!
Martins throws and elbow that misses. Russo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martins's guard. Nice move by Russo!
Martins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russo postures up in Martins's guard and throws a big left but Martins blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Russo controlling from the top position.
Russo distracts Martins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Russo throws a big right hand that misses.
Martins keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo prevents Martins from getting back to his feet.
Russo is in close to Martins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Martins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Martins kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
Russo scoring with some ground and pound.
Russo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Russo chips away with some ground and pound.
Russo distracts Martins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Russo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martins is keeping the position for now.
Russo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Martins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Russo has Martins in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryan Russo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Russo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
Martins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Will Martins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russo 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Russo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I shot the Sheriff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
145 lbs
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26
155 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Conroy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch but Conroy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardy with a jab.
Hardy has managed to clinch.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conroy backwards.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conroy backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hardy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hardy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardy.
Conroy is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hardy avoiding damage as Conroy throws knees to the body.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Conroy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
Ray Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.
Conroy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardy clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy trying to stall but Hardy improves his position.
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conroy avoids it.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conroy pulls guard.
Conroy trying to keep a closed guard but Hardy is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Conroy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hardy is aware though and is defending well.
Hardy advances position into side control!
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conroy keeps working.
Hardy wants to stand but Conroy is controlling his arm.
Hardy wants to control but Conroy is keeping him busy.
Hardy working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy decides to stand up, so the ref orders Conroy to his feet.
Conroy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardy throws a leg kick which misses Conroy's front leg but catches the back leg as Conroy tries to avoid it.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Conroys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conroy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardy cracks Conroy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardy clinches up against the cage.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardy landing knees to the head.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
Conroy looks gassed!
Hardy stops a takedown attempt from Conroy.
Conroy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hardy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conroy backwards.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Hardy.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
Hardy is stalling here.
Hardy lands a nice uppercut.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Conroy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardy lands an elbow just above Conroy 's eye.
Conroy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a one two combo.
Hardy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Conroy on the side of the head.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hardy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Conroy doesn't seem bothered though.
Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Hardy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardy lands a body punch.
Hardy gets through Conroy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Hardy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conroy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hardy stalls.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hardy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conroy. Conroy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hardy rushes Conroy and presses him up against the cage.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Conroy blocks with his arms.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Conroy blocks it.
Hardy works on Conroy's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardy gets underhooks to prevent Conroy's takedown attempt.
Conroy can't break the clinch.
Hardy slows down the pace here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardy lands an elbow just above Conroy 's eye.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Conroy blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Hardy.
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardy tries a knee to the head but Conroy blocks it.
Conroy is breathing heavily.
Conroy looking for a takedown.
Hardy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conroy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hardy walks away with a smile on his face. Conroy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ray Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conroy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Conroy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hardy connects with a solid leg kick.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Conroy gets tackled into the cage by Hardy. Hardy maintains the clinch.
Hardy lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardy.
Conroy tries to pull guard but Hardy holds him up against the cage and eventually Conroy drops back down to his feet.
Hardy pushes Conroy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hardy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Hardy lands a right hand.
Hardy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Conroy up against the cage.
Hardy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hardy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardy leaning against his opponent.
Hardy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conroys head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hardy.
Stalling in the clinch from Hardy.
Hardy digs a right hand into Conroy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conroy's gas tank.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conroy stalling in the clinch but Hardy improves position.
Conroy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardy just leaning against Conroy, taking a breather.
Hardy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conroy or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy lands a knee to the head.
Hardy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Conroy backwards.
Hardy stalling.
Hardy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hardy.
Hardy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hardy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conroy backwards.
Conroy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hardy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardy.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Hardy - that landed with a thud.
Hardy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to throw knees to the head but Conroy is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardy.
Hardy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Conroy takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Conroy backwards.
Hardy lands an elbow inside that Conroy shrugs off.
Conroy missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Hardy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hardy stalls.
Hardy landing knees to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conroy being controlled against the cage.
Hardy lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Hardy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hardy's corner calls for a 1-2. Hardy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hardy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Conroy in his tracks for a moment.
Hardy controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Conroy wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Hardy on the inside.
Hardy controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardy lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardy lands a damaging elbow.
Ray Hardy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conroy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hardy wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hardy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Conroy goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hardy turns into him and now he's in Conroy's guard.
Conroy keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Ray Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy can't keep his opponent in guard - Hardy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Conroy is looking to improve his position.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conroy keeps working.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conroy can do to turn this around?
Conroy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to control the action in half guard but Conroy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hardy in particular looking to stall.
Ray Hardy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Conroy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardy.
Conroy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Conroy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hardy scores with a jab.
Hardy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Conroy gets tackled into the cage by Hardy. Hardy maintains the clinch.
Conroy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conroy is defending well for now.
Conroy tries to pull guard but Hardy won't allow it.
Ray Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.
Hardy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardy prevents the takedown attempt.
Hardy scores with a knee to the head.
Hardy lands an elbow that stopped Conroy in his tracks for a moment.
Conroy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hardy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Conroy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy jabs Conroy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hardy, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Hardy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Daniels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daniels.
Jackson tries to bum rush Daniels with a series of wild strikes but Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Daniels off the cage and back into rage.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Daniels shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Daniels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Daniels.
Daniels shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniels shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Michael Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
Michael Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson works Daniels's body with a nice hook.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jackson lands a jab to the head.
Daniels shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniels looks gassed!
Daniels shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a shot to the body.
Jackson lands with a straight right. Daniels didn't see that one coming.
Jackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Daniels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Daniels's body. Daniels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson drops Daniels with a beautiful combination! Daniels stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jackson is looking for the KO!
Daniels is rocked!
Daniels is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Jackson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Jackson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coco Bongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Barren Earth - Deserted Morrows. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Coco Bongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Burns!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a head kick but Bongo moves out of range.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns swings for the body but Bongo moves out of range.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bongo throws a hook to the side of Burns's head but Burns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns gets caught flat footed, as Bongo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Burns wants to stand but Bongo is controlling the position.
Burns can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bongo controls the pace.
Bongo looking to pass the guard.
Burns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bongo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Bongo from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bongo preventing the sweep.
We're going to have a standup here because Coco Bongo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bongo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burns defends it nicely.
Bongo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Burns misses.
Bongo shoots in but no luck this time.
Bongo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burns's waist but Burns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bongo off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coco Bongo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bongo is breathing heavily.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bongo's half guard.
Bongo is staying active underneath Burns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Burns working over Bongo with some ground and pound. Bongo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burns is looking to advance position but Bongo won't allow it.
Bongo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Ground and pound from Burns.
Bongo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Nice strikes from Burns there.
Bongo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Burns working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burns is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Burns wants to pass to mount but Bongo is defending the position.
Burns scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bongo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bongo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns throwing shots but Bongo is blocking nicely.
Burns scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burns throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Burns is working for a kimura but Bongo is defending it quite comfortably.
Bongo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burns throwing shots but Bongo is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongo gets back to full guard.
Burns must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bongo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burns's guard.
Bongo tries to free his leg and advance position but Burns is retaining full guard.
Bongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bongo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bongo drops back looking for a leg! Burns is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Burns manages to kick Bongo off! Bongo jumps back into Burns's guard.
Bongo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burns looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burns looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burns!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Burns 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.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bongo is able to avoid easily.
Bongo blocks a head kick by Burns.
Bongo moves out of range as Burns throws a body kick.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bongo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burns did well to prevent Bongo getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bongo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burns wants to control but Bongo is keeping busy.
Bongo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Burns could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bongo has cracked it and Burns is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bongo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Coco Bongo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schmitt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In God We Trust - Stryper. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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166 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Schmitt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Fists!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Fists as he checks the leg kick.
Schmitt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fists misses with a body shot.
King Fists seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmitt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fists looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schmitt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schmitt misses with a body kick.
Schmitt misses with a head kick.
Schmitt forces Fists back against the cage and clinches.
Schmitt throws a punch but it's blocked by Fists.
Fists fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fists avoids the elbow strike from Schmitt, against the cage.
Fists misses with the head strike.
Schmitt trying to land knees to the body.
Schmitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schmitt needs to keep his hands up - Fists had a free shot at his head there.
Nice uppercut lands for Fists. That snapped Schmitt's head back.
Fists throws a hook but Schmitt avoids it easily.
Fists lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schmitt scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Fists misses.
Fists on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schmitt slips a jab from Fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Schmitt misses.
Schmitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King Fists is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Fists misses.
Fists moves out of range of the body kick from Schmitt.
Schmitt walks into a jab.
Schmitt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schmitt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schmitt throws a hook but Fists avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schmitt.
Fists swings for the body but Schmitt moves out of range.
Schmitt drops his hands momentarily and Fists takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schmitt lands with a good body shot.
Fists ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fists throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmitt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmitt lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Fists.
Fists bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmitt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fists sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fists takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schmitt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fists.
Fists misses with a shot to the body
and Schmitt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fists is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Fists is predictable there
and Schmitt counters with a straight right hand.
Schmitt moves into the clinch successfully.
Schmitt tries to stall but Fists uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fists misses with a body punch.
Fists can't find room to land a body shot as Schmitt controls the action.
Schmitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schmitt blocks an uppercut.
Fists lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schmitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schmitt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fists. Schmitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Schmitt misses.
Schmitt connects with an inside leg kick.
Schmitt lands a nice shot that snaps Fists's head back.
Fists moves out of range as Schmitt strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Schmitt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fists moves out of range of the strikes.
Schmitt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fists swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmitt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schmitt misses with an uppercut. Fists saw that one coming.
Fists connects with a nice looking jab.
Fists wants to clinch.
Schmitt throws a low kick, looking for Fists's leg but Fists calmly moves out of range.
Schmitt cracks Fists with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fists swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schmitt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schmitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Fists as he connects with a hook.
Fists swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schmitt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fists blocks a jab.
Fists throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schmitt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fists swings for the body but Schmitt moves out of range.
Fists ducks right into an uppercut from Schmitt.
Schmitt throws a chopping leg kick but Fists manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Schmitt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fists.
Fists misses with a body shot.
Schmitt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schmitt punishes Fists's body with a nice straight punch.
Schmitt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schmitt ducks under a wild hook from Fists.
Schmitt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Fists as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fists avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Schmitt!
Schmitt swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Fists ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Schmitt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fists looks to throw the jab but Schmitt is out of range.
Fists throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Schmitt to counter with a crisp jab.
Schmitt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fists circles away.
Schmitt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fists jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Schmitt misses.
Schmitt misses with a low kick.
Fists connects with a body shot.
Fists checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fists tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmitt moves away from the strike by Fists.
An inside leg kick from Schmitt misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fists. Schmitt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Fists.
Schmitt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fists.
Schmitt throws a head kick that half lands.
Schmitt lands a nice shot that snaps Fists's head back.
Fists avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fists throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schmitt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fists lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Schmitt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fists lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fists is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Schmitt.
Owen Schmitt is winning the standup battle so far.
Fists needs to keep his hands up - Schmitt had a free shot at his head there.
Fists misses with a leg kick
and Schmitt counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fists dodges the punch combination from Schmitt.
A shot to the body from Fists misses
and Schmitt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schmitt throws a hook but Fists blocks it.
Schmitt lands a nice shot to the body.
Fists checks a low kick from Schmitt.
Schmitt motions for Fists to come forward. Schmitt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Schmitt misses.
Fists wants to clinch up but Schmitt keeps it at a distance.
Fists on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schmitt looks for a takedown but Fists sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schmitt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmitt misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Schmitt.
Schmitt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schmitt misses with a hook. Fists ducked under it nicely.
Fists tries to clinch there but Schmitt circles away.
Schmitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fists moves out of range of the leg kick from Schmitt.
Fists takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fists takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fists avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schmitt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fists misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmitt.
Schmitt misses with an uppercut.
Fists pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fists finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schmitt scores with a jab. Fists acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schmitt misses with a double jab.
Fists connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schmitt misses with a leg kick.
Fists tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schmitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fists swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fists will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Schmitt.
Fists misses with a jab to the body
and Schmitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Fists moves away from the strike by Schmitt.
Fists throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Schmitt counters with a left and a right that stings Fists.
Fists loads up on a big right hand but Schmitt slips the punch.
Schmitt loads up on a big right hand but Fists slips the punch.
A jab from Fists misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schmitt counters with a straight right hand.
Fists circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fists moves forwards but Schmitt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fists walks into a straight right hand from Schmitt.
Fists tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmitt was well out of range. Poor timing from Fists.
Schmitt lands a nice shot to the body.
Schmitt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fists takes a step back to recover.
Schmitt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fists looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fists misses with a body shot
enabling Schmitt to counter with a crisp jab.
Fists connects with a right hand. Schmitt shakes it off.
Fists misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Schmitt counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Schmitt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fists doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmitt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fists is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Schmitt misses.
Fists takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Schmitt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Schmitt throws a series of punches but Fists avoids them all with ease.
Schmitt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fists misses with a wild body shot.
Nice jab there from Schmitt.
Schmitt thuds his right hand into Fists's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Schmitt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fists throws a series of punches but Schmitt moves out of range.
Schmitt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fists has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Schmitt looks to throw the jab but Fists is out of range.
Fists swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schmitt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Schmitt avoids the body shot from Fists.
Nice body punch from Schmitt.
Schmitt tries to clinch there but Fists circles away.
Schmitt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fists.
Fists waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmitt.
Fists misses with a shot to the body
and Schmitt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fists's guard.
Schmitt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schmitt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Schmitt working the ground and pound but Fists is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Schmitt are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fists can do anything to dispel that myth.
Schmitt throws an elbow but Fists slips to the side and avoids it well.
Schmitt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmitt advances to full mount.
Schmitt avoids the attempt from Fists to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt throwing strikes here but Fists is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Schmitt.
Fists holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Schmitt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Schmitt misses with a head shot.
Schmitt can't control as he wanted to and Fists manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Schmitt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt wants to pass the guard but Fists is defending well.
Schmitt throwing shots but Fists is blocking nicely.
Schmitt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schmitt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schmitt wants to take a breather but Fists is having none of it.
Schmitt is working for a submission of some sort.
Schmitt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fists defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Schmitt wants to work for an arm triangle but Fists is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schmitt trying to control from half guard but Fists is working away.
Schmitt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fists defending well though.
Schmitt works his foot free and advances to mount.
Schmitt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fists can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Schmitt clearly takes 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.
Sloppy strikes from Schmitt. Those never looked like landing.
Schmitt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Schmitt.
It looks like King Fists has been cut.
Schmitt slips a jab from Fists.
Fists misses with a looping left.
Schmitt just misses with a punch to the body.
Fists moves away from the strike by Schmitt.
Fists throws a jab when Schmitt was well out of range.
Schmitt throws a looping overhand right but Fists ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Fists finds it's target.
Schmitt avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fists checks a leg kick.
Fists lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fists.
Schmitt throws a leg kick but Fists sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schmitt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Fists. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Schmitt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Schmitt.
Fists slips a straight right by Schmitt.
Schmitt takes one on the button.
Fists takes one to the side of the head.
Schmitt slips under a jab from Fists.
Schmitt lands a nice looking body shot.
Fists throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schmitt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Fists misses.
A shot to the liver by Fists. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Schmitt does it's job there.
Fists throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fists walks into a jab.
Schmitt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fists scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fists backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with a punch on the inside.
Fists lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmitt.
Schmitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schmitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schmitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Fists.
Fists has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fists misses with a punch on the inside.
Fists misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fists has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.
Schmitt pushes Fists back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Schmitt misses with some punches.
Fists fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fists lands a body punch in the clinch.
Schmitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmitt blocking some punches.
Fists tries to throw a body punch but Schmitt avoids it by throwing Fists back against the cage.
Fists lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schmitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fists gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fists gets through Schmitt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Schmitt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fists.
Schmitt is leaning against Fists and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schmitt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmitt throws a head punch that misses.
Schmitt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fists backwards.
Schmitt working aggressively here.
Schmitt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fists has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fists looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Schmitt fails to land.
Schmitt blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fists.
Fists can't find room to land a body shot as Schmitt controls the action.
A short right from Fists on the inside.
Fists fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schmitt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fists is defending well for now.
Fists goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fists softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fists is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmitt gets an underhook and turns Fists into the cage.
Fists blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Schmitt swings wildly with an uppercut but Fists uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fists tries a body shot but Schmitt blocks it.
Fists tries a body shot but Schmitt blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fists.
Fists throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmitt.
Fists misses with the head strike.
Fists is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schmitt can't get the takedown.
Fists lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmitt backwards.
Fists blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Schmitt.
Fists working aggressively here.
Fists has a couple of punches blocked by Schmitt.
Fists stops a takedown attempt from Schmitt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Owen Schmitt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmitt trying to land knees to the body.
Schmitt blocks an uppercut.
Fists lands with a light punch inside.
Fists throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmitt.
Fists throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Schmitt on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Owen Schmitt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Fists's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fists throws a jab when Schmitt was well out of range.
Schmitt stalks Fists and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fists's face. Fists staggers backwards, shaken.
Fists tests Schmitt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schmitt is looking to clinch but Fists is avoiding it.
Fists takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fists moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fists throws a hook but Schmitt avoids it easily.
Schmitt lands with a straight right. Fists didn't see that one coming.
Fists tries to clinch there but Schmitt circles away.
Schmitt scores with a jab to the head.
Fists swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schmitt cracks Fists with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fists takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schmitt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fists's guard.
Schmitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Fists is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schmitt.
Fists avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fists keeping full guard, as Schmitt tries to pass.
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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmitt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schmitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmitt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schmittis looking to pass into half guard but Fists pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fists is in guard.
Schmitt 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.
Fists trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schmitt's guard.
Schmitt looking to control.
Schmitt pulls Fists in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt has his foot on Fists's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fists works his way back into a safe position though.
Fists really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schmitt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fists is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Schmitt looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmitt, not yet.
Schmitt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fists got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schmitt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fists has managed to get both his arms back between Schmitt's legs - danger averted.
Schmitt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fists has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt tries to get to full guard but Fists has control of the leg.
Owen Schmitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmitt is working hard here to advance position.
King Fists has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmitt is concentrating on defense, preventing Fists from advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Schmitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schmitt, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Schmitt!
Owen Schmitt is the new welterweight champion!
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