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BCF 45: Cross vs Slysizzle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipo Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blurry. Mendoza has chosen The Beatles - The Walrus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipo Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a head kick but Mendoza moves out of range.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones blocks a head kick by Mendoza.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mendoza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones connects with a high kick.
It looks like Filipo Mendoza has been cut.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Mendoza closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendoza obliges.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Mendoza.
It looks like Gareth Jones has been cut.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Mendoza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendoza crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones avoiding damage as Mendoza throws knees to the body.
Mendoza manages to break the clinch.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Jones.
Mendoza moves into the clinch.
Mendoza trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mendoza into the cage.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Mendoza is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mendoza has his back to the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Mendoza is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Mendoza manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Mendoza might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mendoza drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Mendoza off! Mendoza jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendoza on the ground.
Mendoza won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones pushes Mendoza off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Mendoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Mendoza tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Mendoza throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Mendoza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Mendoza shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mendoza is controlling him.
Mendoza is standing up over Jones. Jones looks to escape but Mendoza dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mendoza prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Mendoza has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mendoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones avoids the head kick by Mendoza.
Mendoza has a takedown stuffed.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendoza misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mendoza wants to clinch.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones throws a head kick but Mendoza moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Mendoza tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Mendoza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gareth Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipo Mendoza.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Gareth Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendoza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mendoza trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Mendoza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mendoza lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Mendoza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Mendoza takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipo Mendoza dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendoza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Good work by Mendoza as he checks the leg kick.
Mendoza blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Mendoza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Mendoza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mendoza breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendoza.
Jones blocks a head kick by Mendoza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mendoza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Mendoza moves out of range easily.
Mendoza pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Mendoza.
Mendoza trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Mendoza blocks the elbow strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendoza avoids it.
Mendoza can't get the takedown.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mendoza dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Mendoza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendoza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a head kick but Mendoza moves out of range.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Jones.
Mendoza connects with a high kick.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mendoza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Mendoza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mendoza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Mendoza counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendoza throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
Jones misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Mendoza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the temple.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza effectively controlling the action here.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendoza is defending well for now.
Mendoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendoza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Mendoza counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Mendoza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Mendoza.
Mendoza tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones throws a body punch but Mendoza moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
A head kick misses from Mendoza.
Mendoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Mendoza on that attempt.
Gareth Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipo Mendoza.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Mendoza.
Jones swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mendoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Mendoza blocks a head kick by Jones.
Mendoza throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mendoza throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a low kick, looking for Mendoza's leg but Mendoza calmly moves out of range.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendoza wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Mendoza tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendoza looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Mendoza throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendoza doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Mendoza is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Mendoza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mendoza moves into the clinch.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filipo Mendoza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Mendoza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mendoza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mendoza.
Mendoza missing with knees to the body.
Mendoza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Mendoza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mendoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mendoza.
Mendoza goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mendoza fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendoza avoids the head kick by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a head kick. Mendoza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Mendoza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mendoza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones tries to stall but Mendoza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones avoiding damage as Mendoza throws knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mendoza lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones avoiding damage as Mendoza throws knees to the body.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendoza working Jones over with knees to the body.
Mendoza working Jones over with knees to the body.
Mendoza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gareth Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipo Mendoza.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Mendoza stalling against the cage.
Mendoza blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mendoza is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mendoza obliges.
Mendoza trying to land knees to the body.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Mendoza avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks it.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Mendoza trying to land knees to the body.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones scores with a head kick. Mendoza tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mendoza fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Mendoza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Mendoza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mendoza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mendoza wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Gareth Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Mendoza looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones kicks Mendoza off and gets back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mendoza misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Mendoza off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Mendoza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Mendoza manages to move to mount!
Filipo Mendoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendoza stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Mendoza takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendoza avoids it.
Mendoza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jones avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filipo Mendoza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mendoza 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filipo Mendoza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stonehouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stonehouse comes to the cage accompanied by Invaders Must Die. White comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Stonehouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack White!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stonehouse did well to prevent White getting side control.
White working Stonehouse over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White slips a nice elbow through Stonehouse's hands, connecting with Stonehouse's forehead.
White trying to pass the guard but Stonehouse defending well.
Stonehouse is not content to let White control the position.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from White there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehouse is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stonehouse knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stonehouse kicks White off and gets back to his feet.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stonehouse.
White shoots in but Stonehouse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
White shoots for a takedown but Stonehouse saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
White wants to control from the top but Stonehouse keeps moving.
Stonehouse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of digs.
Stonehouse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White preventing the sweep.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White lands a couple of elbows.
White postures up in Stonehouse's guard and throws a big left but Stonehouse blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Stonehouse.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stonehouse looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Stonehouse is retaining full guard.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stonehouse wants to sweep but no luck.
Stonehouse working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stonehouse wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and White is now in half guard.
White working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stonehouse trying to control from the bottom.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stonehouse slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
White postures up.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Stonehouse.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
White wants to control from the top but Stonehouse keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
White has a takedown stuffed.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Stonehouse, looking for a takedown. White pushes Stonehouse against the cage but Stonehouse circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul Stonehouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stonehouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stonehouse tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stonehouse is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
White with shots to the head and body - Stonehouse looks very uncomfortable down there.
White lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stonehouse has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stonehouse!
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stonehouse.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
Stonehouse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White preventing the sweep.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stonehouse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Stonehouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stonehouse looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White postures up in Stonehouse's guard and throws a big left but Stonehouse blocks it.
Stonehouse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White trying to control but Stonehouse is working from the bottom.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stonehouse's head.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Stonehouse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stonehouse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stonehouse looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
Stonehouse keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stonehouse trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White with a nice head shot there.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White drops back looking for a leg! Stonehouse is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stonehouse manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Stonehouse's guard.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White stands up over Stonehouse, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stonehouse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stonehouse preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stonehouse trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stonehouse slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White fails to land the takedown.
Jack White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a right hand that Stonehouse ducks under and follows up with a left that Stonehouse also avoids with ease.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stonehouse slaps away a takedown attempt from White, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paul Stonehouse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack White.
Stonehouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stonehouse stuffs the takedown.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Stonehouse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonehouse wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Stonehouse just misses with a punch to the body.
Stonehouse stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Stonehouse is looking to clinch.
Stonehouse tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stonehouse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
Stonehouse is looking to clinch.
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.
Stonehouse lands with a shot to the body.
Stonehouse catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stonehouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Stonehouse manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stonehouse tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Stonehouse.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stonehouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Stonehouse.
Stonehouse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse fails with an attempt to clinch.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stonehouse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paul Stonehouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White looks for a takedown but Stonehouse sprawls well.
Stonehouse fails with an attempt to clinch.
White shoots in but Stonehouse avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stonehouse tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Stonehouse.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Stonehouse.
Stonehouse misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stonehouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White shoots in for a takedown but Stonehouse shows good takedown defense.
Stonehouse closes the distance and clinches.
Stonehouse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Stonehouse will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
Stonehouse looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stonehouse gets underhooks to prevent White's takedown attempt.
Stonehouse landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stonehouse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stonehouse lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Stonehouse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack White!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Cho Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Mcallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cho Choi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone. 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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26
220 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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218 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Minoru Cho Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Mcallister!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho Choi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcallister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cho Choi.
Mcallister throws a body kick that misses.
Mcallister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mcallister moves away from the strike by Cho Choi.
Cho Choi blocks a head kick by Mcallister.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cho Choi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcallister. That did some damage!
Cho Choi blocks a head kick by Mcallister.
Cho Choi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mcallister.
Mcallister on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick
and Mcallister counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cho Choi's knee momentarily.
Mcallister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi defending well as Mcallister loads up on a big left hand.
Cho Choi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcallister.
Cho Choi looks to land a right hand but Mcallister moved out of range.
Mcallister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho Choi.
Mcallister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mcallister looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Cho Choi.
It looks like Jonny Mcallister has been cut.
Cho Choi looks for the body kick but Mcallister saw that one coming.
Mcallister gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcallister is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mcallister gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcallister takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcallister takes one on the button.
Cho Choi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mcallister is rocked!
Mcallister circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Cho Choi. Mcallister falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Cho Choi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Minoru Cho Choi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudziadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derksen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pantera - I'm Broken. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudziadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Derksen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derksen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Derksen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pudziadowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pudziadowski tries to hold on but Derksen postures up.
Derksen stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Pudziadowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Derksen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derksen misses with an uppercut.
Pudziadowski backs away from a small jab...but Derksen lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Pudziadowski crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Derksen with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Gerald Derksen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Munroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Lavin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munroe but Munroe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lavin looks to throw the jab but Munroe is out of range.
Munroe misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lavin, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Munroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munroe is fending him off so far but Lavin persists. Nope, Munroe circles away and we're back to standing.
Munroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavin moves away.
Lavin avoids the body shot from Munroe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lavin.
Rex Munroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Lavin.
Munroe thuds a left hand into Lavin's body.
Rex Munroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Munroe as he jumps to the side.
Munroe stuns Lavin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lavin looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like TJ Lavin has been cut.
Munroe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munroe catches Lavin napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Lavin to the canvas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Munroe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Lavin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Munroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavin.
Lavin misses with an uppercut.
Lavin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Munroe lands with a hook. Lavin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lavin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin misses with a hook. Munroe ducked under it nicely.
Munroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavin.
Lavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Lavin scores with a nice strike.
Munroe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lavin is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe scores with a jab to the body.
Munroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munroe throws a right and a left that Lavin avoids nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Munroe misses with a looping left.
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.
Munroe throws a shot from downtown. Lavin moves away and avoids it.
Lavin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munroe defends it nicely.
Munroe just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Munroe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Lavin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Munroe throws a big shot that misses.
Lavin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lavin misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavin defending well as Munroe loads up on a big left hand.
Lavin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Munroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavin moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lavin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Munroe connects with a body shot that sends Lavin's belly button to the back.
Munroe is looking to wear down Lavin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Munroe misses with a looping left.
Rex Munroe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lavin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Munroe has got the better of the exchanges.
A telegraphed right hand from Munroe misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavin fails with a takedown attempt.
Rex Munroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Lavin.
Munroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munroe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munroe throws a lazy right hand but Lavin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Munroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Munroe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Munroe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Vallely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vallely is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by CKY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings. 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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23
187 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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22
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gwyn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Vallely!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a wild body kick that Vallely sees coming a mile off.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vallely takes a step back to recover.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mike Vallely has been cut.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vallely is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Vallely sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vallely missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vallely throws and elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vallely's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Vallely wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vallely manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vallely scores with a nice head shot.
Vallely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Vallely lands with an overhand left.
Vallely avoids the head kick by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch but Vallely is avoiding it.
Vallely lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some bone on bone action there as Vallely checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jones is looking to clinch but Vallely is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is looking to clinch but Vallely is avoiding it.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Vallely back into the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vallely drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vallely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vallely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vallely tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Gwyn Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Vallely.
Vallely avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Vallely avoids the damage to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vallely's defenses.
Vallely blocks the elbow strike.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Vallely blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vallely's brow.
That's four 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.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Vallely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vallely misses with the combination.
Jones wants to clinch up but Vallely keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vallely checks a leg kick.
Vallely swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Vallely manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vallely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Vallely takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Vallely moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Vallely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Vallely misses.
Gwyn Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vallely shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vallely's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Vallely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones throws a leg kick but Vallely moved away.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Vallely can't get the takedown.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vallely avoids it.
Vallely tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Vallely drops back down to his feet.
Gwyn Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Vallely.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vallely is defending well for now.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Vallely tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Vallely is blocking nicely.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vallely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Gwyn Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Vallely down.
Vallely keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a low kick but Vallely moves out of range easily.
Vallely shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Vallely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vallely lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallely lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones misses with a body kick.
Mike Vallely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Vallely shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vallely crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Vallely gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Vallely manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vallely is breathing heavily.
Vallely takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones thows a body kick. Vallely tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Vallely.
Jones tries to clinch there but Vallely circles away.
Jones throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallely managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Vallely shrugs off.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Vallely has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vallely in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
Vallely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vallely avoids it.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vallely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vallely is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Vallely is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vallely avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Vallely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Vallely in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vallely drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gwyn Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Vallely's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones lands a front kick.
Vallely shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones throws a push kick but Vallely slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vallely takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Vallely avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Vallely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vallely will feel that in the morning.
Vallely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vallely gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones pushes Vallely up against the cage in a clinch.
Vallely takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vallely's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gwyn Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vallely pulls guard successfully.
Vallely is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones trying to control but Vallely is working from the bottom.
Gwyn Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones wanted to stand there but Vallely had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Vallely keeps moving.
Vallely working a defensive guard but Jones manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mike Vallely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vallely explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Vallely pushes him off.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vallely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vallely, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwyn Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwyn Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Longun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Longun will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Longun!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Longun moves away from the strike by King.
King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Longun scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Longun does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Longun.
King throws a right hand that Longun ducks under and follows up with a left that Longun also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Longun catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King tries to clinch but Longun is having none of it.
Longun lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Longun avoids the body shot from King.
King throws out a loose jab but Longun uses good head movement to avoid it.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Longun finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Longun works King's body with a nice hook.
Longun lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Longun connects with a crisp jab.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Longun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Longun lands a high kick!
King misses the shot to the body.
Longun feints a jab promting King to slip. Longun then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. King slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Longun throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
Longun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
Longun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Longun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Longun.
Longun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Longun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Longun.
Longun moves out of range of the strikes.
King tries to clinch but Longun is having none of it.
Longun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Longun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
King misses with a looping right.
Longun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Longun throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Longun's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Longun scores with a head kick.
Longun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Longun is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
King throws a looping overhand right but Longun ducks down to avoid it.
King tries to clinch but Longun moves out of range.
King tries to move into range but Longun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King drops his hands momentarily and Longun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Longun lands a right hook to the body.
Longun lands with an overhand left.
Longun is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
King tries to clinch up but Longun circles away and keeps his distance.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Longun's shoulder, as Longun tries to avoid the shot.
Longun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longun lands with a slapping head kick.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Longun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Longun manages to avoid it.
King is breathing heavily.
Longun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longun slips a jab from King.
Longun connects with the punch.
King needs to keep his hands up - Longun had a free shot at his head there.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Longun jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
King walks into a jab.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Longun does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses with an uppercut. Longun saw that one coming.
Longun might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
King tries to clinch there but Longun circles away.
Longun lands a head kick!
Longun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Longun scores with a jab to the body.
Longun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
King is rocked!
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Longun.
Longun scores with a three punch combo!
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Longun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Longun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
Longun lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Longun clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Longun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Longun tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Longun throws a nice head kick!
Longun stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Longun thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Longun throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
Longun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Longun scores with a punch to the head.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by Longun as he connects with a hook.
Longun feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Longun works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
Longun dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
Longun lands a high kick!
Longun throws a combination. King tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Longun lands with a right hand.
Longun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice straight punches there by Longun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Longun.
King throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Longun lands a high kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Longun as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Longun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Longun.
Longun connects with a crisp jab.
Longun lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into rage.
Longun dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
Longun cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King throws a hook but Longun blocks it.
Nice shot by Longun.
Longun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
Longun scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Longun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Longun feints a jab promting King to slip. Longun then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. King slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Longun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Longun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Longun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Longun swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Longun lands with a straight right. King didn't see that one coming.
Longun lands an uppercut out of nowhere! King falls backwards - clearly groggy! Longun dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Longun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francis Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mats Fotoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mats Fotoberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fotoberg takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Fotoberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fotoberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Fotoberg looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Fotoberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Drake misses.
Fotoberg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Drake pushing down on Fotoberg's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Drake trying to control the pace.
Fotoberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fotoberg is doing well to control the position and prevent Drake from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fotoberg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Fotoberg is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake preventing the sweep.
Fotoberg keeping full guard, as Drake tries to pass.
Drake stops Fotoberg from standing up.
Drake wants to get up but he can't break Fotoberg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Drake won't allow Fotoberg to get back to his feet.
Drake sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fotoberg scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fotoberg.
Mats Fotoberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Fotoberg.
A jab from Fotoberg misses.
Fotoberg tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Fotoberg.
Fotoberg throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Mats Fotoberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fotoberg slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fotoberg looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Fotoberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Fotoberg wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Fotoberg takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fotoberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fotoberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drake back to the cage. Fotoberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fotoberg is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drake rather than just go for the knockout.
Fotoberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Fotoberg connects with a nice looking jab.
Fotoberg tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Fotoberg thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Fotoberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Drake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fotoberg. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake shoots in but no luck this time.
Fotoberg swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fotoberg cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fotoberg misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fotoberg throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fotoberg to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fotoberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fotoberg looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Fotoberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Fotoberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fotoberg keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Fotoberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Fotoberg is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fotoberg has a closed guard, preventing Drake from standing up.
Mats Fotoberg has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fotoberg connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown. Fotoberg tries to sprawl out of it but Drake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fotoberg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fotoberg moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fotoberg catches Drake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fotoberg misses the shot to the body.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drake is defended easily by Fotoberg.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fotoberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Fotoberg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fotoberg pinned against the cage. Fotoberg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake slips a straight right by Fotoberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mats Fotoberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Fotoberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fotoberg throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fotoberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Drake or perhaps it was just good defense by Fotoberg which made him look bad.
Fotoberg throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fotoberg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fotoberg lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fotoberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fotoberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fotoberg punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
Fotoberg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fotoberg ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fotoberg lands a glancing blow to the side of Drake's head.
Fotoberg misses with a body shot
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fotoberg misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg moves out of range of the strikes.
Fotoberg scores with a jab.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fotoberg.
Fotoberg throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Jab from Fotoberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fotoberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Fotoberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fotoberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fotoberg.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Fotoberg.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fotoberg scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fotoberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fotoberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mats Fotoberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fotoberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fotoberg has closed the distance and engaged Drake in a clinch.
Fotoberg leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fotoberg scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mats Fotoberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fotoberg 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mats Fotoberg!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer comes to the cage accompanied by American Badass. Gallagher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: EODM - Don't speak. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
Archer tries to clinch up.
Gallagher swats away the attempt to clinch by Archer.
Gallagher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Danny Archer has been cut.
Archer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gallagher stuffs the takedown attempt from Archer. Archer gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Archer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Archer is trying to drag Gallagher to the mat but Gallagher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gallagher can't break the clinch.
Archer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Archer.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Archer has him pressed against the cage.
Archer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher tries to break free but Archer pushes him back against the cage.
Archer lands an uppercut.
Archer stalling the fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Archer.
Archer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Archer successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to stand but Archer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Archer looking for a sweep. Not yet Archer, not yet.
Archer trying to control the position.
Archer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gallagher puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Archer moves into full guard.
Gallagher is stalling in the full guard.
Gallagher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Archer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Archer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Archer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gallagher postures up in Archer's guard and throws a big left but Archer blocks it.
Archer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Archer has a closed guard, preventing Gallagher from standing up.
Gallagher must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gallagher looking to pass the guard.
Gallagher has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Archer is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying to control the position but Gallagher postures up.
Gallagher passes into half guard.
Gallagher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Archer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Archer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gallagher pulls his head out easily.
It looks like Gallagher is going to stand back up.
Gallagher stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Archer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Billy Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Archer moves away from the strike by Gallagher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Archer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallagher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Archer is looking to clinch.
Gallagher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danny Archer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Archer moved out of range.
Gallagher misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Archer ducks down to avoid it.
Archer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallagher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Archer tries to clinch up but Gallagher circles away and keeps his distance.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Archer ducks down to avoid it.
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Archer.
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 Danny Archer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Archer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Archer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Archer instigates a clinch.
Archer tries to pull guard but Gallagher holds him up against the cage and eventually Archer drops back down to his feet.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Archer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gallagher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Archer.
Archer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Archer slips a straight right by Gallagher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Archer closes the distance and clinches.
Archer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Archer is controlling him.
Archer lands a body punch.
Gallagher tries to break the clinch but Archer is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Archer - that landed with a thud.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
Archer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gallagher regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer trying to move into half guard but instead Gallagher has managed to sweep!
Archer working for a triangle but Gallagher defends it easily.
Archer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gallagher!
Archer throwing strikes here but Gallagher is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Archer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gallagher is in a horrible position here. Archer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gallagher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Archer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Archer landing strikes from the mount.
Danny Archer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Archer.
Archer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gallagher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Archer throwing strikes here but Gallagher is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Archer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Archer with a couple of short strikes.
Archer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gallagher is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer throwing strikes here but Gallagher is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Archer wants to finish this one by submission but Gallagher is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Archer.
Archer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gallagher's face.
Archer swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gallagher is now in Archer's guard. A big mistake from Archer there, giving up the dominant position!
Gallagher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Archer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gallagher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gallagher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer looking to control but Gallagher passes into half guard.
Archer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gallagher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gallagher's back!
Archer trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gallagher defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher covering up well and avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Archer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Archer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Archer tries to clinch there but Gallagher circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Archer.
Archer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Archer's shoulder, as Archer tries to avoid the shot.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallagher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gallagher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Archer has time to react.
Gallagher lands with a nice body punch.
Gallagher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Archer counters with a right hand to the body.
Archer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Archer's shoulder, as Archer tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archer tries to clinch there but Gallagher circles away.
Archer tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Gallagher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gallagher misses with a hook.
Archer tries to clinch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallagher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gallagher cracks a nice hook into Archer's ribs.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Gallagher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
Gallagher throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Gallagher misses.
Archer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gallagher, pushing him back against the cage.
Archer has Gallagher pressed against the cage, preventing Gallagher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Archer decides to pull guard.
Archer wants to sweep but no luck.
Archer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gallagher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Billy Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is posturing up here but Archer has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gallagher tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gallagher has to tap! Slick submission there by Archer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Archer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slysizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Cross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slysizzle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slysizzle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cross.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Slysizzle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Cross.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
Cross works on Slysizzle's body with a couple of short punches.
Slysizzle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cross misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Cross.
Cross is leaning against Slysizzle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slysizzle looks gassed!
Slysizzle misses with a punch to the body.
Cross lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross slowing the pace effectively.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Slysizzle controls the action.
Slysizzle struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cross.
Cross tries to work over Slysizzle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slysizzle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross can't find room to land a body shot as Slysizzle controls the action.
Cross trying to land knees to the body.
Cross is stalling here.
Slysizzle tries to score a body lock takedown but Cross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Cross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slysizzle or not.
Cross blocks a body shot from Slysizzle.
Cross lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slysizzle backwards.
Cross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cross is leaning against Slysizzle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slysizzle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cross.
Come on Cross - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cross digs a right hand into Slysizzle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slysizzle's gas tank.
Cross pushes Slysizzle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Cross.
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Cross.
Cross is leaning against Slysizzle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross is leaning against Slysizzle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross effectively controlling the action here.
Slysizzle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross digs a right hand into Slysizzle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slysizzle's gas tank.
Cross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Slysizzle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Slysizzle misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Cross.
Cross lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Kimbo Slysizzle has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Cross.
Slysizzle is trying to break the clinch but Cross is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Cross.
Cross blocking some punches.
Cross presses Slysizzle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cross presses Slysizzle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slysizzle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cross lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slysizzle wants a takedown but no success here.
David Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Slysizzle.
Cross lands a hook that snaps the head of Slysizzle backwards.
Slysizzle has Cross pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cross manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Slysizzle struggles to land a body shot inside as Cross controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slysizzle's cut.
That's time! Cross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slysizzle. Cross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross shoots for a takedown but Slysizzle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Slysizzle throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
Cross cracks a nice hook into Slysizzle's ribs.
Slysizzle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cross rushes Slysizzle and presses him up against the cage.
Cross slowing the pace effectively.
Slysizzle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cross manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Cross.
Slysizzle blocks a body shot from Cross.
Slysizzle is breathing heavily.
Slysizzle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cross misses with some punches.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slysizzles head.
Cross has Slysizzle pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lands a body shot.
Slysizzle working hard to break the clinch.
Slysizzle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cross tries a body shot but Slysizzle blocks it.
Cross lands a nice knee to the body.
Cross prevents a body shot from Slysizzle.
Cross pushes Slysizzle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cross lands a body shot.
Cross lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slysizzle or not.
Cross lands with a right to the head.
Cross is leaning against Slysizzle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cross is pushing Slysizzle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slysizzle working hard to break the clinch.
Cross with a knee to the head.
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!
Cross landing knees to the head.
Cross lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slysizzle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slysizzle can do to turn this around?
Cross holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Slysizzle is trying to break the clinch but Cross is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross avoiding damage.
Cross tries to work over Slysizzle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Cross - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by David Cross.
Cross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slysizzle tries to score with a low kick but Cross moves his leg out of the way.
Cross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cross throws a jab when Slysizzle was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Slysizzle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross tries to clinch
and Slysizzle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cross throws a leg kick but Slysizzle checks it.
Slysizzle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slysizzle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cross checks it well.
Slysizzle looks to throw the jab but Cross is out of range.
Cross clinches with his opponent.
Slysizzle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cross works on Slysizzle's body with a couple of short punches.
Cross tries a body shot but Slysizzle blocks it.
Cross stalling the fight.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slysizzles head.
Slysizzle lands a shot to the body.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slysizzles head.
Cross's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross stalling in the clinch but Slysizzle improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slysizzle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Slysizzle misses the target.
Cross on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Slysizzle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cross closes the distance and clinches up with Slysizzle, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes Slysizzle against the cage but Slysizzle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cross takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Slysizzle lands with a cross.
A big right from Cross misses.
Slysizzle lands an overhand right.
Slysizzle misses with a double jab.
Slysizzle takes a swing at Cross's ribcage but misses.
Slysizzle connects with a body shot.
Slysizzle throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Slysizzle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Cross coming out on top.
Slysizzle throws a jab when Cross was well out of range.
Cross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slysizzle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slysizzle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross loads up on a big right hand but Slysizzle slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross shoots in and drives through. Slysizzle sprawls well.
Cross throws a leg kick but Slysizzle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Slysizzle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Slysizzle cracks Cross with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cross scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slysizzle in his tracks.
Slysizzle clinches.
Slysizzle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cross gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Slysizzle tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Slysizzle back against the cage.
Cross is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Slysizzle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cross has him pressed against the cage.
Cross lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slysizzle backwards.
Cross avoiding damage.
Slysizzle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross misses with a few strikes there.
Cross closes the distance and clinches up with Slysizzle, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes Slysizzle against the cage but Slysizzle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slysizzle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cross as he jumps to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slysizzle lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cross has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cross and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cross lands a jab.
Slysizzle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cross tries to clinch up
and Slysizzle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slysizzle moves into the clinch successfully.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross blocks a body shot from Slysizzle.
Slysizzle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross's elbow.
Cross pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross presses Slysizzle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Slysizzle prevents a body shot from Cross.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slysizzle's elbow.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cross scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cross works on Slysizzle's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Slysizzle is leaning against Cross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross lands an uppercut.
Slysizzle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross trying to control the position but instead, Slysizzle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cross into the cage.
Cross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cross is pushing Slysizzle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Slysizzle blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slysizzle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cross tries to bum rush Slysizzle with a series of wild strikes but Slysizzle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cross just misses with a punch to the body.
Slysizzle takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Cross.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross keeps control of Slysizzle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Slysizzle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slysizzle misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Slysizzle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cross pushes Slysizzle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Slysizzle tries to throw a body punch but Cross avoids it by throwing Slysizzle back against the cage.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slysizzle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
David Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Slysizzle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A shot in the inside from Cross.
Cross stalling the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Cross.
Cross is working Slysizzle over against the cage.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped Slysizzle in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Cross stalling against the cage.
Cross prevents Slysizzle from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Cross.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cross - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Slysizzle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross tries to throw a body punch but Slysizzle avoids it by throwing Cross back against the cage.
Cross's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Cross.
Cross slowing the pace effectively.
Slysizzle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slysizzle is looking to score with low kicks.
Cross rushes Slysizzle and presses him up against the cage.
Slysizzle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cross lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slysizzle letting Cross take a breather here.
Cross lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slysizzle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cross misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slysizzle is trying to break the clinch but Cross is controlling him.
Cross is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slysizzle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Slysizzle.
Cross misses with a body punch.
Slysizzle is working for takedown but Cross is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slysizzle is keeping busy.
Slysizzle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cross gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Slysizzle.
Cross scores with a hook to the body.
Cross slowing the pace effectively.
Cross prevents Slysizzle from breaking the clinch.
Cross tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slysizzle blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Cross had his way with Kimbo Slysizzle in that round.
The cut man is working on Kimbo Slysizzle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Slysizzle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cross.
Cross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cross gets through Slysizzle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cross prevents a body shot from Slysizzle.
Cross will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Slysizzle up against the cage.
Cross stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cross blocks a body shot from Slysizzle.
Slysizzle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cross.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Slysizzle wants a takedown but no success here.
Slysizzle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cross is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Slysizzle is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Slysizzle prevents a body shot from Cross.
Cross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slysizzle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slysizzle breaks from the clinch.
Cross swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Slysizzle to counter with a crisp jab.
Cross misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slysizzle.
Cross connects with a crisp jab.
Slysizzle is rocked!
Slysizzle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slysizzle checks a low kick from Cross.
Slysizzle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cross sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slysizzle throws a big shot that misses.
Slysizzle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
David Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Slysizzle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cross misses with a body shot.
Cross closes the distance and clinches.
Slysizzle is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Slysizzle throws an elbow but misses.
Cross slows down the pace here.
Cross gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kimbo Slysizzle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross swings wildly with an uppercut but Slysizzle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Slysizzle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cross stalling the fight.
Cross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Slysizzle tries to work over Cross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross missing with knees to the body.
Slysizzle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cross's elbow.
Cross lands a body shot.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross cracks Slysizzle with a nice body shot.
Cross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Slysizzle backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Cross.
Slysizzle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cross has Slysizzle pressed against the cage, preventing Slysizzle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slysizzle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Cross - that landed with a thud.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross cracks Slysizzle with a nice body shot.
Cross is pushing Slysizzle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cross scores with a nice hook to the head.
David Cross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cross dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cross prevents Slysizzle from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross displaying some good clinch control by pressing Slysizzle up against the cage.
Slysizzle misses with a punch to the body.
Cross presses Slysizzle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cross lands a body punch.
Slysizzle tries a knee to the head but Cross blocks it.
Slysizzle is trying to break the clinch but Cross is controlling him.
Come on Cross - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Cross.
A short body shot lands from Cross as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross is leaning against Slysizzle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cross is struggling to control the position.
Cross lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cross has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:43
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:43
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cross!
David Cross retains his middleweight title!
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