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Bloody Sunday XIV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Umar Muhammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angry BlackGuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angry BlackGuy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Umar Muhammed's chin.
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181 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Umar Muhammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Angry BlackGuy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
BlackGuy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Muhammed misses with a few strikes there.
Muhammed throws a body punch but BlackGuy moves out of range.
BlackGuy misses with a takedown attempt - Muhammed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BlackGuy shoots in and drives through. Muhammed sprawls well.
BlackGuy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
BlackGuy shoots for a double leg takedown but Muhammed sprawls well. He's pushed BlackGuy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Umar Muhammed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angry BlackGuy.
BlackGuy throws a head kick that misses.
Muhammed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
BlackGuy misses with a takedown attempt - Muhammed sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BlackGuy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muhammed as he avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Muhammed. Beautiful body shot.
BlackGuy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Muhammeds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
BlackGuy dives in and grabs Muhammed's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muhammed pushes down on BlackGuy's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammed takes a swing at BlackGuy's ribcage but misses.
Muhammed lets loose with a powerful body kick. BlackGuy will feel that in the morning.
BlackGuy looks gassed!
Muhammed lands a slapping body shot.
BlackGuy avoids the body shot from Muhammed.
Muhammed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muhammed lands with a hook. BlackGuy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Angry BlackGuy has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muhammed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muhammed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muhammed misses with a double jab.
Muhammed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muhammed throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! BlackGuy crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Umar Muhammed!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between john clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Guigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Guigan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, john clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Guigan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guigan misses with a double jab.
Guigan lands a nice looking body shot.
clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guigan connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt clark! He's out on his feet! Guigan rushes in and drops clark with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barry Guigan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Zabitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Zabitz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eli Zabitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Chor Thanasukarn blocks the low kick.
Zabitz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chor Thanasukarn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zabitz but Zabitz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chor Thanasukarn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zabitz avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zabitz's waist but Zabitz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chor Thanasukarn off to one side.
Eli Zabitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zabitz throws a right hand that Chor Thanasukarn ducks under and follows up with a left that Chor Thanasukarn also avoids with ease.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chor Thanasukarn checks the leg kick.
Zabitz misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zabitz looks to land a combination but Chor Thanasukarn avoids it well.
Chor Thanasukarn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zabitz is fending him off so far but Chor Thanasukarn persists. Nope, Zabitz circles away and we're back to standing.
Chor Thanasukarn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half 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.
Chor Thanasukarn thows a huge punch but Zabitz dodges it nicely.
Zabitz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chor Thanasukarn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zabitz is breathing heavily.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to work for a kimura but Zabitz is defending well.
Chor Thanasukarn seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chor Thanasukarn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zabitz's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zabitz throws a series of punches but Chor Thanasukarn avoids them all with ease.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to clinch up but Zabitz keeps it at a distance.
Zabitz keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a head kick but Zabitz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a head kick.
Chor Thanasukarn closes the distance and clinches up with Zabitz, looking for a takedown. Chor Thanasukarn pushes Zabitz against the cage but Zabitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zabitz throws a chopping leg kick but Chor Thanasukarn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zabitz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eli Zabitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn looks for a takedown but Zabitz sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chor Thanasukarn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zabitz as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Zabitz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chor Thanasukarn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zabitz tries to avoid it but Chor Thanasukarn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zabitz to the ground. Zabitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zabitz is looking to slow Chor Thanasukarn down with leg kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chor Thanasukarn.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chor Thanasukarn checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zabitz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zabitz throws a leg kick but Chor Thanasukarn moved away.
Zabitz blocks a head kick by Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to clinch but Zabitz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zabitz throws a low kick but Chor Thanasukarn moves out of range easily.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to close the distance and clinch but Zabitz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zabitz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chor Thanasukarn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zabitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chor Thanasukarn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Zabitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zabitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Eli Zabitz!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Eli Zabitz!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Eli Zabitz!
Eli Zabitz wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ragna Renstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retri Paladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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148 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragna Renstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Retri Paladin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paladin scores with a body shot.
Renstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paladin misses with the combination.
Paladin throws a shot to the body.
Paladin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donk. Paladin catches Renstrom right on the button with a cross.
Renstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paladin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paladin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Paladin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Renstrom tries to move into range but Paladin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paladin throws a combination that misses
and Renstrom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paladin is looking to control Renstrom's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paladin avoid being mounted?
Paladin is trying to stand up here but Renstrom is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paladin is staying active underneath Renstrom, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renstrom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paladin wants to get back to full guard.
Paladin is looking to control Renstrom's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paladin avoid being mounted?
Renstrom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paladin defends it well.
Renstrom is thwarting Paladin's attempts to control the position.
Renstrom is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paladin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Renstrom.
Paladin wants to improve his position but Renstrom is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Renstrom seems to be working for a kimura but Paladin defends the submission attempt.
Paladin wants to get back to his feet.
Renstrom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paladin is trying to maintain the position but Renstrom is very close to passing his half guard.
Renstrom is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
It looks like Renstrom is going to stand back up.
Paladin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renstrom passes the guard and advances to mount!
Renstrom is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Paladin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Paladin!
Renstrom has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paladin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Renstrom looking for a guillotine here but Paladin defends easily.
Paladin stopping the sweep attempt from Renstrom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renstrom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Renstrom is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paladin wants to control from the top but Renstrom keeps moving.
Renstrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Renstrom has an active guard here but Paladin has managed to pass into half guard.
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 Ragna Renstrom will probably get the nod.
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.
Renstrom takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch combination from Paladin misses.
Retri Paladin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paladin tests Renstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Renstrom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paladin counters with a thumping low kick.
Paladin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab lands there for Paladin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Paladin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paladin.
Renstrom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paladin.
Renstrom walks into a stiff left hand from Paladin.
A combination from Paladin does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paladin lands with a kick to the temple. Renstrom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Paladin. Renstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renstrom looks for a takedown but Paladin sprawls well.
Renstrom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Paladin. Those never looked like landing.
Paladin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paladin misses with a double jab.
Renstrom fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paladin clobbers Renstrom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Renstrom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paladin but Paladin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragna Renstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paladin connects with a nice looking jab.
Paladin stuffs the takedown.
Paladin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Renstrom is rocked!
Paladin cracks Renstrom's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Renstrom slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Paladin can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Retri Paladin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Calzighe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuck u right back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sean Daley has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Joseph Calzighe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Daley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daley dives in and grabs Calzighe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Calzighe pushes down on Daley's head and hops out.
Daley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daley throws a hook to the side of Calzighe's head but Calzighe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calzighe. That did some damage!
Calzighe looks to throw the jab but Daley is out of range.
Daley slips a jab and a cross from Calzighe.
Daley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Calzighe misses.
Calzighe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Daley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Calzighe, up you get!
Daley connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley misses the jab.
Sean Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Daley stands up.
Daley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Calzighe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Daley working away.
Calzighe being controlled for a moment.
Daley decides to stand back up. Daley steps back and let's Calzighe get back to his feet.
Daley looks to score with a jab to the body but Calzighe is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calzighe counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Sean Daley has been cut.
Daley takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daley throws a leg kick which misses Calzighe's front leg but catches the back leg as Calzighe tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Daley.
Calzighe takes one to the side of the head.
Daley misses with a body kick.
Calzighe misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daley.
Daley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzighe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Daley decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daley. That's going to slow Calzighe down.
Decent striking displayed by Daley there.
A head kick from Daley lands but Calzighe takes it in his stride.
Calzighe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Daley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daley with a jab.
Daley thuds his right hand into Calzighe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley shoots in looking for a takedown. Calzighe tries to sprawl out of it but Daley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Calzighe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daley scores with a decent looking hook.
Calzighe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Daley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calzighe's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daley tests Calzighe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daley!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Daley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Daley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calzighe's waist but Calzighe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daley off to one side.
Calzighe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Calzighe blocks a jab.
Daley cracks the inside of Calzighe's front leg.
Calzighe looks to throw the jab but Daley is out of range.
Daley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calzighe as he avoids it easily.
Sean Daley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid body kick from Daley.
Daley throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Calzighe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daley has a takedown stuffed.
Joseph Calzighe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Daley.
Daley lands a leg kick that knocks Calzighe off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley scores with a body shot.
Daley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calzighe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daley.
Calzighe throws a combination that misses
and Daley counters with a good low kick that Calzighe was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daley stalks Calzighe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calzighe's face. Calzighe staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Joseph Calzighe has been cut.
Daley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calzighe's sensitive parts.
Daley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Calzighe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Calzighe scrambles back to his feet.
Daley scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Daley.
Daley lunges at Calzighe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calzighe's hand.
Daley lands a nice hook to Calzighe's body. Calzighe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joseph Calzighe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daley lands a slapping body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daley, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Daley. That's going to slow Calzighe down.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Daley finds it's way through Calzighe's defenses.
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Calzighe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Calzighe to his feet.
Calzighe tries to sprawl but Daley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Daley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daley stands up from half guard.
A lazy left from Daley finds it's target.
Calzighe tries to clinch but Daley moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Calzighe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley stands up and beckons Calzighe to his feet.
Calzighe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daley scores with a hook.
Daley moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calzighe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Daley cracks Calzighe with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Daley 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Daley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Daley misses.
Calzighe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daley.
Daley lands a right hook to the body.
Calzighe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Calzighe.
Daley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Daley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daley looks to land a combination but Calzighe avoids it well.
Daley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Calzighe.
Daley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Daley lands a head kick. Calzighe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Daley misses the shot to the body.
Calzighe tries to clinch
and Daley counters with an inside leg kick.
Daley lands a glancing blow to the side of Calzighe's head.
Daley lands a front kick.
Calzighe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Calzighe 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.
Daley scores with a nice head shot.
Daley scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Daley tests Calzighe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Calzighe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daley.
Daley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daley misses with a two punch combination.
Calzighe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daley lands with a hook. Calzighe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzighe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Daley finds it's way through Calzighe's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Daley.
Daley shoots in and gets a takedown into Calzighe's guard.
Daley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A lazy left from Daley finds it's target.
Daley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Calzighe takes one on the button.
Daley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calzighe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sean Daley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley thows a body kick. Calzighe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Daley as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daley thuds his right hand into Calzighe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Calzighe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Daley cracks the inside of Calzighe's front leg.
Daley connects with an inside leg kick.
Daley misses with a few strikes there.
Daley lands a nice hook to Calzighe's body. Calzighe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calzighe's sensitive parts.
Calzighe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daley.
Joseph Calzighe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daley showed some decent athleticism there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Daley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Sean Daley!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Sean Daley!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Sean Daley!
Sean Daley wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M I Callis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Humans Are Dead. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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25
170 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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23
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, M I Callis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan takes one to the chin there.
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callis throws out the jab.
Jordan shoots in looking for a takedown but Callis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jordan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Callis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jordan on the side of the head.
Callis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Callis.
Callis misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Callis.
Callis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordan.
Jordan defending well as Callis loads up on a big left hand.
Callis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Callis as he connects with a hook.
Callis takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Callis misses.
Jordan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jordan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Callis.
Oh Jordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callis connects with a stiff jab that staggers Jordan - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). M I Callis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nitram Eyricus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyricus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eat You by Limp Bizkit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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29
218 lbs
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210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nitram Eyricus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Russell Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell misses with a two punch combination.
Bell moves in looking to clinch but Eyricus pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Eyricus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Eyricus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eyricus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eyricus misses the jab.
Bell is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Eyricus or perhaps it was just good defense by Bell which made him look bad.
Bell motions for Eyricus to come forward. Bell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eyricus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell misses with an uppercut. Eyricus saw that one coming.
Eyricus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bell clinches with his opponent.
Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eyricus closes the distance but Bell moves to the side
and Bell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bell misses with a series of wild punches.
Eyricus fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell throws a leg kick but Eyricus checks it.
Bell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eyricus lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Russell Bell has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bell misses with a double jab
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell scores with a body shot.
Eyricus moves out of range of the body kick.
Bell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Eyricus was covering up waiting for the punch and Bell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Eyricus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eyricus looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell trying to control the position from guard on top but Eyricus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eyricus looking for a guillotine here but Bell defends easily.
Eyricus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eyricus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Bell wants to control from the top but Eyricus keeps moving.
Eyricus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bell!
Eyricus looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell tries to lock up and control but Eyricus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Bell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
That's time! Bell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eyricus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eyricus.
Bell throws a jab when Eyricus was well out of range.
Eyricus throws a leg kick but Bell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Eyricus circles away.
Eyricus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eyricus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eyricus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bell.
Bell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eyricus slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Eyricus throws a lazy right hand but Bell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Eyricus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyricus ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Eyricus controls his hands.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eyricus backwards.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bell lands a body punch.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell keeps control of Eyricus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eyricus is breathing heavily.
Bell works on Eyricus's body with a couple of short punches.
Eyricus is trying to push Bell away but Bell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bell manages to break the clinch.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bell lands a nice hook to Eyricus's body. Eyricus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eyricus moves forwards but Bell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Eyricus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Eyricus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eyricus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bell.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Eyricus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eyricus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eyricus fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell forces Eyricus back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell pushes Eyricus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Eyricus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Bell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eyricus checks it well.
Eyricus misses with a leg kick.
Eyricus throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eyricus looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.
Good leg kick by Bell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bell finds it's way round the side to connect with Eyricus's head.
Bell digs a good hook to Eyricus's body.
Eyricus throws an overhand right that lands on Bell's shoulder, as Bell tries to avoid the shot.
Eyricus ducks under a wild hook from Bell.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell moves out of range as Eyricus strikes.
Bell slaps away a takedown attempt from Eyricus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Russell Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nitram Eyricus.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Eyricus's head but Eyricus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Eyricus misses its intended target.
Eyricus throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Bell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russell Bell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Eyricus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eyricus's calf.
Bell misses the shot to the body.
Eyricus fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bell misses with a low kick.
Bell wants to clinch.
Bell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eyricus was well out of range. Poor timing from Bell.
Eyricus thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyricus tries to score with a low kick but Bell moves his leg out of the way.
Bell scores with the left hand. Eyricus knows he should have avoided that one.
Eyricus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eyricus misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bell.
Eyricus avoids the body shot from Bell.
Bell defending well as Eyricus loads up on a big left hand.
Bell misses with a hook.
Bell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eyricus throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.
Eyricus throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eyricus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus checks the leg kick.
Eyricus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Eyricus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eyricus.
Bell looks to land a combination but Eyricus avoids it well.
Bell wants to clinch up but Eyricus keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Bell. No joy for Eyricus on that attempt.
Eyricus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Eyricus.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eyricus!
Bell scores with a nice right hand.
Eyricus misses with a combination
enabling Bell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus misses with a double jab
and Bell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bell struggles to land a body shot inside as Eyricus controls his hands.
Bell cracks Eyricus with a nice body shot.
Bell scores with a hook to the body.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Eyricus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bell's guard now.
Eyricus is looking to advance position but Bell has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Eyricus is working to get back to half guard.
Bell raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eyricus looks a forlorn figure.
Bell working Eyricus over with strikes here.
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!
Bell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eyricus looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eyricus can't escape the position.
Nitram Eyricus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eyricus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bell, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Russell Bell!
Russell Bell wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Egbert Van Der Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CPW has chosen Aerosmith - Back in the Saddle as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
149 lbs
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21
148 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Egbert Van Der Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Slick CPW!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Dick has CPW up against the cage in a clinch.
CPW jumps guard but Van Der Dick stands there with CPW around his waist. CPW gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Der Dick pulls guard effortlessly.
CPW trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
CPW is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
CPW thows a big elbow that misses.
CPW must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
CPW wants to control from the top but Van Der Dick keeps moving.
Van Der Dick looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Der Dick, not yet.
CPW prevents Van Der Dick from getting back to his feet.
CPW controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Der Dick throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
CPW postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Van Der Dick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of CPW, into his guard.
CPW throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van Der Dick uses it to pass to side control.
CPW is trying to improve his position.
CPW struggling a bit here.
Van Der Dick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Van Der Dick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
CPW manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so CPW is just riding it out for now. Van Der Dick eventually gives up the hold.
CPW controlling the position well.
Van Der Dick trying to control the pace.
CPW is looking to control Van Der Dick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can CPW avoid being mounted?
Van Der Dick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. CPW defending well though.
Van Der Dick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so CPW is just riding it out for now. Van Der Dick eventually gives up the hold.
CPW makes his way to full guard. A much better position for CPW.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Dick wants to get up but he can't break CPW's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
CPW throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
CPW is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Der Dick holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
CPW trying to control from half guard but Van Der Dick is working away.
CPW controlling the action here.
CPW is looking for a kimura but Van Der Dick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for CPW to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Van Der Dick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but CPW pulls his head out easily.
CPW throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
CPW is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Der Dick sees it coming and defends easily.
Van Der Dick tries to get to full guard but CPW has control of the leg.
Van Der Dick is breathing heavily.
CPW trying to control the action but Van Der Dick is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Dick has hold of CPW's hands but CPW slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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 Egbert Van Der Dick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Der Dick shoots in and drives through. CPW sprawls well.
CPW scores with a decent looking hook.
CPW closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the liver by CPW. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by CPW!
CPW lands with a good body shot.
CPW jabs Van Der Dick to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No luck for Van Der Dick with that takedown attempt.
CPW listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Der Dick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheers as CPW lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Der Dick doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
CPW lands a slapping body shot.
Van Der Dick tries to move into range but CPW moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
CPW lands a jab to Van Der Dick's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Der Dick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
CPW scores with a body shot.
CPW lands with an overhand left.
CPW lands with a hook. Van Der Dick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Der Dick is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
CPW uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Van Der Dick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
CPW scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
CPW throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Der Dick was covering up waiting for the punch and CPW finishes the takedown easily into guard.
CPW wants to control from the top but Van Der Dick keeps moving.
Van Der Dick can't keep his opponent in guard - CPW advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Van Der Dick seems to have got his legs back now.
CPW is keen to just control but Van Der Dick is a slippery customer.
CPW is looking to advance position but Van Der Dick won't allow it.
Nice strikes from CPW there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CPW trying to mount his opponent but Van Der Dick defends it.
CPW uses his free foot to push down on Van Der Dick's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Van Der Dick.
CPW controlling the pace for now.
Van Der Dick is squirming around, avoiding CPW's attempts to control the action.
CPW sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
CPW wants to control but Van Der Dick has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
CPW is looking to take a break and control but Van Der Dick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Slick CPW hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
CPW lunges at Van Der Dick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Der Dick's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
CPW shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
CPW wants to pass to mount but Van Der Dick is defending the position.
CPW slows the pace down in half guard.
Van Der Dick blocking the ground and pound attempt from CPW.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
CPW stops Van Der Dick from getting back to his feet.
Van Der Dick taking some punishment here, with CPW in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slick CPW showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Van Der Dick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Der Dick gets tackled into the cage by CPW. CPW maintains the clinch.
CPW has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Der Dick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Der Dick trying to stall but CPW improves his position.
CPW tries for a takedown. No joy.
CPW lands a takedown into guard.
Van Der Dick wants to sweep here but CPW controlling him for the moment.
CPW wants to control from the top but Van Der Dick keeps moving.
CPW looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
CPW wants to pass the guard but Van Der Dick is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Dick keeping moving, preventing CPW from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
CPW trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Van Der Dick manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
CPW is looking to sweep but instead, Van Der Dick has passed into half guard.
CPW trying to hold on to Van Der Dick's head to control him but Van Der Dick postures up.
Van Der Dick is trying to control. CPW wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Der Dick is pressing down on CPW's thigh, looking to free his foot. CPW is holding on for now.
CPW is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Der Dick's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Der Dick's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A bit of a pause in the action here. CPW controlling the positon.
Let's hope that CPW has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Van Der Dick looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Van Der Dick turns into CPW and is now in his guard.
CPW manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Der Dick manages to get himself to full guard.
CPW is stalling in the full guard.
CPW slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CPW cracks Van Der Dick with a big right hand but Van Der Dick just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Van Der Dick throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
A lull in the action here as CPW stalls from top position.
CPW decides to stand up, so the ref orders Van Der Dick to his feet.
CPW lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Der Dick's head.
CPW throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Der Dick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. CPW is in Van Der Dick's guard.
Van Der Dick keeping full guard, as CPW tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
CPW trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
CPW drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and CPW jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
CPW trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Der Dick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Der Dick wants to get back to his feet but CPW is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slick CPW is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
CPW sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Egbert Van Der Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
CPW passes Van Der Dick's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slick CPW comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think CPW 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Slick CPW!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Slick CPW!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Slick CPW!
Slick CPW wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Munch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tray Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonkers By Dizee Rascal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Munch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tray Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Munch throws a jab but it's blocked by Roberts.
Roberts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munch was well out of range. Poor timing from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munch throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts swings for the body but Munch moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Munch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Munch cracks Roberts with a good jab.
Munch slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munch.
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
Munch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Munch does it's job there.
Munch tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munch scores with a punch to the head.
Munch looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Munch.
Munch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Nice jab there from Munch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands a jab to the nose.
Munch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Tray Roberts has been cut.
Munch lands with a hook. Roberts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Munch misses with a straight right.
Roberts misses with a combination
enabling Munch to counter with a crisp jab.
Munch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roberts takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts blocks a leg kick.
Munch scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts looks gassed!
Roberts walks into a jab.
Roberts walks into a left hand.
Munch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Munch scores with a jab.
Roberts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munch checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the liver by Munch. Beautiful body shot.
Munch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Munch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Munch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That has opened up Tray Roberts's cut even more.
Munch pounces like a tiger and cracks Roberts with a vicious hook! Roberts is down but not out! Munch follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Munch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hazan Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Funktastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali's entrance music is LL Cool J - Mama' Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hazan Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Funktastic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali takes a swing at Funktastic's ribcage but misses.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Funktastic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funktastic ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funktastic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Funktastic.
Funktastic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ali counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funktastic.
Ali throws a head kick but Funktastic moves out of range.
Funktastic digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs.
Ali scores with a nice head shot.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Funktastic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Funktastic shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Funktastic moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funktastic lands a jab to Ali's midsection.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funktastic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Funktastic thows a body shot but no joy.
Funktastic takes one on the button.
Funktastic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Funktastic.
Funktastic slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Funktastic is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ali rather than just go for the knockout.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but Funktastic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ali gets back to full guard.
Funktastic trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funktastic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali is keeping the position for now.
Ali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Funktastic is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali is controlling Funktastic's posture.
Ali trying to keep a closed guard but Funktastic is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic trying to control but Ali is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Funktastic throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ali tries to sprawl but Funktastic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ali makes his way to full guard, as Funktastic worked for a kimura.
Funktastic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali trying to keep a closed guard but Funktastic is proving a slippery customer.
Funktastic passes Ali's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ali is refusing to be controlled, as Funktastic sits in half guard.
Funktastic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ali sees it coming and defends easily.
Ali regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ali wants to sweep but no luck.
Funktastic wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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 Hazan Ali will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Funktastic takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Funktastic is able to avoid easily.
Ali throws a jab when Funktastic was well out of range.
Ali lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ali misses with a low kick as Funktastic jumps back.
Hazan Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funktastic moves away.
Funktastic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ali defends it nicely.
Ali keeps Funktastic at a distance using the push kick.
Funktastic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funktastic throws a combination that misses
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali misses the body punch
and Funktastic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Funktastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick
and Funktastic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ali throws a low kick, looking for Funktastic's leg but Funktastic calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Funktastic moves away and avoids it.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Funktastic at a distance.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Ali is predictable there
enabling Funktastic to counter with a crisp jab.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funktastic moves away.
Funktastic checks a leg kick nicely.
Funktastic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ali misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funktastic.
Nice cross by Ali.
Funktastic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Funktastic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Funktastic slips under a jab.
Ali throws a hook but Funktastic blocks it.
Hazan Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funktastic misses with a wild body shot.
Funktastic thows a body shot but no joy.
Funktastic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ali connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funktastic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali scores with a leg kick.
Ali moves to clinch but Funktastic breaks away
and Funktastic counters with a left to the body.
Ali throws out a leg kick but Funktastic moves out of range and Ali only half commits.
Ali looks to land a left hand but Funktastic moved out of range nicely.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funktastic.
Funktastic takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funktastic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali works the jab nicely.
Funktastic avoids the body shot from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hazan Ali dominated that second round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funktastic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ali misses with a double jab
and Funktastic counters with a nice body shot.
Funktastic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Funktastic wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Ali misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Ali there.
A head kick by Ali misses
and Funktastic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ali!
Ali looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Funktastic looking for the choke from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ali manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Funktastic is now in side control.
Ali is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Funktastic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ali doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Funktastic.
Ali is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Funktastic wants to work for an arm triangle but Ali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ali works his way to full guard. Good work.
Funktastic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funktastic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ali 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.
Funktastic looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ali keeping full guard, as Funktastic tries to pass.
Funktastic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Funktastic working away.
Ali manages to get back to half guard.
Funktastic is looking to advance position but Ali won't allow it.
Funktastic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ali keeps working.
Funktastic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ali's thigh. Ali counters though and makes it back to full 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.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Funktastic slips nicely into half guard.
Ali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funktastic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ali is looking for a sweep. Funktastic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Funktastic really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Funktastic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Funktastic avoids a kick to the body.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funktastic.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funktastic is looking to clinch.
Ali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Funktastic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Funktastic closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Funktastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Funktastic is controlling the position.
Ali gets underhooks to prevent Funktastic's takedown attempt.
Funktastic letting Ali take a breather here.
Funktastic can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali taking a breather.
Funktastic blocks an uppercut.
Funktastic scores with a hook to the body.
Funktastic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ali is keeping busy.
Funktastic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Funktastic is leaning against Ali and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ali missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Funktastic.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Funktastic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Funktastic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Ali throws a lazy head kick
and Funktastic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Funktastic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ali is trying to defend but Funktastic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Funktastic trying to pass the guard but Ali defending well.
Ali is looking to improve his position.
Funktastic wants to pass to mount but Ali is defending the position.
Mr Funktastic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Funktastic seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic is looking to advance position but Ali won't allow it.
Funktastic is working for a submission of some sort.
Funktastic seems to be looking for submissions.
Ali moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Funktastic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Funktastic being controlled here momentarily.
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Funktastic wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
Funktastic passes into half guard.
Ali keeping hold of Funktastic's head, controlling as best he can.
Funktastic trying to advance position but Ali counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Funktastic dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ali lands a two punch combo.
Ali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Funktastic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Funktastic counters with a right hand to the body.
Funktastic slips a jab from Ali.
Funktastic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali throws a low kick but Funktastic moves out of range easily.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funktastic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Funktastic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Funktastic misses the target.
Funktastic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Funktastic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funktastic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Funktastic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ali is pushing Funktastic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Funktastic is working for takedown but Ali is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ali tries to land a knee to the head but Funktastic blocks with his arms.
Ali lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ali makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ali is pressed up against the cage. Funktastic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ali down to the mat. Ali avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Funktastic is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A jab from Ali does it's job there.
Ali tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Funktastic counters with a left to the body.
Funktastic ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Funktastic slips a straight right by Ali.
Hazan Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali darts in trying to clinch
and Funktastic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic is looking to pass Ali's guard but actually Ali recovers to full guard.
Funktastic looking to pass the guard.
Ali is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Funktastic is pushing down on Ali's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ali is fighting to maintain full guard but Funktastic has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ali manages to get to full guard.
Ali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Funktastic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Funktastic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ali is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Funktastic, into his guard.
Ali drops back looking for a leg! Funktastic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Funktastic manages to kick Ali off! Ali jumps back into Funktastic's guard.
Ali advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hazan Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ali has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Hazan Ali!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Hazan Ali!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Hazan Ali!
Hazan Ali wins by unanimous decision!
Hazan Ali retains his welterweight title!
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