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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Blackadder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wenom Mone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brent Blackadder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wenom Mone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackadder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mone.
Mone throws a series of punches but Blackadder moves out of range.
Mone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mone throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blackadder counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blackadder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wenom Mone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mone. Blackadder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mone connects with a body shot.
Mone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blackadder's hands.
Mone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blackadder counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackadder moves out of range of the strikes.
Mone misses with a leg kick
and Blackadder counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder slips under a jab.
Blackadder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mone throws an off balance right hand
and Blackadder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blackadder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mone.
No joy there for Mone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mone.
Mone misses with a right hand
and Blackadder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackadder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mone avoids it really well and circles away.
Wenom Mone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Mone finds it's way through Blackadder's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder wants to clinch.
Mone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blackadder closes the distance and clinches up with Mone, looking for a takedown. Blackadder pushes Mone against the cage but Mone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackadder manages to avoid it.
Blackadder drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blackadder looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blackadder tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blackadder tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blackadder has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blackadder tries for a kimura but Mone is defending well.
Blackadder swings around for an armbar but Mone sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Blackadder's guard.
Mone trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blackadder's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blackadder wants to sweep but no luck.
Mone controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackadder keeping full guard, as Mone tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackadder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wenom Mone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blackadder drops his hands momentarily and Mone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blackadder takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mone misses with a straight left.
Mone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mone scores with a shot to the body.
Mone misses with a hook.
Blackadder's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackadder scrambles back to his feet.
Blackadder ducks under a wild hook from Mone.
Mone dips to his left and cracks Blackadder with an uppercut!
Blackadder drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackadder drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Blackadder seems to have locked his on tight now - Mone screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Blackadder, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Brent Blackadder!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spandex Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Peach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Spandex Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Peach!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peach swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peach looks to score with a jab to the body but Rex is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Peach misses
and Rex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rex lands a nice shot that snaps Peach's head back.
Peach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Danny Peach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peach throws a combination that misses
and Rex counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Danny Peach has been cut.
Peach misses with the combination.
Peach lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Spandex Rex has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rex misses with a few strikes there.
Peach throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rex counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Peach avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rex.
Peach pushes Rex off looking to stand but Rex dives back in and keeps control.
Rex thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rex is thwarting Peach's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rex throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rex wants to control but Peach is keeping him busy.
Rex wants to free his trapped foot but Peach is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Peach is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rex scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rex works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rex pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Peach looks gassed!
Rex lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peach hang on?
Rex with a couple of short strikes.
Peach is rocked!
That has opened up Danny Peach's cut even more.
Rex postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Peach bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Rex and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spandex Rex!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master comes to the cage accompanied by Scars. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hogan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Master.
Master throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hogan throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Hogan lands with a nice combination. Master backs away looking to recover.
Hogan connects with a body shot that sends Master's belly button to the back.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Master misses with a body kick.
Master forces Hogan back against the cage and clinches.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Hogan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Master.
Hogan is stalling here.
Master lands a right hand.
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
Hogan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Master prevents it.
Master working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Master misses with some punches.
Master misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Master wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hogan keeps working.
Master working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Master in side control, throwing shots but Hogan defends.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hogan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Master working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Master tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Master has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Hogan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master swings around for an armbar but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Master's guard.
Hogan is looking to work some ground and pound but Master has wrist control.
Master has control of Hogan's left arm, preventing Hogan from doing any damage.
Master wants to stand and escape but Hogan is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Master has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hogan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hogan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Master there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hogan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Master.
Master closes the distance but Hogan moves to the side
and Hogan counters with an outside leg kick.
Hogan misses with a few strikes there.
Hogan blocks a leg kick.
Master tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but Master shows good takedown defense.
Hogan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Master lands with an overhand left.
Master looks to throw the jab but Hogan is out of range.
Hogan throws a leg kick
and Master counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan jabs Master to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Master wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.
Hogan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Hogan misses
and Master counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hogan looks to throw a body kick
and Master counters with a low kick, right behind Hogan 's knee.
Hogan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but Master shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray Master has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Hogan.
Hogan blocks a jab.
Master slips under a jab.
Master throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
Hulk Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master throws a hook but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan throws a chopping leg kick but Master manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Master tries to clinch up.
Master throws a hook but Hogan blocks it.
Master scores with a jab to the body.
Master misses with a looping right.
Hogan misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Master dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A shot to the body from Hogan misses
and Master counters with a stiff right hand.
Master throws a series of punches but Hogan avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hogan is defended easily by Master.
Master connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Master with a hook.
Master misses with a looping left.
Hogan misses with a low kick.
Master misses with a head kick.
Hogan throws a lazy body kick
and Master counters with a big head kick but Hogan shrugs it off.
Hogan misses with the body kick
and Master counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Master takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Master.
Master tests Hogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hogan throws a leg kick
and Master counters with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hogan. No joy for Master on that attempt.
Hogan throws a combination that misses
enabling Master to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master looks for the body kick but Hogan saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Master. Hogan shrugs it off though.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Master misses.
Hogan takes a swing at Master's ribcage but misses.
Master moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Hogan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Master connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hogan's face.
Master throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hogan blocks it with crossed arms.
Master pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Master.
Master with a knee to the head.
Master tries for a takedown but Hogan manages to get underhooks.
Master throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hogans head.
Hogan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hogan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Master throws an elbow but it misses.
Master tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master is trying to stall.
Master is working for takedown but Hogan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Master. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Master, against the cage.
Master throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogan.
Master working aggressively here.
Master controlling the action here for a moment.
Master looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Master.
Master lands a takedown into guard.
Master postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hogan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Master, into his guard.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Master is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master pushes Hogan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Master shoots in for a takedown but Hogan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hogan tries to move into range but Master moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Master connects with a right hand. Hogan shakes it off.
Hogan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Master.
Hogan misses with a takedown attempt - Master sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Master fails in his attempt to clinch.
Master is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hogan.
Master swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Master shoots in and drives through. Hogan sprawls well.
Hogan misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan throws a leg kick
and Master counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Master throws a strike but Hogan avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Master with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hogan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Master has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Master looking to sit in guard and control but Hogan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Master avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Master dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Master has taken the fight to the clinch.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hogan is keeping busy.
Master working aggressively here.
Master throws a knee to the head but misses.
Master using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Master is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hogan is looking to break free of the clinch but Master has double underhooks.
Master gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Master tries to score a body lock takedown but Hogan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Hogan to work.
Master misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master tries to score a body lock takedown but Hogan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hogan avoids the elbow strike from Master, against the cage.
Master letting Hogan take a breather here.
Master misses with an elbow over the top.
Master avoids the elbow strike from Hogan, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Master as Hogan tries to tie him up.
Hogan just leaning against Master, taking a breather.
Master lands a damaging elbow.
Master swings wildly with an uppercut but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Master throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hogan manages to break the clinch.
Ray Master is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Master throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hogan misses with a jab to the body
enabling Master to counter with a crisp jab.
Master lands a slapping body shot.
Master waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogan.
Master throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Master closes the distance but Hogan moves to the side
and Hogan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Master is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Hogan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.
Hulk Hogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogan slips a straight right by Master.
Master throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Hogan misses with a wild body shot.
Hogan lands a jab to the nose.
Master throws a push kick but Hogan slaps the foot to one side.
Master moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Hogan throws a lazy body kick
and Master counters with a good low kick that Hogan was not able to check.
Master instigates a clinch.
Master will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hogan up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hogan.
Master fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Master.
Master wants to stall.
Ray Master is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hogan missing with knees to the body.
Master slowing the pace effectively.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Master.
Hogan blocks an elbow strike.
Hogan tries a body shot but Master blocks it.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Master working aggressively here.
Hogan pushes Master back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Master pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hogan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hogan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hogan gets underhooks to prevent Master's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Master. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Master is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Master lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
Master throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Master gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hogan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Master misses with a knee to the head.
Hulk Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Master lands an elbow inside that Hogan shrugs off.
That has opened up Hulk Hogan's cut even more.
Master stalling in the clinch but Hogan improves position.
Master lands a hook that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Hogan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Master lands a hook that snaps the head of Hogan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Master showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Master 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Master!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gauthier Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meadows looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lambert throws a right and a left that Meadows avoids nicely.
Meadows misses with a takedown
and Lambert counters with a takedown into side control.
Lambert controlling the position from side mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lambert lands an elbow.
Lambert working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lambert in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lambert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meadows down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert tries to move to mount but Meadows blocks the move with his legs.
Meadows is looking to reverse the position.
Meadows stops Lambert from passing to mount.
Check out the look on Lambert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lambert landing strikes.
Lambert has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Meadows misses with the body kick
and Lambert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lambert is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lambert is looking to advance position but Meadows won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gauthier Lambert.
Lambert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meadows tries to sprawl but Lambert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lambert controlling the pace.
Lambert slips a nice elbow through Meadows's hands, connecting with Meadows's forehead.
Meadows looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert not doing much here.
Meadows has hold of Lambert's hands but Lambert slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lambert content to control rather than advance.
We're going to have a standup here because Gauthier Lambert wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lambert misses with a wild combination.
Lambert closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambert takes a little break here. Meadows wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Meadows is trying to control Lambert's posture but Lambert avoids it.
Lambert controls the position.
Meadows tries to escape but Lambert is in control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lambert content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gauthier Lambert wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lambert bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Lambert dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lambert gets the takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lambert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Meadows on the ground.
Lambert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gauthier Lambert wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lambert cracks Meadows with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lambert tries to clinch up but Meadows circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambert clinches up with Meadows and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows wants to get back to striking at distance but Lambert won't allow it.
Lambert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meadows tries to pull guard but Lambert holds him up against the cage and eventually Meadows drops back down to his feet.
Lambert throws an elbow that misses.
Lambert takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lambert manages to break the clinch.
Lambert lands with a right hand.
Lambert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lambert moves into the clinch successfully.
Meadows misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lambert wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Meadows has him pressed against the cage.
Meadows keeps control of Lambert as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lambert breaks the clinch.
Lambert drives through and clinches with Meadows against the cage.
Lambert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lambert lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meadows or not.
Lambert is trying to break free.
Lambert keeps control of Meadows as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lambert jumps into guard, dragging Meadows to the mat.
Lambert wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert is trying to keep Meadows in close.
Meadows looking to sit in guard and control but Lambert gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lambert is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meadows throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lambert decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Meadows, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert connects with a body shot that sends Meadows's belly button to the back.
Meadows takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Meadows misses with a head kick.
Lambert feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Meadows wants to sweep but no luck.
Lambert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lambert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lambert is fighting to break Meadows's control of his arms but Meadows is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lambert looking to sit in guard and control but Meadows gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lambert tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows trying to control the position from guard on top but Lambert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lambert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Meadows can do to turn this around?
Lambert is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Meadows 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.
Meadows wants to control from the top but Lambert keeps moving.
Lambert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauthier Lambert dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lambert tries a head kick but it misses.
Lambert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lambert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lambert working the ground and pound.
Meadows can't do much from the bottom here.
Lambert scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Meadows to see if he's OK.
Lambert tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lambert staying calm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lambert seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Meadows for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meadows wants to get back to his feet.
Meadows is trying to improve his position.
Lambert lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lambert stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lambert shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Meadows wants to control but Lambert is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meadows is looking to escape.
Meadows is trying to get back to full guard.
Lambert stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gauthier Lambert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gauthier Lambert just wasn't active enough.
Meadows walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lambert lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meadows circles away quickly and effectively.
Lambert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meadows, pushing him back against the cage.
Meadows is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lambert is keeping busy.
A short right from Lambert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meadows lands a body punch.
Lambert breaks the clinch.
Lambert shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Meadows napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Meadows is looking for a sweep.
Lambert working away.
Lambert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meadows down.
Meadows tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lambert wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lambert stands up and beckons Meadows to his feet.
Lambert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gauthier Lambert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meadows stuffs the takedown attempt from Lambert. Lambert gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows tries to clinch up but Lambert circles away and keeps his distance.
Lambert misses with a few strikes there.
Lambert stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lambert wants it to stay on the feet.
Lambert gets the takedown into side control.
Lambert controls the position from side control.
Meadows can't do much from the bottom here.
Jack Meadows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meadows tries to improve position but can't.
Lambert advances to full mount.
Meadows slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gauthier Lambert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lambert 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gauthier Lambert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vampiro Vampire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has chosen The Architect as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tyson Belfort enters the cage!
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25
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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181 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vampiro Vampire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vampire has closed the distance and engaged Belfort in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vampire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belfort's brow.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Vampire has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Vampire lands a shoulder strike.
Belfort avoids a wild elbow strike from Vampire.
Belfort has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vampire is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Belfort's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belfort tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vampire just stands there and leans against the cage.
Belfort managing to block the knees to the body from Vampire.
Vampire stalling in the clinch but Belfort improves position.
Belfort is looking to control Vampire's arms but Vampire gets an underhook and turns him. Now Belfort has his back to the cage.
Vampire lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belfort.
Belfort takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vampire lands an elbow just above Belfort 's eye.
It looks like Tyson Belfort has been cut.
Vampire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vampire pushes off an throws an elbow but Belfort leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vampire lands an elbow that stopped Belfort in his tracks for a moment.
Vampire lands a nice elbow.
Vampire lands an elbow that stopped Belfort in his tracks for a moment.
Vampire missing with knees to the body.
Belfort tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Vampire.
Belfort takes an elbow to the forehead.
Belfort tries to pull guard but Vampire holds him up against the cage and eventually Belfort drops back down to his feet.
Vampiro Vampire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Belfort.
Vampire lands a nice uppercut.
Belfort blocks an elbow strike.
Belfort is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort avoids a wild elbow strike from Vampire.
Vampire lands an elbow that stopped Belfort in his tracks for a moment.
Vampire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vampire is stalling here.
Belfort manages to pull guard.
Belfort is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vampire defends well.
Belfort looks gassed!
Vampire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vampire would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Belfort wants to sweep here but Vampire controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vampire with a nice head shot there.
Vampire throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vampire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belfort is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vampire is looking to stand up but Belfort won't let him.
Belfort looking for a guillotine here but Vampire defends easily.
Belfort looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vampire is one step ahead there.
Belfort manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vampire manages to get himself to full guard.
Vampire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vampire is trying to control. Belfort wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to improve his position but Vampire is controlling well.
Vampire is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Belfort slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vampire has gone for a leg lock! Belfort slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vampire's guard.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Vampire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belfort sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vampire's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort tries to pass to full mount but Vampire defends it.
Belfort is keen to just control but Vampire is a slippery customer.
Belfort wants to pass the guard but Vampire is defending well.
Vampire trying to control from the bottom.
Belfort passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vampire can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vampiro Vampire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Belfort's cut.
That's time! Vampire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belfort misses with a lunging right hand
and Vampire counters by clinching up.
Vampire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Belfort pulls guard effortlessly.
Vampire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Belfort on the ground.
Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belfort manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Belfort can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vampire is looking to escape.
Vampire manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort wants to take a breather but Vampire is having none of it.
Vampire is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vampire is defending against the submission attempts here by Belfort.
Belfort wants to pass to mount but Vampire is defending the position.
Vampire wants to control but Belfort is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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.
Belfort is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Vampire keeping moving, preventing Belfort from controlling successfully.
Belfort pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vampire is keeping the position for now.
Vampire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belfort is one step ahead there.
Vampire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort won't allow Vampire to sweep him here.
Belfort passes Vampire's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Belfort throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belfort is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vampire doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belfort.
Belfort is looking to advance position but Vampire won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vampire slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Vampire seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vampire keeping full guard, as Belfort tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyson Belfort will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tyson Belfort's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Belfort tries for a takedown but Vampire circles away easily
and Vampire decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Belfort's guard.
Belfort is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vampire drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vampire jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Belfort is trying to control the position but Vampire postures up.
Vampire has gone for a leg lock! Belfort slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vampire's guard.
Belfort tries to free his leg and advance position but Vampire is retaining full guard.
Belfortis looking to pass into half guard but Vampire pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vampire is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vampire drops back looking for a leg! Belfort is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Belfort manages to kick Vampire off! Vampire jumps back into Belfort's guard.
Belfort wants to sweep but no luck.
Vampire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belfort keeping moving, preventing Vampire from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vampire is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Belfort is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Belfort has escaped and now he's on top!
Belfort passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belfort tries to pass to full mount but Vampire defends it.
Vampire desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Belfort trying to control the pace.
Belfort is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is trying to control the action in half guard but Vampire is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Belfort is working for a kimura but Vampire is defending it quite comfortably.
Belfort wants to free his trapped foot but Vampire is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Belfort is keen to just control but Vampire is a slippery customer.
Vampire is in trouble now - Belfort has advanced to mount!
Belfort moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vampire has worked his arm free - good work by Vampire!
Vampire is trying to get back to half guard.
Belfort tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Belfort has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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 Vampiro Vampire.
I think Vampire 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vampiro Vampire!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deuce S Loose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Conroy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Conroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Deuce S Loose!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Loose postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Conroy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Loose, into his guard.
Loose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Loose pushes Conroy off and gets back to his feet.
Loose feints and as Conroy raises his hands in defense, Loose changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Loose decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Loose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loose moves nicely into side control.
Loose swings around for an armbar but Conroy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Loose's guard.
Loose keeping full guard, as Conroy tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose pushes Conroy off and gets back to his feet.
Loose looks gassed!
Conroy blocks a head kick by Loose.
Conroy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Conroy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conroy wants to get back to striking at distance but Loose won't allow it.
Conroy goes for a takedown attempt but Loose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Loose rushes Conroy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Loose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loose misses with a wild combination.
Loose has his takedown stuffed
and Conroy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Conroy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Loose wants to get back to his feet but Conroy drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Loose is pushing Conroy's head away, looking to escape. Conroy manages to hold on to the position though.
Conroy scoring with punches from side control.
Conroy looks up at the clock and then as Loose takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Conroy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Conroy is trying to get an arm triangle but Loose is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loose is not content to let Conroy control the position.
Conroy stands up.
Conroy misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Loose.
Loose closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Loose lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy trying to strike off his back.
Conroy trying to keep a closed guard but Loose is proving a slippery customer.
Loose drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loose jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Loose 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conroy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Conroy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Loose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Loose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loose stopping the sweep attempt from Conroy.
Loose decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Conroy, up you get!
Loose instigates a clinch.
Loose ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Loose no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Loose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Conroy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Conroy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loose is looking for a triangle but Conroy pushes his legs off easily.
Conroy preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deuce S Loose dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conroy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Loose moves into full guard.
Conroy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Conroy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conroy is one step ahead there.
Conroy slips nicely into half guard.
Conroy working over Loose with some ground and pound. Loose looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loose looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loose tries to kick Conroy off but Conroy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose is not content to let Conroy control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loose looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Conroy is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Loose is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Conroy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Russo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo misses the jab.
Russo looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Russo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Russo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Russo is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Russo.
White bucks up and tries to throw Russo off but instead Russo has got his back!
Russo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Russo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at White. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Russo missing with strikes.
White is trying to get back to his feet but Russo has full control of the position and if anything, White has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Russo is now in side control.
Russo scores with punches from side control.
Russo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Russo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Russo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
White prevents Russo from improving position.
Sloppy strikes there by Russo.
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.
Russo working the ground and pound but White is defending the strikes.
Russo grinds an elbow into White's temple.
Russo controlling from side mount.
Russo trying to control the position but White is working away.
Russo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by White, who protects the arm well.
Russo is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Russo on the ground.
Russo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but White sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo working the ground and pound but White is defending the strikes.
Russo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Russo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White defending against the ground and pound.
Russo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
White is not content to let Russo control the position.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
White takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Russo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Russo landing strikes.
Russo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Russo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Russo crashes against the mat.
Russo trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
Russo just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Russo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Russo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Russo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
Adam White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Russo is trying to control but can't.
Russo manages to get to full guard.
Russo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
Russo is adopting a defensive guard.
White is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White wants to pass the guard but Russo is keeping the position.
Russo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
White won't allow Russo to sweep him here.
White throws and elbow that misses. Russo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Russo!
Russo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Russo wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Russo looking to pass the guard.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Russo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Russo throws and elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Russo's guard. Nice move by White!
White looking to sit in guard and control but Russo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo content to stall in guard here.
Russo throwing strikes but missing.
Russo works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Russo from controlling successfully.
Russo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
White manages to escape and get back to his feet.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Russo.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Russo shoots and misses
and White counters with a nice body shot.
Adam White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Russo.
Russo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Russo prevents White from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Russo trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
White avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Russo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam White dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White tries to bum rush Russo with a series of wild strikes but Russo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Russo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Russo is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Russo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
White has hold of Russo's hands but Russo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Russo tries to pass the half guard into mount. White knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
Russo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russo is working for a submission of some sort.
Russo trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Russo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Russo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russo passes to full mount!
Russo cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
White is rocked!
A big strike lands for Russo! That's really hurt White and he's turned his back - Russo keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Russo jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Russo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fucke Keith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith comes to the cage accompanied by Tool. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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30
215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Fucke Keith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rollins throws a jab but it's blocked by Keith.
Keith scores with a sloppy right hand. Rollins should have avoided that one.
It looks like Stephen Rollins has been cut.
Keith sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Rollins to the ground! Keith dives into full mount looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rollins is surviving well by controlling Keith's body position as best he can.
Keith punching from mount but Rollins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rollins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Keith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Keith throws some wild stikes that Rollins manages to avoid easily.
Rollins is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keith looking to secure an arm triangle but Rollins defends it well.
Keith 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.
Keith jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rollins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Keith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rollins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Keith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rollins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is looking for a sweep.
Keith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Keith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rollins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Keith's guard! Nice work there by Rollins!
Keith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins is looking to stand up but Keith won't let him.
Keith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rollins wants to get up but he can't break Keith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Keith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keith looking for a sweep. Not yet Keith, not yet.
Rollins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stephen Rollins.
Keith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rollins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Rollins.
Rollins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fucke Keith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephen Rollins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Keith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fucke Keith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rollins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rollins throws a jab but it's blocked by Keith.
Rollins misses with a right hand
and Keith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Keith.
Rollins is rocked!
Keith drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Keith as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Rollins screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Keith! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Fucke Keith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmitt comes to the cage accompanied by In God We Trust - Stryper. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
171 lbs
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180 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Schmitt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitt stuffs the takedown.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Smith tries for a kimura but Schmitt is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You can see the frustration on Schmitt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schmitt manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmitt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Smith covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Schmitt missing with strikes.
Schmitt is controlling the position but Smith somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Schmitt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Schmitt wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Schmitt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schmitt!
Smith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Schmitt to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Schmitt shrugs it off.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Schmitt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schmitt is bucking up trying to escape but Smith cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt working to try and regain half guard.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmitt is looking to get to half guard.
Schmitt is just holding on here. Smith manages to take his back.
Schmitt grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith controlling well, preventing Schmitt from escaping the position.
Smith looking for the choke from the back.
Smith is punishing Schmitt with some ground and pound.
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!
Schmitt manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smith's guard. Nice work there by Schmitt.
Smith has his foot on Schmitt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Schmitt works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schmitt preventing the sweep.
Schmitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmitt is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Schmitt landing with the ground and pound.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt holds on to Smith around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schmitt tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Schmitt is trying desperately to improve position.
Schmitt regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmitt won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Schmitt is not content to let Smith control the position.
Schmitt is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schmitt throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Schmitt throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Schmitt takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Schmitt misses with a low kick.
Smith throws a leg kick but Schmitt checks it.
Smith takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Paavo Smith has been cut.
Schmitt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith throws a hook but Schmitt blocks it.
Schmitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Schmitt misses with a straight left.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Schmitt moved out of range.
A combination from Schmitt does no damage.
Schmitt swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Schmitt wants to get back to full guard.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schmitt is looking to improve his position.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schmitt has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt manages to get to full guard.
Schmitt looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmitt, not yet.
Schmitt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Schmitt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Schmitt punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Schmitt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Schmitt lands a nice shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schmitt tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working to get back to half guard.
Schmitt punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Schmitt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Schmitt looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Schmitt cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schmitt looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Paavo Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Schmitt goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Smith turns into him and now he's in Schmitt's guard.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Schmitt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Schmitt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Schmitt is defending well.
Schmitt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith wants to control but Schmitt is keeping him busy.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmitt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Schmitt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schmitt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schmitt's guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmitt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Schmitt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smith!
Smith controlling from side mount.
Schmitt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Schmitt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith wants to control but Schmitt is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Schmitt is defending well.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith controlling the position from side mount.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schmitt struggling a bit here.
Schmitt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Schmitt moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushing down on Schmitt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Schmitt defends it.
Schmitt is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Smith working for a guillotine from mount but Schmitt is in no mood to give up.
Schmitt is looking to get to half guard.
Smith punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith lands with some strikes.
Smith wants to control the pace but Schmitt is squirming around nicely.
Schmitt is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Schmitt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Schmitt is working to get back to half guard.
Smith landing strikes from the mount.
Schmitt tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Schmitt can't escape the position.
Smith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Schmitt looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schmitt preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Smith.
Schmitt turns into Smith and is now in his guard.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Smith really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Schmitt throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Schmitt stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schmitt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schmitt throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Schmitt's guard now.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schmitt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Schmitt's legs - danger averted.
Schmitt wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Schmitt wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schmitt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith pushing down on Schmitt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schmitt!
Schmitt regains half guard.
Schmitt pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Schmitt is defending well.
Schmitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith advances to half guard.
Schmitt is trying to get back to full guard.
Schmitt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Smith postures up.
Schmitt wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schmitt's guard.
Smith is taking a breather. Schmitt 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.
Smith trying to pass the guard but Schmitt defending well.
Smith trying to control the action but Schmitt is working from the bottom.
Schmitt tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Schmitt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paavo Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Schmitt moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schmitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmitt won't allow it.
Schmitt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schmitt slows down the pace here.
Schmitt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schmitt breaks the clinch.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schmitt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Owen Schmitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Schmitt throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmitt keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Smith dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - Schmitt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schmitt throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Schmitt misses with a hook.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmitt.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Schmitt misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmitt misses with a body shot
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Schmitt throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith avoids the body shot from Schmitt.
Smith slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt moves away from the strike by Smith.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schmitt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schmitt jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Schmitt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schmitt's half guard.
Schmitt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Schmitt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Schmitt wants to get back to full guard.
Smith is just content to waste time from the top position. Schmitt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Schmitt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmitt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith is pulling down on Schmitt's head. It's preventing any offense from Schmitt, at least for the moment.
Schmitt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Schmitt from controlling successfully.
Paavo Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Schmitt has Smith in his guard.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Smith trying to control but Schmitt is working from the bottom.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Schmitt looking for submissions off his back.
Schmitt is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Owen Schmitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schmitt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Schmitt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Schmitt is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Smith is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Schmitt is in real trouble.
Well, with Smith on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Schmitt is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Smith is not going to allow Schmitt to sit and survive in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Smith!
Paavo Smith is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boris Brejcha - Openminded. Ricardo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gracie takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
A solid body kick from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That kick from Jones tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jones pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Jones throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Gracie shrugs it off though.
Tommy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Jones feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Jones lunges at Gracie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gracie's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Jones pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ricardo Gracie has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jones pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
Jones lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie is rocked!
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Gracie drops his hands for a split second and Jones immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Gracie face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Jones follows up with a right hand that knocks Gracie into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Jones! Tommy Jones retains his light heavyweight title!
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