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BMAC 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Berdowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Ginger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Berdowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Ginger!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Berdowski.
Ginger looks gassed!
Ginger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Berdowski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ginger is just riding it out for now. Berdowski eventually gives up the hold.
Berdowski is trying to work for a kimura but Ginger is defending well.
Berdowski is trying to work for a kimura but Ginger is defending well.
Ginger tries to kick Berdowski off but Berdowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Berdowski is working away from the top position though.
Berdowski is working for an americana but Ginger has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Berdowski was thinking about the submission.
Berdowski advances position into side control!
Berdowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ginger struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berdowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ginger tries to buck Berdowski off but Berdowski is having none of it.
Berdowski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ginger, who protects the arm well.
Ginger gets back to half guard.
Berdowski is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berdowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ginger has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berdowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ginger defends it well.
Berdowski is looking for a kimura here.
Berdowski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Berdowski is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ginger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Berdowski is looking for a kimura but Ginger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Berdowski to get the leverage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Berdowski is looking for a kimura here.
Berdowski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Berdowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ginger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Berdowski sneaks back into half guard.
Berdowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ginger pulls his head out easily.
Ginger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ginger trying to mount his opponent but Berdowski defends it.
Nice strikes from Ginger there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berdowski looking for submissions off his back.
Ginger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Berdowski with the active half guard here but Ginger passes nicely into side control.
Berdowski is not content to let Ginger control the position.
Berdowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ginger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ginger trying to control the action but Berdowski is working from the bottom.
Ginger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ginger is trying to control. Berdowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Berdowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ginger pulls his head out easily.
Berdowski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ginger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ginger's back!
Ginger turns into Berdowski and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berdowski is looking for a triangle but Ginger pushes his legs off easily.
Berdowski throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ginger escapes and throws Berdowski's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ginger content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Berdowski is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Berdowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Ginger working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berdowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Berdowski wants to get back to full guard.
Berdowski manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berdowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ginger trying to control but Berdowski is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Ginger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ginger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Berdowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Berdowski looking for submissions off his back.
Berdowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berdowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berdowski tries to roll over but Ginger keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Berdowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ginger pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger wants to control but Berdowski is keeping him busy.
Ginger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ginger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ginger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Berdowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ginger is taking a breather. Berdowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Liam Ginger has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ginger misses with a takedown
and Berdowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Berdowski drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ginger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Berdowski has Ginger in his guard.
Ginger trying to control but Berdowski is working from the bottom.
Berdowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Berdowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ginger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berdowski looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ginger has picked Berdowski up and slammed him! Berdowski can't keep hold of the triangle and Ginger manages to pass to side control!
Berdowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ginger passes to side control.
Berdowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Berdowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berdowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ginger pulls his head out easily.
Berdowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berdowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ginger pulls his head out easily.
Ginger wants to take a breather but Berdowski is having none of it.
Ginger slips a nice elbow through Berdowski's hands, connecting with Berdowski's forehead.
The fighters are battling for position here. Berdowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Berdowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ginger is aware though and is defending well.
Berdowski keeping moving, preventing Ginger from controlling successfully.
Berdowski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jakub Berdowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Berdowski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Berdowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berdowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakub Berdowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Sylvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sylvia has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Tim Sylvia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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237 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Sylvia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Sylvia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Sylvia looks gassed!
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Sylvia pushes him off.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sylvia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooh!!! Armstrong has knocked Sylvia down with a huge combo! Armstrong steps away and waves a wobbly Sylvia back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Tim Sylvia has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sylvia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armstrong drops Sylvia with a beautiful combination! Sylvia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Armstrong is looking for the KO!
Sylvia is rocked!
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Sylvia is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Sylvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Sylvia seems to have recovered his senses.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sylvia as he jumps to the side.
Sylvia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sylvia wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Sylvia circles away.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sylvia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sylvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Armstrong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sylvia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sylvia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sylvia circles away.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Sylvia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tim Sylvia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sylvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
Sylvia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Armstrong keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Sylvia pushes him off.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sylvia defends it nicely.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Armstrong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sylvia pinned against the cage. Sylvia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Sylvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia is having none of it.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Sylvia tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sylvia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Armstrong moves to clinch but Sylvia breaks away
and Sylvia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Sylvia.
Sylvia tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.
Sylvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sylvia as he jumps to the side.
Sylvia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sylvia circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong wants to clinch.
John Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sylvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Armstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.
Armstrong moves into the clinch successfully.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
Sylvia blocks an elbow strike.
Armstrong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sylvia blocks an elbow strike from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
Sylvia avoids the elbow strike from Armstrong, against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Sylvia in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong throws an elbow that misses.
Armstrong misses with an elbow strike.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sylvia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Sylvia 's eye.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Armstrong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sylvia's defenses.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Sylvia 's eye.
That has opened up Tim Sylvia's cut even more.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sylvia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Sylvia 's eye.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow.
Armstrong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sylvia's defenses.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Sylvia in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Tim Sylvia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with an elbow strike.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Sylvia 's eye.
Armstrong throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sylvia dodges an elbow strike from Armstrong.
Armstrong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sylvia takes an elbow to the temple.
Tim Sylvia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sylvia takes an elbow to the temple.
Armstrong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Armstrong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sylvia's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Armstrong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Sylvia'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.
Armstrong moves to clinch but Sylvia breaks away
and Sylvia counters with a two punch combo.
Armstrong throws a series of punches but Sylvia moves out of range.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia moves out of range.
Armstrong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sylvia pinned against the cage. Sylvia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia is having none of it.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Sylvia is avoiding it.
John Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Sylvia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Armstrong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Armstrong!
Armstrong tries to clinch but Sylvia is having none of it.
Armstrong scores with a hook to the body. Sylvia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sylvia circles away.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sylvia circles away.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Sylvia circles away and keeps his distance.
Sylvia keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sylvia is breathing heavily.
Armstrong closes the distance and pushes Sylvia back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Armstrong throws an elbow that misses.
Armstrong lands an elbow inside that Sylvia shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Armstrong throws an elbow but misses.
Sylvia avoids a wild elbow strike from Armstrong.
Armstrong pushes off an throws an elbow but Sylvia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Armstrong.
Armstrong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Armstrong here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sylvia takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Sylvia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Armstrong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen Wood looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Walter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walter under the eye.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walter.
Wood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walter in his tracks.
Walter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Walter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walter shoots in but Wood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wood leaves Walter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Owen Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Walter.
Walter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Wood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walter.
Walter looks gassed!
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter closes the distance and clinches up with Wood, looking for a takedown. Walter pushes Wood against the cage but Wood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left lands for Wood.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Wood lands with a cross.
Wood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wood swivels and escapes.
Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wood lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Owen Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wood throwing hammer fists to the chest of Walter. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by Walter.
Walter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Walter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walter avoids the attempt from Wood to control.
Walter is working for a guillotine from mount but Wood frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter dominating with strikes here.
Wood tries to hold on but Walter pushes him away.
Walter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wood?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Walter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wood tries to hold on but Walter pushes him away.
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.
Walter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walter controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walter looking to finish Wood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wood!
Walter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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 Owen Wood will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walter manages to avoid it.
Walter shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Owen Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Walter.
Wood scores with the left hand. Walter knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck for Walter with that takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Wood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Walter is controlling the pace.
Walter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wood's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wood defends it nicely.
Wood misses with the combination.
Walter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wood circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Walter persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
Walter shoots in for a double leg but Wood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Wood as Walter shoots in.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wood as he avoids it easily.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walter moves away.
Walter fails with a takedown attempt.
Walter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wood swivels and escapes.
Walter avoids the body shot from Wood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walter dives in and grabs Wood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes down on Walter's head and hops out.
Walter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wood's half guard.
Wood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Walter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wood tries to kick Walter off in order to stand up. Walter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Walter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Walter misses with the ground and pound.
Wood is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Walter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Walter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Walter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wood swivels and escapes.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walter shoots in but Wood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wood wants it to stay on the feet.
Owen Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Walter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wood.
Walter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Walter or perhaps it was just good defense by Wood which made him look bad.
Walter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wood swivels and escapes.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walter.
Walter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walter shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walter.
Walter needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Walter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Wood.
Walter shoots for a double leg takedown but Wood sprawls well. He's pushed Walter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wood lands with a nice body punch.
Wood lands a right hook to the body.
Wood gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walter wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Wood wants to get back to his feet but Walter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wood is trying to keep Walter in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Walter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wood as he jumps to the side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Owen Wood.
I think Wood 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Owen Wood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Nicoletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicoletti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nightwish - Bye Bye Beautiful. Junior Marquez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Nicoletti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez scores a takedown into full mount!
Nicoletti looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Marquez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nicoletti looks a forlorn figure.
Marquez wants to control the pace but Nicoletti is squirming around nicely.
Marquez swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Marquez!
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