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BCF 47: Hudson vs McFillin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudziadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koldan Heartless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudziadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Koldan Heartless!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudziadowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pudziadowski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pudziadowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Pudziadowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudziadowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heartless looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pudziadowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pudziadowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pudziadowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Pudziadowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Heartless gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Heartless working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pudziadowski is landing with some decent strikes but Heartless is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Koldan Heartless has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pudziadowski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Heartless is looking to escape.
Heartless is bucking up trying to escape but Pudziadowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That has opened up Koldan Heartless's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartless tries to hold on but Pudziadowski pushes him away.
Pudziadowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The cut above Koldan Heartless's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Koldan Heartless's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mariusz Pudziadowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn's entrance music is England belongs to me. A fine choice. Horton has chosen SOAD toxicity as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ray Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Horton!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Horton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horton throws a big right hand that misses.
Horton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Horton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gunn is not content to let Horton control the position.
Gunn trying to control from the bottom.
Horton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton trying to mount his opponent but Gunn defends it.
Gunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Horton.
Gunn won't allow Horton to pass to mount.
Gunn is looking to escape.
Horton prevents Gunn from improving his position.
Gunn is trying to stand back up but Horton is controlling him
Horton wants to pass to mount but Gunn is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gunn throws a head kick but Horton moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Gunn as Horton shoots in.
Horton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gunn sprawls well. Gunn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Horton gets slowly back to his feet.
Gunn misses with a wild body shot.
Horton checks a leg kick.
Gunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ray Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton shoots in and gets a takedown into Gunn's guard.
Horton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Horton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Horton is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunn has wrist control.
Horton tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.
Gunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gunn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Horton.
Horton trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Horton from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamie Horton.
Horton slips a straight right by Gunn.
A combination from Gunn does no damage.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Horton saw that one coming.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Horton pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn missing with a left hand there. Horton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Horton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gunn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gunn misses with a straight left.
Horton tries for a takedown but Gunn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gunn clinches up against the cage.
Gunn misses with an elbow strike.
Horton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Horton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Horton is looking for a kimura here.
Horton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton trying to control from Gunn's half guard. Gunn has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Horton tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.
Horton chips away with some ground and pound.
Gunn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Horton throws a strike but Gunn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Horton keeping full guard, as Gunn tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gunn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Horton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gunn has managed to get both his arms back between Horton's legs - danger averted.
Gunn trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Horton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gunn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horton on the ground.
Gunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Horton keeps moving.
Gunn preventing the sweep.
Gunn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Horton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ray Gunn just wasn't active enough.
Gunn throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Gunn.
Horton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunn avoids it really well and circles away.
Ray Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Horton.
Horton shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunn throws a low kick but Horton avoids it.
Gunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Horton in his tracks.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunn lands a jab.
Horton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunn as he jumps to the side.
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.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Horton circles away.
Gunn misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Gunn.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horton closes the distance and clinches up with Gunn, looking for a takedown. Horton pushes Gunn against the cage but Gunn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunn can pounce on him.
Gunn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Horton being controlled against the cage.
Horton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Horton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gunn smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ray Gunn will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Horton.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Horton pushes him off.
Gunn loads up on a big right hand but Horton slips the punch.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horton has a takedown stuffed.
Horton fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunn lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Horton.
Horton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunn lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Horton shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense.
Horton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Horton circles away.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good leg kick by Gunn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Horton avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Gunn throws a low kick, looking for Horton's leg but Horton calmly moves out of range.
Gunn tries to clinch but Horton is having none of it.
Horton avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Horton moves away from the strike by Gunn.
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.
Horton misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horton has a takedown stuffed.
Horton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gunn's half guard.
Gunn wants to control but Horton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gunn is trying to stand.
Horton stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Horton controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Horton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking to advance position but Gunn won't allow it.
Gunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horton is trying to control. Gunn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Horton moves nicely into side control.
Horton cracks Gunn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Horton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Horton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Horton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Alucard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whelan has chosen Bonny Portmore as his entrance music. Dan Alucard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Alucard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cormac Whelan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whelan takes a swing at Alucard's ribcage but misses.
Whelan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alucard's head.
Whelan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alucard was well out of range. Poor timing from Whelan.
Whelan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whelan cracks a nice hook into Alucard's ribs.
Alucard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alucard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alucard.
Alucard misses with the combination.
Alucard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whelan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alucard counters with a left and a right that stings Whelan.
Whelan cracks a nice hook into Alucard's ribs.
Whelan swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Alucard to counter with a crisp jab.
Whelan throws a looping overhand right but Alucard ducks down to avoid it.
Alucard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whelan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alucard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whelan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Alucard misses with the ground and pound.
Alucard throws a strike aimed at the side of Whelan's head but Whelan avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Alucard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Whelan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alucard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alucard is working Whelan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Alucard cracks Whelan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whelan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alucard.
Alucard looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Whelan is avoiding damage well.
Alucard in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whelan prevents Alucard from improving position.
Whelan regains half guard, as Alucard was trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alucard.
Alucard working the head and body with strikes.
Alucard thows a huge punch but Whelan dodges it nicely.
Alucard throwing shots but Whelan is blocking nicely.
Alucard working Whelan over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Alucard there.
Alucard is trying to control. Whelan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alucard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alucard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whelan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alucard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alucard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alucard throwing shots but Whelan is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whelan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alucard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alucard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alucard postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alucard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alucard chips away with some ground and pound.
Alucard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alucard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Whelan's guard.
Whelan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alucard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alucard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alucard working over Whelan with some ground and pound. Whelan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Whelan is trying to control but can't.
Alucard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whelan defending well though.
Whelan is refusing to be controlled, as Alucard sits in half guard.
Alucard misses with a head shot. Whelan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Alucard postures up in Whelan's guard and throws a big left but Whelan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Alucard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whelan throws a jab but it's blocked by Alucard.
Cormac Whelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whelan. Alucard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whelan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whelan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alucard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whelan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alucard lands a body shot.
Alucard looks to score with a jab to the body but Whelan is just out of range.
Alucard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alucard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
Whelan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dan Alucard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whelan scores with a punch to the head.
Alucard scores with a shot to the body.
Whelan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alucard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whelan misses with a two punch combination.
Alucard avoids the body shot from Whelan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard tries to clinch but Whelan is having none of it.
Whelan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alucard at a distance.
Whelan looks to score with a jab to the body but Alucard is just out of range.
Alucard scores with a one two! Whelan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Alucard misses.
Alucard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whelan.
Alucard shoots in but no luck this time.
Whelan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alucard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whelan.
Whelan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice combination there by Whelan.
Whelan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alucard.
Alucard takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alucard blocks a jab.
Whelan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alucard manages to avoid it.
Whelan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alucard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Alucard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alucard closes the distance and clinches up with Whelan, looking for a takedown. Alucard pushes Whelan against the cage but Whelan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Alucard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Whelan misses.
Whelan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alucard counters with a right hand to the body.
Alucard looks to throw the jab but Whelan is out of range.
Whelan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alucard misses with the combination.
Cormac Whelan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alucard on the side of the head.
Whelan scores with a nice right hand.
Cormac Whelan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Whelan.
A jab from Whelan misses.
Whelan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alucard counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Alucard crashes against the mat.
Whelan defending against the ground and pound.
Alucard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alucard wants to control but Whelan is keeping him busy.
Whelan tries to bench press Alucard off him but Alucard keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alucard cracks Whelan with a big right hand but Whelan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alucard working the ground and pound but Whelan is defending the strikes.
Alucard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Whelan parries the strikes from Alucard easily there. Alucard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Whelan to escape.
Whelan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Alucard.
Alucard misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Alucard.
Sloppy strikes there by Alucard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alucard lands some shots froms side control.
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!
Whelan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Whelan is breathing heavily.
Whelan parries the strikes from Alucard easily there. Alucard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Whelan to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cormac Whelan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Alucard misses with a looping left.
A big left from Whelan misses.
Alucard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alucard moves away from the strike by Whelan.
Alucard swings for the body but Whelan moves out of range.
A lazy left from Whelan finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whelan.
Whelan with a nice cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alucard is defended easily by Whelan.
Whelan loads up on a big right hand but Alucard slips the punch.
Alucard looks to score with a jab to the body but Whelan is just out of range.
Whelan scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alucard lands a nice shot to the body.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alucard moves away.
Alucard shoots for a double leg takedown but Whelan sprawls well. He's pushed Alucard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alucard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alucard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whelan.
Whelan misses with a straight left.
Whelan keeps the fight on the outside.
Alucard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whelan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Whelan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whelan missing with a left hand there. Alucard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alucard misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alucard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alucard defending well as Whelan loads up on a big left hand.
Whelan with a jab.
Alucard lands a glancing blow to the side of Whelan's head.
Whelan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alucard shoots in and drives through. Whelan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Alucard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Whelan misses
and Alucard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whelan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alucard.
The fighters circling - Whelan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whelan misses the shot to the body.
Whelan misses with a body shot.
Whelan thows a body shot but no joy.
Whelan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whelan misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan misses with a looping left.
Whelan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alucard misses with an uppercut. Whelan saw that one coming.
Whelan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alucard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alucard connects with a single shot there.
Whelan misses with an uppercut. Alucard saw that one coming.
Whelan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alucard lands with a shot to the body.
Alucard moves out of range of the strikes.
A combination from Alucard does no damage.
Whelan avoids the body shot from Alucard.
Alucard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
Alucard is looking to clinch but Whelan is avoiding it.
Alucard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whelan.
Whelan digs a good body shot into Alucard's ribs.
Whelan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alucard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alucard shoots in for a double leg but Whelan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whelan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alucard manages to avoid it.
Alucard lands the left hand.
Whelan looks to land a left hand but Alucard moved out of range nicely.
Whelan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whelan misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whelan, as that shot connected.
Whelan misses with a looping left.
Alucard avoids the body shot from Whelan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac Whelan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whelan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac Whelan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan den Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorcan Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Johan den Hollander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lorcan Collins!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Collins scores with a head kick. den Hollander tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from den Hollander.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
den Hollander blocks a head kick by Collins.
Collins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A leg kick checked by den Hollander.
Sloppy strikes from den Hollander. Those never looked like landing.
Collins moves out of range of the body kick from den Hollander.
Collins scoring well with a low kick there.
den Hollander takes a head kick and keeps coming.
den Hollander connects with a jab.
den Hollander takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A combination from den Hollander does no damage.
den Hollander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a nice head kick!
Collins throws a low kick but it's checked well by den Hollander.
den Hollander shoots in and bounces Collins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
den Hollander wanted to stand there but Collins had control of the position.
Collins being controlled here, momentarily.
den Hollander stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lorcan Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
den Hollander misses with an uppercut.
Collins tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Collins. That's going to slow den Hollander down.
den Hollander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
den Hollander lands a head shot.
den Hollander tries to work over Collins's front leg with a kick but Collins checks it.
A lazy body kick from Collins
and den Hollander counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Collins throws a leg kick but den Hollander sees it coming and moves out of range.
Collins throws a head kick that misses.
Collins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
den Hollander misses with a body shot.
Collins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Collins throws a head kick but den Hollander moves out of range.
Collins lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and den Hollander moves out of range easily.
Collins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Collins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt den Hollander.
Collins lands a body shot.
den Hollander has a takedown stuffed.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick
and den Hollander counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
den Hollander tries to pass the half guard into mount. Collins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
den Hollander is thwarting Collins's attempts to control the position.
den Hollander is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
den Hollander tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Collins.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with den Hollander in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Johan den Hollander wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Collins misses with a low kick.
den Hollander ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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 Johan den Hollander will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
den Hollander swinging wildly here.
den Hollander moves out of range of the leg kick from Collins.
Collins throws a sloppy head kick and den Hollander moves out of range easily.
Collins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Collins walks into a left hand.
den Hollander throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Collins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Collins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Collins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to den Hollander's calf.
den Hollander throws a head kick that misses
and Collins counters with a head kick.
den Hollander's corner calls for a 1-2. den Hollander obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Collins is rocked!
den Hollander closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Collins! den Hollander dives in looking to finish! Collins is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan den Hollander!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waeg Luchung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waeg Luchung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Waeg Luchung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luchung throws out a loose jab but Nogueira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira moves away from the strike by Luchung.
Nogueira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Luchung sprawls well initially but Nogueira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Luchung is refusing to be controlled, as Nogueira sits in half guard.
Luchung throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is pressing down on Luchung's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luchung is holding on for now.
Nogueira thows a huge punch but Luchung dodges it nicely.
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Luchung!
Luchung is squirming around, avoiding Nogueira's attempts to control the action.
Nogueira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Luchung?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira working Luchung over with strikes here.
Luchung tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Luchung taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Nogueira.
Nogueira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luchung looks a forlorn figure.
Nogueira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Luchung looks a forlorn figure.
Luchung is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big strike lands for Nogueira! That's really hurt Luchung and he's turned his back - Nogueira keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Nogueira jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricardo Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Diao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai Diao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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173 lbs
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170 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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Kai Diao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcdonald takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diao defends it nicely.
Diao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick from Diao.
Diao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mcdonald has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mcdonald tries to circle away but Diao has him pinned against the cage.
Diao keeps control of Mcdonald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Diao.
Diao works on Mcdonald's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Diao.
Mcdonald tries to score a body lock takedown but Diao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kai Diao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Mcdonald looks gassed!
Diao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diao lands a damaging elbow.
Mcdonald takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mcdonald tries to pull guard but Diao won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Diao.
Diao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcdonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diao lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Mcdonald's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Diao.
Diao with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Diao as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diao.
Diao landing knees to the head.
Diao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mcdonald up against the cage.
Diao works on Mcdonald's body with a couple of short punches.
Diao lands a nice knee to the body.
Diao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcdonald.
Diao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcdonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diao stalling against the cage.
Diao scores with a hook to the body.
Diao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mcdonald misses with the head strike.
Diao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diao stalling.
Diao lands an elbow inside.
Diao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diao scores with a knee to the head.
Diao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcdonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diao with a knee to the head.
Diao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diao lands a nice knee to the body.
Diao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diao breaks the clinch.
Diao scores with a push kick.
Mcdonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diao stuffs the takedown.
Diao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Diao thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mcdonald if he has to take too many more of those.
Diao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcdonald needs to keep his hands up - Diao had a free shot at his head there.
Diao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mcdonald walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diao.
Diao tries a head kick but it misses.
Diao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcdonald.
Diao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mcdonald on the side of the head.
Diao drives through and clinches with Mcdonald against the cage.
Knees to the body from Diao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Mcdonald's ribcage.
Diao lands a nice shot to the body.
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Mcdonald's ribcage.
Diao is pushing Mcdonald up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mcdonald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diao smiles and moves away.
Diao scores with a head kick. Mcdonald tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diao clinches with his opponent.
Diao holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Diao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcdonald's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diao landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Diao to work.
Mcdonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diao avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Diao dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a takedown but Diao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcdonald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
Diao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diao thuds his shin into the meat of Mcdonald's side.
Diao lands with a kick to the temple. Mcdonald shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diao sprawls well. Diao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mcdonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Kai Diao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Mcdonald takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diao feints and then cracks Mcdonald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcdonald down.
Diao lands a high kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Diao.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mcdonald's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diao.
Diao connects with a looping right hand.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
Diao lands with an uppercut that bounces Mcdonald off the cage and back into rage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diao fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diao moves into the clinch.
Diao landing knees to the head.
Diao blocks an uppercut.
Diao is stalling here.
Diao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diao digs a right hand underneath Mcdonald's ribcage. Mcdonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Mcdonald's ribcage.
Diao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcdonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kai Diao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcdonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Mcdonald's ribcage.
Mcdonald has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diao.
A hook to the body from Diao.
Mcdonald takes a knee to the side of the body.
Diao digs a right hand into Mcdonald's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcdonald's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diao.
Diao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcdonald or not.
Diao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diao.
Diao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diao lands an elbow just above Mcdonald 's eye.
Mcdonald changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diao fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diao takes the fight into the clinch.
Diao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcdonald can do to turn this around?
Diao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diao throws a head kick that half lands.
Mcdonald has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcdonald there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diao goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Diao clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Mcdonald's ribcage.
Mcdonald wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diao stalling.
Mcdonald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diao digs a right hand underneath Mcdonald's ribcage. Mcdonald let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcdonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mcdonald fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diao'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.
Diao crunches a lovely knee into Mcdonald's ribcage.
Diao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcdonald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diao scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diao - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diao tries to land a knee to the head but Mcdonald blocks with his arms.
Mcdonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mcdonald tries to pull guard but Diao won't allow it.
Mcdonald tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diao smiles and moves away.
Diao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mcdonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diao is keeping the position for now.
Mcdonald wants to control from the top but Diao keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcdonald advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Diao dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mcdonald steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diao. That one must have hurt.
Diao thows a body kick. Mcdonald tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diao scores with a leg kick.
Ian Mcdonald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Mcdonald with that takedown attempt.
Diao scores with a sloppy right hand. Mcdonald should have avoided that one.
Diao closes the distance and pushes Mcdonald back into the cage.
Diao working Mcdonald over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Diao.
Diao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diao lands a knee to the body.
Mcdonald's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diao is struggling to control the position.
Diao seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Diao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diao tries to clinch up.
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diao defends it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Diao there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diao stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mcdonald's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcdonald has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a takedown. Diao tries to sprawl out of it but Mcdonald keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kai Diao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Diao lands a head kick!
Diao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald shoots in but no luck this time.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diao as he jumps to the side.
Diao lands with a good body shot.
Diao lands a nice shot to the body.
Diao has closed the distance and engaged Mcdonald in a clinch.
Mcdonald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diao lands a nice knee to the body.
Diao landing knees to the body.
Come on Diao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Diao for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Diao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diao lands with a short shot to the head.
Diao working Mcdonald over with knees to the body.
Diao lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcdonald backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mcdonald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Diao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diao landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mcdonald taking a breather.
Diao avoiding damage.
Diao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diao throws the left hand but Mcdonald avoids the punch easily.
Mcdonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diao pinned against the cage. Diao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diao throws a front kick that sends Mcdonald stumbling back into the cage.
Diao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diao with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald fails with a takedown attempt.
Kai Diao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcdonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diao throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mcdonald takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mcdonald fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcdonald is defended easily by Diao.
Diao moves into the clinch.
Mcdonald looking to slow down the pace here.
Diao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ian Mcdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Diao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diao, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Diao!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Tronko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sutton Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripley has chosen Danzig - Hand Of Doom as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Tronko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sutton Ripley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tronko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ripley.
Ripley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tronko.
Tronko misses with a leg kick.
Ripley lands a left and a right that send Tronko crashing to the mat, dazed. Ripley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tronko is rocked!
It looks like Mikael Tronko has been cut.
Ripley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tronko.
Tronko throws a combination that misses
and Ripley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tronko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tronko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ripley just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tronko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ripley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ripley manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ripley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tronko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ripley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tronko misses with a wild body shot.
Ripley throws a series of punches but Tronko moves out of range.
Ripley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ripley instigates a clinch.
Ripley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tronko.
Oooooh!!! Ripley has knocked Tronko down with a huge combo! Ripley steps away and waves a wobbly Tronko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Tronko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tronko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ripley counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sutton Ripley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Timberloke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dirty house. 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timberloke!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Drogba.
Drogba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Timberloke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drogba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogba misses the shot to the body.
Drogba just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timberloke throws a hook to the side of Drogba's head but Drogba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timberloke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drogba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a shot from downtown. Drogba moves away and avoids it.
Drogba takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timberloke throws a jab when Drogba was well out of range.
Drogba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timberloke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drogba.
Drogba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drogba moves in looking to clinch but Timberloke pushes him off.
Drogba defending well as Timberloke loads up on a big left hand.
Timberloke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drogba misses with a leg kick.
Timberloke connects with a looping right hand.
Timberloke checks a low kick from Drogba.
Timberloke lands a head shot.
Timberloke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drogba 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 Timberloke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Timberloke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba takes a swing at Timberloke's ribcage but misses.
Timberloke throws a big shot that misses.
Timberloke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogba was well out of range. Poor timing from Timberloke.
Drogba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Timberloke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Drogba misses.
Timberloke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Timberloke lands with a shot to the body.
Timberloke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogba.
Timberloke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Timberloke as he checks the leg kick.
Drogba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Timberloke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drogba thinking.
Timberloke 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drogba. Drogba obviously looking to wear him down.
Drogba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogba throws out a leg kick but Timberloke moves out of range and Drogba only half commits.
Timberloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drogba throws a head kick but Timberloke moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Timberloke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drogba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogba is looking to wear down Timberloke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Timberloke throws a shot from downtown. Drogba moves away and avoids it.
Timberloke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Timberloke blocks a head kick by Drogba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Timberloke's calf.
Drogba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Timberloke dips to his left and cracks Drogba with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timberloke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogba moves away.
Timberloke thows a body shot but no joy.
Timberloke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good leg kick by Drogba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drogba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timberloke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogba closes the distance but Timberloke moves to the side
and Timberloke counters with a stiff right hand.
Timberloke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drogba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justin Timberloke 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.
Timberloke misses with a wild body shot.
Timberloke stuns Drogba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Timberloke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drogba - the referee stops the clock and Timberloke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drogba. Timberloke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Timberloke throws a hook but Drogba avoids it easily.
Drogba tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Timberloke to counter with a crisp jab.
Drogba tries to clinch but Timberloke moves out of range.
Drogba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Timberloke. That did some damage!
Timberloke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Timberloke avoids a kick to the body.
Drogba is looking to land body kicks.
Timberloke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drogba scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Timberloke counters with a nice uppercut.
Drogba fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timberloke. Drogba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drogba throws a body punch but Timberloke moves out of range.
Drogba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drogba tries to clinch
and Timberloke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Timberloke lands a jab-cross combination.
Timberloke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drogba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Timberloke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Timberloke loads up on a big right hand but Drogba slips the punch.
Drogba misses with a head kick.
Drogba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke connects with the punch.
Timberloke's corner calls for a 1-2. Timberloke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Timberloke avoids the head kick by Drogba.
Drogba throws a solid leg kick but Timberloke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drogba.
Timberloke misses with a straight left.
Timberloke throws a shot from downtown. Drogba moves away and avoids it.
Drogba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Timberloke.
Timberloke misses with an uppercut.
Timberloke throws the left hand but Drogba avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Timberloke. Drogba does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drogba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke takes a swing at Drogba's ribcage but misses.
Timberloke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogba.
Drogba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Timberloke misses its intended target.
Drogba misses the body punch
and Timberloke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drogba thinking.
A head kick misses from Drogba.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Timberloke checks it.
Timberloke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Timberloke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drogba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Timberloke counters with a stiff right hand.
Drogba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Timberloke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogba looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke throws a right hand that Drogba ducks under and follows up with a left that Drogba also avoids with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Timberloke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Timberloke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Timberloke blocks the body kick.
Timberloke takes a swing at Drogba's ribcage but misses.
Drogba digs a good body shot into Timberloke's ribs.
Drogba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Timberloke.
Drogba lands with a kick to the temple. Timberloke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Timberloke connects with a jab.
Drogba walks into a jab.
Drogba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drogba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Timberloke throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Timberloke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Timberloke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drogba counters with a left to the body.
Drogba throws a chopping leg kick but Timberloke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Timberloke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drogba counters with a solid body kick.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Drogba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Justin Timberloke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drogba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Timberloke, as that shot connected.
Timberloke avoids the head kick by Drogba.
Timberloke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Timberloke checks a low kick from Drogba.
Timberloke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throws a head kick but Timberloke moves out of range.
Timberloke takes a swing at Drogba's ribcage but misses.
Drogba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drogba misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drogba.
Drogba just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Timberloke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drogba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Timberloke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Timberloke misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Drogba.
Timberloke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Drogba counters with an inside leg kick.
Timberloke connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke avoids a kick to the body.
Timberloke misses with a two punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Timberloke checks a leg kick.
Timberloke moves out of range of the leg kick from Drogba.
Drogba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Timberloke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogba was well out of range. Poor timing from Timberloke.
Some bone on bone action there as Timberloke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Timberloke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogba.
Timberloke throws a looping overhand right but Drogba ducks down to avoid it.
Timberloke connects with a body shot that sends Drogba's belly button to the back.
Timberloke misses with a body shot.
Timberloke lands with a straight right. Drogba didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke works Drogba's body with a nice hook.
Timberloke misses with an uppercut.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Timberloke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drogba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Timberloke.
Timberloke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timberloke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drogba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Timberloke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drogba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Timberloke's knee momentarily.
Timberloke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drogba clinches with his opponent.
Didier Drogba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke lands a right hand.
Timberloke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogba slips under a jab from Timberloke.
Drogba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Timberloke checks a low kick from Drogba.
Timberloke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Timberloke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drogba.
A jab from Timberloke misses.
Drogba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timberloke manages to avoid it.
Justin Timberloke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Timberloke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drogba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drogba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drogba does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Timberloke lunges at Drogba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drogba's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Didier Drogba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Timberloke 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Justin Timberloke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly McFillin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul Hudson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Saul Hudson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelly McFillin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFillin shoots for a double leg takedown but Hudson sprawls well. He's pushed McFillin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hudson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McFillin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McFillin keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
Hudson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hudson trying to control but McFillin is working from the bottom.
McFillin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hudson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McFillin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hudson got a little sloppy there for a moment and McFillin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hudson has managed to get both his arms back between McFillin's legs - danger averted.
McFillin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hudson defends it easily.
Hudson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McFillin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFillin has his foot on Hudson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hudson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFillin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McFillin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hudson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hudson working some strikes from top position.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but McFillin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McFillin keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
Hudson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hudson wants to control from the top but McFillin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFillin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hudson is aware though and is defending well.
McFillin looking for a guillotine here but Hudson defends easily.
Hudson drops back looking for a leg! McFillin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McFillin manages to kick Hudson off! Hudson jumps back into McFillin's guard.
McFillin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but McFillin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFillin has his feet on Hudson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hudson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hudson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McFillin's head.
McFillin wants to control but Hudson is keeping busy.
McFillin is refusing to be controlled, as Hudson sits in half guard.
McFillin tries to roll over but Hudson keeps him under control.
Hudson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McFillin has managed to free his arm - good work.
McFillin is trying to stand.
McFillin actively working from the bottom here.
McFillin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hudson working over McFillin with some ground and pound. McFillin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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.
McFillin looking for subs from the bottom but Hudson mounts him!
Hudson looking for a guillotine from mount but McFillin is having none of it.
McFillin can't escape the position.
McFillin regains half guard.
McFillin looking for submissions off his back.
McFillin looks gassed!
McFillin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hudson slips a nice elbow through McFillin's hands, connecting with McFillin's forehead.
Hudson working over McFillin with some ground and pound. McFillin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McFillin is not content to let Hudson control the position.
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 Saul Hudson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hudson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McFillin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McFillin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hudson tries to clinch up.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McFillin is looking for a triangle but Hudson pushes his legs off easily.
McFillin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McFillin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hudson trying to control but McFillin is working from the bottom.
Saul Hudson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McFillin is looking for a triangle but Hudson pushes his legs off easily.
Hudson advances position into side control!
McFillin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hudson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFillin tries to roll over but Hudson keeps him under control.
McFillin is breathing heavily.
McFillin actively working from the bottom here.
McFillin is staying active underneath Hudson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hudson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hudson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McFillin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hudson has cracked it and McFillin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hudson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saul Hudson!
Saul Hudson retains his heavyweight title!
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