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CGUK 13 - 205lb Grand Prix R1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darko El Kharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Mathews struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darko El Kharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Mathews!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Mathews. No joy for El Kharraz on that attempt.
El Kharraz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mathews as he avoids it easily.
El Kharraz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Kharraz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mathews tries to avoid it but El Kharraz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mathews to the ground. Mathews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathews stuffs the takedown attempt from El Kharraz. El Kharraz gets slowly back to his feet.
El Kharraz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mathews throws a right hand that El Kharraz ducks under and follows up with a left that El Kharraz also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Mathews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
El Kharraz shoots in for a double leg but Mathews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mathews moves in looking to clinch but El Kharraz pushes him off.
El Kharraz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Kharraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mathews circles away.
Mathews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Kharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathews.
El Kharraz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mathews pinned against the cage. Mathews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mathews misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Kharraz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mathews is fending him off so far but El Kharraz persists. Nope, Mathews circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
El Kharraz dives in and grabs Mathews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mathews pushes down on El Kharraz's head and hops out.
Mathews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Mathews as El Kharraz shoots in.
No joy there for Mathews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
El Kharraz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mathews avoids it really well and circles away.
Mathews throws a jab but it's blocked by El Kharraz.
El Kharraz misses with a takedown attempt - Mathews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz shoots in for a double leg but Mathews sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Glenn Mathews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mathews displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from El Kharraz.
El Kharraz is breathing heavily.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Mathews moves away
and Mathews counters with a three punch combo that has El Kharraz backing up. El Kharraz nods at Mathews to acknowledge the strikes.
Mathews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
El Kharraz jumps guard but Mathews stands there with El Kharraz around his waist. El Kharraz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mathews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mathews working aggressively here.
Mathews working hard to break the clinch.
El Kharraz pulls Mathews into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mathews escapes and throws El Kharraz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mathews wants to stand but El Kharraz is controlling his arm.
El Kharraz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
El Kharraz regains half guard.
Mathews tries to stand but his hand is stuck under El Kharraz.
El Kharraz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mathews tries to stand but his hand is stuck under El Kharraz.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Kharraz looking for submissions off his back.
El Kharraz trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Mathews dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
El Kharraz misses with a takedown
and Mathews counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
El Kharraz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mathews tries to avoid it but El Kharraz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mathews to the ground. Mathews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mathews misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mathews pushes El Kharraz up against the cage in a clinch.
El Kharraz missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Kharraz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Kharraz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mathews wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Kharraz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mathews smiles and moves away.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Mathews moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and El Kharraz moves into the clinch.
Mathews wants to break free but El Kharraz has control.
Mathews can't find room to land a body shot as El Kharraz controls the action.
El Kharraz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathews.
El Kharraz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. El Kharraz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
El Kharraz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mathews wants to stand but El Kharraz is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz is looking for a triangle but Mathews pushes his legs off easily.
El Kharraz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
El Kharraz looking for a guillotine here but Mathews defends easily.
El Kharraz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mathews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mathews has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of El Kharraz is proving hard to escape from.
Mathews is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz is looking for a triangle but Mathews pushes his legs off easily.
Mathews must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mathews trying to stand up but can't free himself from El Kharraz's guard.
El Kharraz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
El Kharraz working for submissions but it's allowed Mathews to get to half guard.
El Kharraz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mathews prevents El Kharraz from improving his position.
El Kharraz actively working from the bottom here.
El Kharraz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mathews pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz actively working from the bottom here.
Mathews prevents El Kharraz from improving his position.
El Kharraz looking for submissions off his back.
Mathews tries to stand but his hand is stuck under El Kharraz.
El Kharraz looking for submissions off his back.
El Kharraz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darko El Kharraz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mathews stuffs the takedown attempt from El Kharraz. El Kharraz gets slowly back to his feet.
El Kharraz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mathews defends it nicely.
Glenn Mathews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Kharraz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mathews counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Kharraz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz tries for a takedown but Mathews circles away easily
and Mathews counters with a three punch combo that has El Kharraz backing up. El Kharraz nods at Mathews to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
El Kharraz shoots in looking for a takedown. Mathews tries to sprawl out of it but El Kharraz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mathews manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mathews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
El Kharraz tries for a takedown but Mathews circles away easily
and Mathews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by El Kharraz or perhaps it was just good defense by Mathews which made him look bad.
Mathews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Kharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mathews.
El Kharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathews circles away.
El Kharraz rushes Mathews and presses him up against the cage.
El Kharraz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mathews uses from the top position.
Mathews got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Kharraz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mathews has managed to get both his arms back between El Kharraz's legs - danger averted.
Mathews avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz is working an open guard so Mathews takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Darko El Kharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Kharraz fails with the takedown
and Mathews moves into the clinch.
Mathews is trying to force a seperation but El Kharraz has the dominant position.
Mathews is looking to break free of the clinch but El Kharraz has double underhooks.
El Kharraz manages to pull guard.
Mathews is looking to stand up but El Kharraz won't let him.
El Kharraz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
El Kharraz has his foot on Mathews's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mathews works his way back into a safe position though.
El Kharraz is looking for a triangle but Mathews pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews trying to stand up but can't free himself from El Kharraz's guard.
El Kharraz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
El Kharraz has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mathews doesn't defend quickly enough and El Kharraz has managed to lock this one up! Can Mathews escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to El Kharraz on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darko El Kharraz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinten McCloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinten McCloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Drogba!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba moves in looking to clinch but McCloud pushes him off.
Drogba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCloud has closed the distance and engaged Drogba in a clinch.
McCloud jumps guard but Drogba stands there with McCloud around his waist. McCloud gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCloud fails to pull guard.
Drogba misses with a knee strike.
McCloud jumps guard.
McCloud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Drogba trying to control the position from guard on top but McCloud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCloud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCloud is working hard here to advance position.
McCloud controls Drogba momentarily but Drogba frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drogba closes the distance looking to clinch
so McCloud counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McCloud looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McCloud's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCloud is controlling him.
McCloud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCloud is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCloud thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two 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.
McCloud is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McCloud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drogba is keeping the position for now.
McCloud drops back looking for a leg! Drogba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drogba manages to kick McCloud off! McCloud jumps back into Drogba's guard.
McCloud is pushing down on Drogba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drogba is fighting to maintain full guard but McCloud has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCloud slows the pace down in half guard.
McCloud looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drogba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Still in half guard, McCloud seems content to control.
Drogba is not content to let McCloud control the position.
McCloud seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McCloud works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCloud is looking to take a break and control but Drogba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drogba prevents McCloud from improving position.
Drogba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McCloud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McCloud tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCloud has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCloud in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinten McCloud 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.
McCloud closes the distance and clinches up with Drogba, looking for a takedown. McCloud pushes Drogba against the cage but Drogba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCloud scores with a shot to the body.
McCloud scores with a one two! Drogba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drogba throws a head kick that McCloud semi-blocks.
McCloud throws a series of punches but Drogba moves out of range.
A punch combination from McCloud misses.
Drogba clinches up against the cage.
McCloud fails to pull guard.
McCloud is working for takedown but Drogba is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinten McCloud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCloud tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drogba smiles and moves away.
Drogba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCloud counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McCloud.
McCloud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogba clinches but McCloud breaks the clinch
and McCloud counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drogba!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogba really wants to buck McCloud off and get back to his feet.
McCloud looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drogba is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCloud is landing with some decent strikes but Drogba is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McCloud fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCloud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McCloud has control of Drogba's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Drogba regains control of the situation pretty easily.
McCloud lands a heavy elbow.
Drogba is rocked!
McCloud postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Drogba badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of McCloud around the waist but McCloud pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! McCloud is the winner by TKO! McCloud jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinten McCloud!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabricio Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spencer is fending him off so far but Arona persists. Nope, Spencer circles away and we're back to standing.
Arona tries to close the distance and clinch but Spencer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spencer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spencer clinches up against the cage.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Spencer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arona wants to control but Spencer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Spencer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Spencer is looking to advance position but Arona won't allow it.
Spencer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Spencer prevents Arona from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is thwarting Arona's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arona shoots and misses
and Spencer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spencer stalling in the clinch.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arona!
Spencer clinches up against the cage.
Arona looking to stall.
Spencer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Arona can't fight it off and eventually Spencer manages to take the fight to the floor. Arona looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spencer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona looking for a guillotine here but Spencer defends easily.
Arona wants to sweep here but Spencer controlling him for the moment.
Spencer trying to control but Arona is working from the bottom.
Arona manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spencer manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Arona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spencer gets underhooks to prevent Arona's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Arona can't fight it off and eventually Spencer manages to take the fight to the floor. Arona looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spencer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spencer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arona has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spencer has managed to get both his arms back between Arona's legs - danger averted.
Spencer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer wants to stand but Arona is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Arona keeps moving.
Arona trying to keep a closed guard but Spencer is proving a slippery customer.
Arona wants to stand and escape but Spencer is having none of it.
Spencer throwing strikes but missing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Arona not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Spencer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spencer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No joy there for Arona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arona with a poor takedown
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arona won't be happy with that.
Spencer has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Arona!
Arona wants to hold on but Spencer pushes him away.
Spencer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Spencer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arona. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spencer working Arona over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arona wants to control but Spencer is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona working to try and regain half guard.
Spencer controlling the pace for now.
Arona gets back to half guard.
Spencer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Spencer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Arona has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Spencer is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arona wants to get back to his feet.
Spencer not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Spencer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Arona walks into a straight right hand from Spencer.
It looks like Fabricio Arona has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona tries for a takedown but Spencer circles away easily
and Spencer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spencer.
Spencer trying to control but Arona is working from the bottom.
Spencer stands up from Arona's guard - Spencer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Spencer moves into the clinch.
Arona working hard to break the clinch.
Arona drags the fight down to the ground.
Spencer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arona keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Spencer throws a sloppy head kick and Arona moves out of range easily.
Fabricio Arona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arona throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arona gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spencer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spencer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer trying to control but Arona is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fabricio Arona's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arona circles away quickly and effectively.
Arona throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spencer counters with a good low kick that Arona was not able to check.
Arona misses with a takedown attempt
and Spencer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arona's guard.
Arona throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Spencer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arona tries for a takedown but Spencer circles away easily
and Spencer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick misses from Spencer.
Nice shot lands for Spencer.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arona circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arona manages to avoid it.
Arona gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spencer moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Arona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arona misses with a takedown
and Spencer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arona tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spencer avoids it.
Arona fails to pull guard.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arona scores with a nice body kick.
Arona tries to clinch up
and Spencer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arona's guard.
Michael Spencer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona working a defensive guard here.
Spencer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Spencer won't allow Arona to sweep him here.
Spencer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Arona fails with the takedown
and Spencer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arona's guard.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer looking to sit in guard and control but Arona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arona sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Spencer's guard.
Arona not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spencer is trying to stand.
Arona not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Spencer wants to control but Arona is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arona wants to stand but Spencer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Arona is looking to advance position but Spencer won't allow it.
Arona is working for a submission of some sort.
Spencer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arona is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spencer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Spencer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Zodiac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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19
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kick Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Zodiac!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zodiac.
Zodiac scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zodiac sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ass defending well though.
Zodiac is working for a kimura but Ass is defending it quite comfortably.
Zodiac looks to land a strike but Ass avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zodiac controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zodiac on the ground.
Zodiac postures up in Ass's guard and throws a big left but Ass blocks it.
Zodiac throwing strikes from guard but Ass blocks nicely.
Ass keeping moving, preventing Zodiac from controlling successfully.
Zodiac with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zodiac drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ass looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ass looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ass!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zodiac is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ass is controlling him well.
Zodiac trying to control but Ass flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's two 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.
Zodiac tries to break free.
Zodiac has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Zodiac is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zodiac's sensitive parts.
Ass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zodiac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ass moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ass throws a head kick that misses.
Ass misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ass.
Kick Ass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ass throws a right hand that Zodiac ducks under and follows up with a left that Zodiac also avoids with ease.
Zodiac avoids the head kick by Ass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zodiac dives in and grabs Ass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ass pushes down on Zodiac's head and hops out.
Ass scores with a jab to the head.
Ass lands with a good body shot.
Ass throws a jab but it's blocked by Zodiac.
Ass fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A left and a right from Ass both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zodiac takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ass scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zodiac fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ass avoids it really well and circles away.
Zodiac looks gassed!
Ass fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Ass dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zodiac fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zodiac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ass.
Zodiac feints and as Ass raises his hands in defense, Zodiac changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ass is trying to keep Zodiac in close.
Zodiac scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zodiac throws and elbow that misses. Ass uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zodiac's guard. Nice move by Ass!
Zodiac is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass tries to break free but Zodiac pushes him back against the cage.
Ass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zodiac is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ass gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zodiac is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kick Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Zodiac.
Ass is trying to force a seperation but Zodiac has the dominant position.
Ass tries to break free but Zodiac pushes him back against the cage.
Ass is looking to break free of the clinch but Zodiac has double underhooks.
Zodiac has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ass stops a takedown attempt from Zodiac.
Zodiac is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zodiac is breathing heavily.
Ass breaks the clinch.
Zodiac moves out of range as Ass strikes.
Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zodiac shoots in looking for a takedown. Ass tries to sprawl out of it but Zodiac keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ass manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A right-left combo lands from Ass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass scores with a head kick.
Ass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ass thuds a left hand into Zodiac's body.
Zodiac takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ass missing with a left hand there. Zodiac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ass cracks Zodiac with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ass throws a head kick but Zodiac moves out of range.
Ass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zodiac's head.
Ass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zodiac blocks a head kick by Ass.
Ass tries a head kick but it misses.
Zodiac fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ass sprawls well initially but Zodiac persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zodiac throwing shots but Ass is blocking nicely.
Ass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zodiac.
Zodiac thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ass is looking for a sweep. Zodiac is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zodiac missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zodiac looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ass with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zodiac scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zodiac connects with a nice short shot to Ass's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zodiac working the head and body with strikes.
Zodiac has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zodiac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ass keeps working.
Zodiac thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ass's head.
Zodiac passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ass!
Zodiac scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zodiac lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zodiac pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jordan Zodiac will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ass gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Zodiac to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zodiac throwing strikes but missing.
Zodiac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ass keeping moving, preventing Zodiac from controlling successfully.
Zodiac chips away with some ground and pound.
Ass keeping full guard, as Zodiac tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zodiac wants to control from the top but Ass keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zodiac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zodiac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan Zodiac has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zodiac is in close to Ass's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zodiac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zodiac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zodiac scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zodiac in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zodiac looking to pass the guard.
Zodiac throwing strikes but missing.
Zodiac is looking to work some ground and pound but Ass has wrist control.
Zodiac working some strikes from top position.
Zodiac won't allow Ass to get back to his feet.
Zodiac scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zodiac is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zodiac trying to control the position from guard on top but Ass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zodiac throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zodiac postures up in Ass's guard and throws a big left but Ass blocks it.
Zodiac thows a big elbow that misses.
Zodiac showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zodiac content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zodiac slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zodiac working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zodiac distracts Ass with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zodiac throwing strikes from guard but Ass blocks nicely.
Zodiac is working Ass over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zodiac throwing strikes from guard but Ass blocks nicely.
Zodiac distracts Ass with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zodiac loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zodiac scoring with punches to the head and body.
Zodiac lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ass keeping moving, preventing Zodiac from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Zodiac comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zodiac has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jordan Zodiac!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Gaea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Whitby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaea kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gangsta. Whitby has chosen You Suffer as his entrance music. Demian Gaea has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
220 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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19
218 lbs
2 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Demian Gaea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Whitby!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitby swings for the body but Gaea moves out of range.
Gaea shoots in looking for a takedown. Whitby tries to sprawl out of it but Gaea keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whitby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gaea scores with a takedown into Whitby's guard.
Gaea throwing strikes from guard but Whitby blocks nicely.
Gaea postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gaea throwing strikes but missing.
Whitby wants to get back to his feet but Gaea is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gaea postures up and lands a big shot to Whitby's brow.
Gaea makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whitby can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaea throwing strikes from guard but Whitby blocks nicely.
Gaea postures up and lands a big shot to Whitby's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitby has wrist control.
Gaea with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaea throws and elbow that misses. Whitby uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gaea's guard. Nice move by Whitby!
Gaea is looking for a triangle but Whitby pushes his legs off easily.
Gaea keeping moving, preventing Whitby from controlling successfully.
Gaea has his foot on Whitby's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whitby works his way back into a safe position though.
Gaea looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Whitby preventing the sweep.
Whitby throwing strikes but missing.
Gaea working for a triangle but Whitby defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitby scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitby wants to control from the top but Gaea keeps moving.
Whitby might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gaea kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gaea working for a triangle but Whitby defends it easily.
Gaea is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Whitby rolls with it to try and escape but Gaea cranks on the arm and Whitby is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demian Gaea!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Rakieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tony skins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tony skins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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22
176 lbs
6 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Rakieta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, tony skins!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
skins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rakieta sprawls well. Rakieta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. skins gets slowly back to his feet.
Rakieta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
skins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rakieta's guard.
skins prevents Rakieta from getting back to his feet.
skins throws and elbow that misses. Rakieta uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in skins's guard. Nice move by Rakieta!
Rakieta wants to stand but skins is controlling his posture from full guard.
skins has his foot on Rakieta's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rakieta works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
skins looking to control.
skins has a closed guard, preventing Rakieta from standing up.
skins wants to sweep but no luck.
skins looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
skins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
skins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. tony skins wasn't active enough on the ground.
skins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rakieta stuffs the takedown.
Grzegorz Rakieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony skins.
skins closes the distance and clinches.
Rakieta misses with a knee to the head.
Rakieta is trying to break the clinch but skins has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta is looking to break free of the clinch but skins has double underhooks.
Rakieta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
skins misses with a wild body shot.
skins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rakieta sprawls well. Rakieta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. skins gets slowly back to his feet.
Rakieta misses with a low kick.
skins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rakieta leaves skins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
skins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rakieta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
skins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta thuds his right hand into skins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rakieta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but skins circles away quickly and effectively.
skins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rakieta did well to prevent skins getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
skins wants to pass the guard but Rakieta is defending well.
skins decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
skins fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grzegorz Rakieta will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rakieta throws a shot from downtown. skins moves away and avoids it.
skins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rakieta.
Grzegorz Rakieta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rakieta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rakieta wants it to stay on the feet.
Rakieta throws a right and a left that skins avoids nicely.
skins drops his hands momentarily and Rakieta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice combination there by Rakieta.
skins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rakieta looks to land a combination but skins avoids it well.
Rakieta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by skins.
skins misses with a leg kick
and Rakieta counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakieta throws a series of punches but skins avoids them all with ease.
tony skins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
skins misses with a takedown attempt
and Rakieta counters with a series of strikes. skins will be more careful next time no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rakieta.
skins is breathing heavily.
skins with a poor takedown
and Rakieta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grzegorz Rakieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony skins.
Rakieta throws a leg kick which misses skins's front leg but catches the back leg as skins tries to avoid it.
Rakieta throws a nice looking combination but skins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A good leg kick by Rakieta.
skins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rakieta throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - skins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rakieta dips to his left and cracks skins with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but skins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
skins closes the distance but Rakieta moves to the side
and Rakieta counters with a series of strikes. skins will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rakieta connects with a right hand. skins shakes it off.
skins tries for a takedown but Rakieta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rakieta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
skins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rakieta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
skins slips a jab and a cross from Rakieta.
skins tries to clinch but Rakieta moves away
and Rakieta counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Rakieta does no damage.
Rakieta misses with a kick to the body
and skins counters with a three punch combo that has Rakieta backing up. Rakieta nods at skins to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta misses with a shot to the body
and skins counters with a single leg into guard. Rakieta didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rakieta wants to stand but skins is controlling the position.
skins wants to control from the top but Rakieta keeps moving.
skins tries to stand but Rakieta is controlling from the bottom.
skins stands up from Rakieta's guard - skins perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakieta throws out a loose jab but skins uses good head movement to avoid it.
skins has closed the distance and engaged Rakieta in a clinch.
skins is leaning against Rakieta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
skins pulls guard effortlessly.
skins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
skins doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Rakieta dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rakieta throws a head kick that half lands.
Rakieta lands a body shot.
skins shoots in for a takedown but Rakieta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
skins wants to clinch but Rakieta slips to the side
and Rakieta counters with a nice uppercut.
Rakieta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
skins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
skins shoots for a takedown but Rakieta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grzegorz Rakieta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony skins.
Rakieta connects with a single shot there.
skins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rakieta tries to avoid it but skins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rakieta to the ground. Rakieta escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
skins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
skins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rakieta counters with a three punch combo that has skins backing up. skins nods at Rakieta to acknowledge the strikes.
Grzegorz Rakieta is winning the standup battle so far.
Rakieta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
skins is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
skins with a poor takedown
and Rakieta counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops skins! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Rakieta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grzegorz Rakieta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geghard Movsesian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Brent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Movsesian comes into the arena with Pitchin blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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208 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Geghard Movsesian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Brent!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Movsesian fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Movsesian misses its intended target.
Movsesian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Movsesian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Movsesian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Movsesian doesn't manage to clinch there - Brent circles away.
Movsesian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Movsesian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brent's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Movsesian.
Brent dodges the punch combination from Movsesian.
Movsesian connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Movsesian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brent.
Brent throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Movsesian.
Movsesian moves in looking to clinch but Brent pushes him off.
Brent shoots in for a takedown but Movsesian shows good takedown defense.
Movsesian misses with a straight left.
Brent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Movsesian.
Movsesian throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Movsesian misses with a double jab
and Brent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Movsesian misses.
A cross from Movsesian lands.
Movsesian dodges the punch combination from Brent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brent takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brent checks a low kick from Movsesian.
Movsesian misses with a series of wild punches.
Movsesian misses with a low kick.
Movsesian throws a front kick aimed at Brent's knee but Brent avoids it well.
Movsesian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Movsesian.
Brent changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Movsesian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Movsesian manages to get back to half guard.
Brent decides to return to a standing position.
Movsesian just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Movsesian tries to clinch
and Brent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Movsesian misses
and Brent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Movsesian misses with a series of wild punches.
Movsesian doesn't manage to clinch there - Brent circles away.
Movsesian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brent circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Movsesian thinking.
No joy there for Movsesian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Movsesian throws a lazy right hand but Brent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brent throws a solid leg kick but Movsesian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brent.
Movsesian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Movsesian lands with a kick to the ribs.
Movsesian misses with a jab to the body
and Brent counters with a nice body shot.
Movsesian lands a nice looking body kick.
Movsesian shoots in for a takedown but Brent shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brent takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Movsesian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brent counters with a stiff right hand.
Movsesian scores with a spinning back kick!
Movsesian misses with an uppercut. Brent saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Movsesian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geghard Movsesian dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Movsesian looks to land a right hand but Brent moved out of range.
Brent dodges the punch combination from Movsesian.
Movsesian lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab, jab by Brent - just one landing.
Movsesian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brent's sensitive parts.
Movsesian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brent.
Brent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Movsesian.
Movsesian misses with a jab to the body
and Brent counters with a left to the body.
Movsesian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Movsesian doesn't manage to clinch there - Brent circles away.
Brent misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brent slips under a jab.
Movsesian misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Movsesian lands the left hand.
Movsesian tries to clinch there but Brent circles away.
Movsesian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Geghard Movsesian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brent avoids the body shot from Movsesian.
Movsesian looks to score with a jab to the body but Brent is just out of range.
Brent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Movsesian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brent counters with a straight right hand.
Movsesian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Geghard Movsesian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Movsesian thows a body shot but no joy.
Movsesian takes one on the button.
Brent drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brent stops Movsesian from standing up.
Brent wanted to stand there but Movsesian had control of the position.
Movsesian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brent's guard.
Movsesian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Movsesian is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brent is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brent has escaped and now he's on top!
Movsesian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Movsesian controls Brent momentarily but Brent frees himself.
Brent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Movsesian keeping moving, preventing Brent from controlling successfully.
Movsesian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Movsesian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brent connects with a couple of short punches.
Movsesian looking for a guillotine here but Brent defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brent wants to stand but Movsesian is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Movsesian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brent's guard.
Movsesian drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brent dives on top into guard.
Movsesian keeping moving, preventing Brent from controlling successfully.
Brent throws a big right hand that misses.
Brent landing with the ground and pound.
Brent is looking to stand up but Movsesian won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Brent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Movsesian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Movsesian misses with a hook to the body
and Brent counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brent is working Movsesian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Movsesian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Movsesian is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brent!
Movsesian goes for an armbar but Brent turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Brent.
Movsesian working a defensive guard here.
Brent passes Movsesian's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Movsesian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brent.
Movsesian is trying to stand up here but Brent is controlling him well.
Movsesian regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brent avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brent stopping the sweep attempt from Movsesian.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Movsesian is working an open guard so Brent takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Movsesian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Movsesian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brent counters with a three punch combo that has Movsesian backing up. Movsesian nods at Brent to acknowledge the strikes.
Movsesian throws a hook but Brent blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Movsesian dips to his left and cracks Brent with an uppercut!
Brent shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Movsesian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Movsesian thows a body shot but no joy.
Brent takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Movsesian misses with a wild body shot.
Movsesian throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brent makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Movsesian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Movsesian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brent counters with a left to the body.
Movsesian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brent misses with a series of wild punches.
Movsesian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Movsesian missing with a left hand there. Brent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geghard Movsesian is winning the standup battle so far.
Movsesian pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Movsesian throws a leg kick but Brent sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brent scores with a crisp jab that stopped Movsesian in his tracks.
Movsesian darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Movsesian throws a leg kick
and Brent counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Movsesian has momentary wrist control but Brent slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brent stands and steps away. Movsesian gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Movsesian closes the distance but Brent moves to the side
and Brent counters with a nice double leg into side control. Movsesian won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brent decides to stand up, so the ref orders Movsesian to his feet.
Movsesian throws out a powerful jab.
Movsesian throws a body punch but Brent moves out of range.
Movsesian throws a combination. Brent tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Movsesian throws out a loose jab but Brent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Movsesian misses with a looping left.
Movsesian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Brent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brent has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Brent!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bantou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Leach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bantou comes to the cage accompanied by Brownvillian. Jack Bantou could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matthew Leach's chin.
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210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bantou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Leach!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leach moves in looking to clinch but Bantou pushes him off.
Bantou throws a wild body kick that Leach sees coming a mile off.
Bantou stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bantou wants it to stay on the feet.
Bantou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leach.
Leach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bantou is looking to land body kicks.
Bantou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leach tries to clinch but Bantou is having none of it.
Bantou circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leach wants to clinch.
Bantou stuffs the takedown attempt from Leach. Leach gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack Bantou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Leach.
Leach thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A head kick by Leach misses
and Bantou finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Leach swinging wildly here.
Leach looks to score with a jab to the body but Bantou is just out of range.
Bantou keeps the fight on the outside.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bantou!
Leach looks gassed!
Leach walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bantou.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Bantou does no damage.
Bantou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bantou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leach counters with a shoot takedown. Bantou fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantou wants to stand up but Leach is controlling him.
Bantou wriggles free and stands up.
Bantou scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bantou misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Bantou.
Leach has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bantou.
Bantou lands with a kick to the temple. Leach shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leach darts in trying to clinch
and Bantou counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantou explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bantou, right into the meat.
Bantou misses with a two punch combination.
Leach closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bantou circles away.
Leach tries to clinch but Bantou moves away
and Bantou counters with a two punch combo.
Leach takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bantou cracks Leach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Leach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bantou.
Bantou moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leach throws a lazy head kick
and Bantou counters with a series of strikes. Leach will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bantou circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bantou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Bantou finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bantou chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bantou dominated that round.
That's time! Bantou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leach steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bantou. That one must have hurt.
Leach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bantou counters with a body kick.
Bantou lands with a slapping head kick.
Bantou tests Leach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jack Bantou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bantou tries a head kick but it misses.
Bantou scores with a three punch combo!
Leach tries to clinch
and Bantou counters with a good low kick that Leach was not able to check.
Bantou moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bantou scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bantou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach darts in trying to clinch
and Bantou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bantou scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leach crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bantou - the referee stops the clock and Leach gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bantou. Leach manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bantou.
Bantou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bantou throws a leg kick which misses Leach's front leg but catches the back leg as Leach tries to avoid it.
Bantou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bantou looks to land a combination but Leach avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bantou goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leach wants to clinch
and Bantou counters with an inside leg kick.
Jack Bantou is winning the standup battle so far.
Leach tries to clinch up
and Bantou counters with a good, hard body kick but Leach shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Bantou.
Leach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Matthew Leach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bantou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leach throws out the jab.
Leach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bantou circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bantou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leach fails to land with a series of punches.
Bantou circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bantou counters with an inside leg kick.
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.
Leach tries to clinch but Bantou is having none of it.
Bantou shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bantou throws a sloppy head kick and Leach moves out of range easily.
Leach wants to clinch.
Jack Bantou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leach fails to land the takedown.
Leach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good work by Leach as he checks the leg kick.
Leach closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bantou to the mat! Bantou manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bantou dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leach will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leach wants to clinch up but Bantou keeps it at a distance.
Bantou pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leach misses with a hook to the body
and Bantou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bantou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leach with a poor takedown
and Bantou counters with a nice kick to the body.
Leach darts in trying to clinch
and Bantou makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bantou throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leach's head.
Leach pushes Bantou up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leach keeps control of Bantou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bantou managing to block the knees to the body from Leach.
Bantou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leach slowing the pace effectively.
Bantou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leach can do to turn this around?
Leach prevents Bantou from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bantou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bantou.
Leach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bantou blocks it with crossed arms.
Bantou has had enough of the clinch but Leach keeps him there for the moment.
Bantou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bantou wants to break free but Leach has control.
Bantou is trying to break the clinch but Leach has him pressed against the cage.
Bantou is trying to break the clinch but Leach is controlling him.
Leach is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leach obliges.
Leach can't break the clinch.
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.
Bantou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bantou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leach effectively controlling the action here.
Leach pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leach jumps guard but Bantou stands there with Leach around his waist. Leach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jack Bantou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Leach.
Bantou avoiding damage as Leach throws knees to the body.
Bantou is trying to break the clinch but Leach has him pressed against the cage.
Bantou wants to get back to striking at distance but Leach won't allow it.
Leach is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bantou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leach decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bantou is trying to stand.
Leach content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leach stops Bantou from getting back to his feet.
Bantou is looking to get back to is feet but Leach passes into side control.
Bantou wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Bantou's face as Leach controls the position.
Matthew Leach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leach working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jack Bantou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bantou is trying to escape the position but Leach is controlling the position.
Bantou managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Leach.
Leach happy to just control the position for now.
Bantou pushes Leach away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Leach gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bantou tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Leach controlling his opponent.
Bantou avoids a series of strikes thrown by Leach.
Bantou trying desperately to get to his feet.
BOOM! Leach connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Leach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bantou 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bantou!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wiet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiet has chosen Mia - Paper Planes as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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135 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, That Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wiet!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiet dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Wiet instigates a clinch.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiet smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guy misses with a double jab.
Wiet staying out of range there.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Wiet slips under a jab from Guy.
A punch combination from Guy misses.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy throws a right and a left that Wiet avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiet.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mike Wiet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet moves into the clinch.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Guy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wiet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet scores a nice knee to the body.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiet.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Guy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiet landing knees to the body.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wiet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wiet lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Guy decides to pull guard.
Wiet stands and steps away. Guy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Guy misses with a straight right.
Wiet tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiet is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a nice knee to the body.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guy has Wiet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Guy wants a takedown.
Wiet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiet smiles and moves away.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wiet instigates a clinch.
Wiet lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Guy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiet.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet prevents the takedown attempt.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wiet 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.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy lunges at Wiet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wiet's hand.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiet.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiet keeps control of Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the body.
Guy stalling in the clinch but Wiet improves position.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wiet lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A frustrated look appears on Guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet dodges an elbow strike from Guy.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Guy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiet.
Wiet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a good knee to the midsection. Guy won't want to take too many of those.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Guy is trying to force a seperation but Wiet has the dominant position.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet prevents Guy from breaking the clinch.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a good knee to the midsection. Guy won't want to take too many of those.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Guy missing with knees to the body.
Guy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wiet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Wiet tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet darts in and clinches Guy up against the cage.
Guy is looking to control Wiet's arms but Wiet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guy has his back to the cage.
Knees to the body from Wiet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiet.
Wiet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guy tries to stall but Wiet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Guy tries to break the clinch but Wiet is controlling the position.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Wiet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wiet lands an elbow inside that Guy shrugs off.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiet landing knees to the body.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Guy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wiet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Guy is looking to break free of the clinch but Wiet has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiet prevents Guy from breaking the clinch.
Wiet working Guy over with knees to the body.
Guy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wiet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiet obliges.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wiet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wiet rushes Guy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wiet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiet has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wiet is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wiet landing knees to the body.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Guy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet stops a takedown attempt from Guy.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guy tries to stall but Wiet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Guy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Wiet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wiet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guy's defenses.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiet walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wiet has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet crunches a lovely knee into Guy's ribcage.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guy tries to pull guard but Wiet holds him up against the cage and eventually Guy drops back down to his feet.
Guy tries to pull guard but Wiet won't allow it.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet stops a takedown attempt from Guy.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but Wiet gets an underhook and turns Guy into the cage.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Wiet lands a nice knee to the body.
Guy is looking to control Wiet's arms but Wiet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guy has his back to the cage.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guy has Wiet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wiet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wiet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy is trying to force a seperation but Wiet has the dominant position.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guy tries to pull guard but Wiet holds him up against the cage and eventually Guy drops back down to his feet.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet misses with a knee strike.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet lands a good knee to the midsection. Guy won't want to take too many of those.
Wiet prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet prevents the takedown attempt.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy tries to pull guard but Wiet holds him up against the cage and eventually Guy drops back down to his feet.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Guy fails to pull guard.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wiet really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Guy swinging wildly here.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but Wiet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiet instigates a clinch.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiet walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiet.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Wiet takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Guy jumps guard but Wiet stands there with Guy around his waist. Guy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Guy tries to break the clinch but Wiet is controlling the position.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guy is trying to force a seperation but Wiet has the dominant position.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Guy wants a takedown.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wiet obliges.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiet.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wiet landing knees to the body.
Wiet lands a good knee to the midsection. Guy won't want to take too many of those.
Guy tries to pull guard but Wiet won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiet walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiet moves into the clinch.
Mike Wiet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Wiet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiet smiles and moves away.
Wiet clinches.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Guy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice elbow from Wiet.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Wiet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Guy misses with a knee strike.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiet walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but Wiet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy looks to land a combination but Wiet avoids it well.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Guy keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Wiet crunches a lovely knee into Guy's ribcage.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wiet dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wiet moves into the clinch successfully.
Guy is trying to break free.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Wiet is controlling him.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiet walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Wiet drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiet smiles and moves away.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet instigates a clinch.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet misses with a knee to the head.
Wiet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Guy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for That Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiet smiles and moves away.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two 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.
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Wiet staying out of range there.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiet.
Wiet lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Wiet.
Wiet has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wiet just stands there and leans against the cage.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Guy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Mike Wiet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Guy tries to break free but Wiet pushes him back against the cage.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet lands an elbow just above Guy 's eye.
Guy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
Wiet lands a knee to the body.
Wiet scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Wiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet working Guy over with knees to the body.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet lands a knee to the head.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wiet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Wiet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wiet winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Wiet!
Mike Wiet is the new bantamweight champion!
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