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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Neville (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyron Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Neville!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Neville shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neville but Neville pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Neville ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left lands for Neville.
Neville throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neville fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neville throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neville swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neville throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Neville both land. Nice combination.
Neville connects with a jab.
Neville fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Neville fails to land with a series of punches.
Neville misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neville but Neville pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Neville.
Neville lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Neville.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Neville sprawls well.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neville lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Neville both land. Nice combination.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Neville lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnson backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neville works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Neville.
Neville works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Neville connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Neville lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson is rocked!
Ricky Neville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Neville lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Neville stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Neville.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neville is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neville to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neville.
Neville scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Neville swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Neville with a jab.
Neville scores with a three punch combo!
Neville throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neville defends it nicely.
Neville scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Neville dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Neville drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Neville is looking for the KO!
Neville scores with a three punch combo!
Neville lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Johnson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch but Neville is having none of it.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Neville connects with the punch.
Neville drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Neville is looking for the KO!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neville lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Neville.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Neville circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Neville but Neville pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyron Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neville throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neville pinned against the cage. Neville gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neville throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
Nice uppercut lands for Neville. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Neville ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neville drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Neville is looking for the KO!
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!
Johnson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Neville shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Johnson is backing up but Neville catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Johnson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Neville Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Neville!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drake Melfred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova has chosen I came to bring the pain! as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Drake Melfred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bova!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melfred tries to clinch but Bova is having none of it.
Melfred is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Melfred closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Melfred wants the takedown. Bova is fighting it off but Melfred persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bova's guard against the cage.
Melfred 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.
Bova tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melfred lands a couple of digs.
Bova being controlled here, momentarily.
Melfred tries to free his leg and advance position but Bova is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melfred sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bova's guard.
Melfred is looking to take a break and control but Bova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Melfred controlling the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Melfred wants to work for an arm triangle but Bova is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bova blocking the ground and pound attempt from Melfred.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Melfred wants to control but Bova is keeping him busy.
Bova throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bova tries to roll over but Melfred keeps him under control.
Bova wants to control but Melfred is keeping busy.
Melfred prevents Bova from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bova misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Melfred wants to take a breather but Bova is having none of it.
Melfred seems to be working for a kimura but Bova defends the submission attempt.
Bova is in trouble now - Melfred has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bova avoids a series of strikes thrown by Melfred.
Melfred stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melfred.
Melfred shoots for a takedown but Bova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melfred throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Melfred dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Melfred moves in looking to clinch but Bova pushes him off.
Melfred instigates a clinch.
Bova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Come on Melfred - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Melfred gets underhooks to prevent Bova's takedown attempt.
Melfred works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bova isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Melfred stacks Bova 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 Melfred!
Melfred wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bova, who protects the arm well.
Melfred wants to take a breather but Bova manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Melfred.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melfred won't allow Bova to sweep him here.
Melfred looking to sit in guard and control but Bova gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bova thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bova throwing strikes but missing.
Melfred has his foot on Bova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bova works his way back into a safe position though.
Bova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bova postures up.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
Bova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bova won't allow Melfred to sweep him here.
Bova throws and elbow that misses. Melfred uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bova's guard. Nice move by Melfred!
Melfred won't allow Bova to sweep him here.
Melfred postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melfred trying to control the position from guard on top but Bova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melfred passes into half guard.
Melfred is stalling here. Bova is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Melfred seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bova has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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.
Melfred manages to get back to half guard.
Bova thows a huge punch but Melfred dodges it nicely.
Melfred regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bova.
Melfred is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Melfred trying to keep a closed guard but Bova is proving a slippery customer.
Bova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Melfred is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Melfred dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Melfred shoots in but Bova avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drake Melfred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bova shoots and misses
and Melfred counters by clinching up.
Bova wants a takedown.
Bova is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drake Melfred has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bova.
Melfred is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bova has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Melfred is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Melfred gets underhooks to prevent Bova's takedown attempt.
Bova is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Melfred gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Melfred is leaning against Bova and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Melfred breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melfred shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bova counters with a takedown into side control.
Bova working the strikes but Melfred uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bova throwing shots but Melfred is blocking nicely.
Bova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melfred manages to get to full guard.
Bova postures up.
Bova throwing strikes but missing.
Melfred is trying to keep Bova in close.
Melfred has his foot on Bova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bova works his way back into a safe position though.
Melfred wants to sweep but no luck.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
Melfred is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Melfred trying to keep a closed guard but Bova is proving a slippery customer.
Bova with a nice head shot there.
Bova landing with the ground and pound.
Melfred pulls Bova in close to his closed guard and prevents Bova from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bova landing some decent shots from guard.
Bova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova distracts Melfred with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Melfred works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bova must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Melfred pushes Bova off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Melfred fails with the takedown
so Bova counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bova throwing strikes from guard but Melfred blocks nicely.
Bova thows a big elbow that misses.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Melfred is trying to control the position but Bova postures up.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melfred keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Melfred looking for a sweep. Not yet Melfred, not yet.
Bova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bova throwing strikes from guard but Melfred blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Melfred looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bova wants to get up but he can't break Melfred's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bova takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Bova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tony Bova has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake Melfred is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Melfred wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melfred working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Melfred 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Melfred!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Glover!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover misses with a few strikes there.
Marsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marsh stands up.
Glover swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marsh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Marsh showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover gets back to full guard.
Glover looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Glover keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh is really struggling to control Glover but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Marsh controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marsh throws and elbow that misses. Glover uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Marsh's guard. Nice move by Glover!
Glover with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Glover's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glover isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Marsh stacks Glover 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 Marsh!
Glover takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover wants to get back to his feet but Marsh drags him back down.
Marsh working away.
Glover sneaks back into half guard.
Glover wants to improve his position but Marsh is controlling well.
Marsh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marsh thows a huge punch but Glover dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marsh trying to control the pace.
Glover pushes Marsh off looking to stand but Marsh dives back in and keeps control.
Glover is looking to control Marsh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Glover avoid being mounted?
Marsh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Glover makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Glover.
Marsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh trying to control but Glover is working from the bottom.
Marsh won't allow Glover to sweep him here.
Glover not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glover works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marsh preventing the sweep.
Glover keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass.
Marsh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marsh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Marsh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Marsh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marsh is trying to break the clinch but Glover is controlling him.
Marsh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Glover up against the cage.
Marsh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Glover fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Glover throws a right and a left that Marsh avoids nicely.
Glover looks to land a combination but Marsh avoids it well.
Glover displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glover slaps away a takedown attempt from Marsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Marsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsh ducks under a wild hook from Glover.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Marsh controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is desperately trying to improve his position but Marsh has a good base and remains in mount.
Marsh is trying to control here but Glover has managed to regain half guard.
Glover trying to control from the bottom.
Glover is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marsh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marsh's back!
I really don't envy Marsh right now.
Glover lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marsh tries to escape but Glover has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover is controlling the position but Marsh somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Glover moves nicely into side control.
Marsh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Glover throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marsh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marsh is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marsh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Glover.
Marsh is trying to get back to full guard.
Glover is trying to control the action in half guard but Marsh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marsh wants to improve his position but Glover is controlling well.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Glover seems to be working for a kimura but Marsh defends the submission attempt.
Marsh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graham Marsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glover wants to stand but Marsh has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glover not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marsh manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Graham Marsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Marsh rushes Glover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glover lands with a right hand.
It looks like Graham Marsh has been cut.
Glover throws a nice looking combination but Marsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glover looks to land a combination but Marsh avoids it well.
Glover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glover swinging wildly here.
Marsh scores with a takedown into Glover's guard.
Glover looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Marsh has picked Glover up and slammed him! Glover can't keep hold of the triangle and Marsh manages to pass to side control!
Glover prevents Marsh from improving position.
Glover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marsh scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover is not content to let Marsh control the position.
Glover is trying to control Marsh's posture but Marsh avoids it.
Glover is not content to let Marsh control the position.
Glover tries to escape but Marsh is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marsh has knee on belly momentarily but Glover bucks him off and regains half guard.
Marsh trying to control from half guard but Glover is working away.
Marsh controlling the pace.
Glover trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.
Marsh is taking a breather. Glover says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Graham Marsh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marsh 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.
Glover controls Marsh momentarily but Marsh frees himself.
Glover keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Glover throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marsh wants to control from the top but Glover keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Graham Marsh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Glover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marsh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Glover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Glover stuffs the takedown attempt from Marsh. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Marsh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Glover has a hand on Marsh's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Marsh takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Paul Glover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham Marsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marsh controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marsh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Marsh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Mel Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Ryan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Mel Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Ryan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Manhoef tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan forces Manhoef back against the cage and clinches.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryan avoids it.
Manhoef using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ryan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Manhoef pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.
Manhoef prevents Ryan from getting back to his feet.
Manhoef would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Manhoef postures up.
Manhoef is looking to stand up but Ryan won't let him.
Manhoef is fighting to break Ryan's control of his arms but Ryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Matt Ryan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef moves into range and clinches up with Ryan.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manhoef throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Manhoef sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Manhoef throws a head kick that half lands.
Ryan shoots in for a double leg but Manhoef sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhoef is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Big Mel Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ryan.
Ryan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Manhoef uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan keeping full guard, as Manhoef tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manhoef is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Manhoef wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryan, not yet.
Manhoef gets to his feet. Ryan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ryan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manhoef swivels and escapes.
Manhoef thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Manhoef scores with a kick to the body.
Ryan looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhoef gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looking for a takedown.
Manhoef stops a takedown attempt from Ryan.
Manhoef working Ryan over with knees to the body.
Manhoef using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryan's face.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef with a knee to the head.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryan's face.
Manhoef with a knee to the head.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manhoef.
Manhoef landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manhoef with a knee to the head.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ryan has a closed guard, preventing Manhoef from standing up.
Manhoef trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef stops Ryan from standing up.
Ryan pulls Manhoef in close to his closed guard and prevents Manhoef from doing any damage or advancing position.
Manhoef stays in close to Ryan's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Big Mel Manhoef wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Manhoef closes the distance but Ryan moves to the side
and Ryan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Manhoef's guard now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
Manhoef has his hands on Ryan's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mel Manhoef dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Manhoef moves into the clinch.
Manhoef tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Manhoef utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Manhoef using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Manhoef unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Manhoef unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef landing knees to the head.
Manhoef with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Manhoef lands a nice knee to the body.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan tries to score a body lock takedown but Manhoef shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Big Mel Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ryan.
Ryan wants a takedown.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manhoef with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan decides to pull guard.
Manhoef looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ryan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manhoef doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manhoef manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef stands and throws Ryan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Manhoef decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ryan to his feet.
Manhoef throws a head kick that half lands.
Manhoef thumps Ryan with a low kick.
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ryan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the temple. Ryan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manhoef tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Manhoef, right into the meat.
Manhoef fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Manhoef looking to throw knees to the head but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Ryan has Manhoef pushed against the cage.
Manhoef lands a good knee to the midsection. Ryan won't want to take too many of those.
Manhoef landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manhoef.
A knee to the head by Manhoef.
Manhoef unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ryan jumps guard but Manhoef stands there with Ryan around his waist. Ryan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryan's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manhoef landing knees to the head.
Manhoef gets underhooks to prevent Ryan's takedown attempt.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryan's face.
Ryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Manhoef just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manhoef using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan wants a takedown but no success here.
Manhoef working Ryan over with knees to the body.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef landing knees to the body.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan avoiding damage as Manhoef throws knees to the body.
Ryan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Manhoef gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manhoef working Ryan over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef crunches a lovely knee into Ryan's ribcage.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryan avoids it.
Manhoef missing with knees to the body.
Ryan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Manhoef prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Mel Manhoef dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Manhoef lands a head kick. Ryan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhoef throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Manhoef rushes Ryan and presses him up against the cage.
Ryan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manhoef walks away with a smile on his face. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manhoef as he avoids it easily.
Manhoef is looking to slow Ryan down with leg kicks.
Manhoef throws a head kick that half lands.
Ryan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Manhoef.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manhoef fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manhoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Manhoef is looking to clinch.
Big Mel Manhoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manhoef tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Manhoef lands with a nice body kick.
Manhoef fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Manhoef closes the distance and clinches.
Manhoef tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Manhoef scores with a knee to the head.
Manhoef with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ryan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Manhoef smiles and moves away.
Big Mel Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Ryan.
Manhoef stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef scores with a head kick. Ryan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Big Mel Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manhoef misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Manhoef as Ryan shoots in.
Ryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Big Mel Manhoef is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhoef lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Manhoef.
Manhoef throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhoef.
Manhoef lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef stuffs the takedown.
Manhoef tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manhoef.
Manhoef lands a good knee to the midsection. Ryan won't want to take too many of those.
Manhoef landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Manhoef lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Manhoef landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef lands a knee to the body.
Manhoef connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ryan's face.
Manhoef with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manhoef using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
Manhoef prevents the takedown attempt.
Manhoef misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan jumps into guard, dragging Manhoef to the mat.
Manhoef tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryan is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to stand but Ryan is controlling from the bottom.
Ryan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Manhoef off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Big Mel Manhoef is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan darts in trying to clinch
and Manhoef makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ryan really felt that one!
Ryan throws a lazy body kick
and Manhoef counters with an inside leg kick.
Manhoef throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the temple. Ryan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matt Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manhoef throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Mel Manhoef showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Manhoef, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Mel Manhoef!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duirmund OBrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Duirmund OBrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Delaney!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delaney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. OBrien tries to avoid it but Delaney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag OBrien to the ground. OBrien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
OBrien gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Delaney has picked OBrien up - he's going for a ride! Delaney dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
OBrien has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delaney is working away from the top position though.
Delaney prevents OBrien from improving his position.
OBrien wants to control but Delaney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Delaney prevents OBrien from improving his position.
Delaney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Duirmund OBrien has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
OBrien scores with a jab to the jaw.
OBrien displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Delaney.
OBrien darts in and clinches Delaney up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OBrien trying to land knees to the body.
OBrien ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. OBrien no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Delaney tries to free his leg and advance position but OBrien is retaining full guard.
Delaney trying to control the position from guard on top but OBrien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OBrien is working an open guard so Delaney takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
OBrien fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Delaney sprawls well initially but OBrien persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
OBrien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Delaney avoiding damage under a succession of punches from OBrien.
Delaney actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delaney misses with some strikes from the bottom.
OBrien is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Delaney has his hands clasped together around OBrien's back. He's all about the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OBrien seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Delaney does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Delaney is controlling OBrien's trapped leg to prevent OBrien from advancing to side control.
Delaney tries to roll over but OBrien keeps him under control.
Duirmund OBrien has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Delaney with a lazy takedown attempt
and OBrien counters with a shoot takedown. Delaney fights it but they end up in guard.
Duirmund OBrien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Delaney.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney looking for a sweep. Not yet Delaney, not yet.
Delaney is trying to keep OBrien in close.
Delaney is looking to stand up but OBrien isn't so interested in that idea.
OBrien has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Delaney looks gassed!
OBrien trying to control but Delaney is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OBrien preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Duirmund OBrien wasn't doing enough on the ground.
OBrien misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
OBrien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Delaney is wriggling around trying to escape.
Delaney is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Delaney is bucking up trying to escape but OBrien cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Delaney tries to hold on but OBrien postures up.
OBrien stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OBrien rushes Delaney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Delaney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as OBrien walks away with a smile on his face. Delaney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Delaney fails with the takedown
and OBrien counters with a shoot takedown. Delaney fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaney keeping moving, preventing OBrien from controlling successfully.
Delaney is trying to keep OBrien in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duirmund OBrien dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Delaney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from OBrien.
Delaney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and OBrien counters by moving into the clinch.
OBrien changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Delaney fights it off and pushes away nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from OBrien.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duirmund OBrien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delaney scores with a takedown into OBrien's guard.
OBrien keeping moving, preventing Delaney from controlling successfully.
Delaney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
OBrien trying to control the position.
Delaney won't allow OBrien to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OBrien has momentary wrist control but Delaney slips an elbow through the middle.
Delaney slips nicely into half guard.
Delaney drops an elbow to the side of OBrien's head.
Delaney trying to pass the guard but OBrien defending well.
Delaney prevents OBrien from improving his position.
OBrien is working hard here to advance position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Delaney connects with a nice short shot to OBrien's temple.
Delaney stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaney wants to pass the guard but OBrien is defending well.
Nice strikes from Delaney there.
OBrien trying to control but Delaney postures up.
Delaney controlling the action here.
OBrien keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duirmund OBrien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OBrien blocking the ground and pound attempt from Delaney.
Delaney wants to stand up but OBrien is controlling the position.
Delaney is trying to control the action in half guard but OBrien is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
OBrien looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Delaney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. OBrien defending well though.
Delaney working over OBrien with some ground and pound. OBrien looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
OBrien tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Delaney has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Delaney has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Delaney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Delaney wants to control the pace but OBrien is squirming around nicely.
OBrien tries to lock up and control but Delaney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
OBrien in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Delaney stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Delaney with a lazy takedown attempt
and OBrien counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
OBrien tries to stand but can't do so whilst Delaney controls his leg.
Delaney trying to control but OBrien postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Delaney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! OBrien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Delaney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so OBrien counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
OBrien preventing the sweep.
Delaney is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
OBrien pulls guard.
OBrien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Delaney wants to control from the top but OBrien keeps moving.
Delaney wanted to stand there but OBrien had control of the position.
Delaney postures up and lands a big shot to OBrien's brow.
Delaney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delaney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delaney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Delaney wants to pass the guard but OBrien is keeping the position.
OBrien wants to get back to his feet but Delaney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Delaney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
OBrien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delaney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OBrien scores with a takedown into Delaney's guard.
Delaney is controlling OBrien's posture.
OBrien sitting in guard here, content to control.
Delaney trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Delaney with a lazy takedown attempt
and OBrien decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Delaney's guard.
OBrien trying to control but Delaney is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delaney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
OBrien looking to sit in guard and control but Delaney gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Delaney controlling from the top position.
OBrien wants to sweep here but Delaney controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien trying to keep a closed guard but Delaney is proving a slippery customer.
Delaney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
OBrien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delaney defends it easily.
Delaney trying to control the position from guard on top but OBrien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Delaney.
OBrien fails with an attempt to clinch.
OBrien shoots for a double leg takedown but Delaney sprawls well. He's pushed OBrien's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Delaney shoots in and gets a takedown into OBrien's guard.
Delaney thows a big elbow that misses.
Delaney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delaney is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! OBrien is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! OBrien has escaped and now he's on top!
OBrien postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaney working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. OBrien doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. OBrien manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
OBrien postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duirmund OBrien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well OBrien 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duirmund OBrien!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katana comes to the cage accompanied by Baby got back. Kelvin Black struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. James Katana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
156 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Black!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Katana is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Katana circles away and we're back to standing.
Katana scores with a decent looking hook.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Katana sprawls well. Katana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Katana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Black.
Katana lands with an overhand left.
Nice sprawl there from Katana as Black shoots in.
Black looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Katana.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Katana which made him look bad.
Black shoots in and drives through. Katana sprawls well.
Katana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katana sizes up Black with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Black moves forwards but Katana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Katana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Katana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Katana.
Black shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Katana sprawls well. Katana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Katana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
Black is rocked!
Katana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black fails to land the takedown.
Katana lands the left hand.
Katana closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Katana lands in his opponent's guard.
Katana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Katana decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Katana cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Katana scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Katana.
Katana with a jab.
Katana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Katana.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black fails with the takedown
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black drops his hands momentarily and Katana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Katana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to stand.
Well, if Katana is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Katana decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Katana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Katana throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Katana throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Katana.
Katana lands a really nice looking cross but Black seems unphased.
Katana lands with a right hand.
Black has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Katana decides to return to a standing position.
Katana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Black tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
and Katana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black wants to control but Katana is keeping busy.
Katana is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Black is looking to control Katana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Katana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Katana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards.
Black shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Black with a poor takedown
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Black has his takedown stuffed
enabling Katana to counter with a crisp jab.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Black.
A cross from Katana lands.
Nice cross by Katana.
A cross from Katana lands.
Black takes one to the side of the head.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Katana finish him?
Black ducks right into an uppercut from Katana.
Black seems to have recovered his senses.
Black shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Katana.
Black shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
Black is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is working an open guard so Katana takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Katana lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Katana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Katana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Katana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Katana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black is trying desperately to land a takedown but Katana is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Black.
The crowd cheers as Katana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Black fails with the takedown
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Katana.
James Katana is winning the standup battle so far.
Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Katana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Katana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Katana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Katana lands an overhand right.
Katana catches Black with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black tries to move into range but Katana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kelvin Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black tries to move into range but Katana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
Katana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black fails with the takedown
and Katana counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katana displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Katana getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.
Black with a poor takedown
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Katana.
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Black avoids the head kick by Katana.
Black shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katana 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.
Black is trying to hold Katana in close to prevent damage but Katana has managed to pass into half guard.
Black wants to control but Katana is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katana decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Katana lands a jab to the head.
Kelvin Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
and Katana counters with a stiff right hand.
Katana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
Katana feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Katana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katana scores with a shot to the body.
Katana lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
Black shoots and misses
and Katana decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Katana dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Katana cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Katana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Black has his takedown stuffed
so Katana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Black is working an open guard so Katana takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Katana pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Black back to the cage. Katana follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Katana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Black's head backwards.
Katana scores with a punch to the head.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Katana counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Katana.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black working a defensive guard here.
Katana decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Black, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black shoots and misses
and Katana counters with a straight right hand.
James Katana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Black.
Katana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Katana lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from Katana.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Katana.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
Black misses with a takedown
letting Katana counter with a right hand.
Katana clobbers Black with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Black fails with the takedown
and Katana counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katana lands the left hand.
Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Katana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Katana lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Katana cracks Black with an open hand slap.
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
Black fails with the takedown
enabling Katana to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Katana - just one landing.
Black fails with the takedown
and Katana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Black won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katana stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Katana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Katana cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black with a poor takedown
and Katana decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.
Katana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Katana gets to his feet. Black looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Katana uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Black has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Black there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
and Katana counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Katana controls the pace.
Katana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Black misses with a takedown attempt
and Katana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Katana.
Katana lands a nice shot that snaps Black's head back.
Black doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katana connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James Katana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black tries for a takedown but Katana circles away easily
and Katana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Katana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Katana 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 30:24
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Katana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Odafin Tutuola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Shine (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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24
180 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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28
177 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Odafin Tutuola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Shine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutuola on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tutuola shoots for a takedown but Shine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shine throws a series of punches but Tutuola avoids them all with ease.
Shine throws a nice looking combination but Tutuola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tutuola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Shine.
Shine lands a nice shot that snaps Tutuola's head back.
Tutuola misses with a takedown attempt - Shine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Shine misses.
Shine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tutuola has time to react.
Tutuola throws the kick towards the body but Shine avoids it.
Shine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shine cracks Tutuola with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shine throws a shot from downtown. Tutuola moves away and avoids it.
Shine clinches with his opponent.
Shine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tutuola tries to break free but Shine pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shine.
Tutuola is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shine lands a nice shot to the body.
Shine lands a body punch.
Shine lands an elbow inside.
Shine lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine scores with a shot to the side of Tutuola's head.
Shine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shine.
Shine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tutuola is rocked!
Shine lands a right hand.
Oh Tutuola is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Shine.
Shine taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shine.
Shine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Shine.
Shine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tutuola's face.
Tutuola is trying to break the clinch but Shine is controlling him.
A short right from Shine on the inside.
Shine lands an elbow inside.
A nice left hand lands by Shine.
Tutuola wants to get back to striking at distance but Shine won't allow it.
Shine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shine lands a hook that snaps the head of Tutuola backwards.
Tutuola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shine walks away with a smile on his face. Tutuola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odafin Tutuola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shine works Tutuola's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tutuola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shine lands a hook that stumbles Tutuola back into the cage. Shine follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Tutuola to the canvas! Shine pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Tutuola has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sun Shine!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy The Ugly Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Triston Baal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Triston Baal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy The Ugly Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Triston Baal!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baal throws a lazy right hand but The Ugly Horse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Baal.
The Ugly Horse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Willy The Ugly Horse has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by The Ugly Horse.
Baal throws a looping overhand right but The Ugly Horse ducks down to avoid it.
The Ugly Horse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baal.
Baal throws a looping overhand right but The Ugly Horse ducks down to avoid it.
Baal misses with an uppercut. The Ugly Horse saw that one coming.
The Ugly Horse ducks right into an uppercut from Baal.
The Ugly Horse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baal throws out the jab.
Baal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Ugly Horse?
Baal lands with some strikes.
Baal throws some wild stikes that The Ugly Horse manages to avoid easily.
The Ugly Horse is desperately trying to improve his position but Baal has a good base and remains in mount.
The Ugly Horse is working hard here to advance position.
Baal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Baal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Baal with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Ugly Horse is squirming around, avoiding Baal's attempts to control the action.
Baal raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baal misses with a head shot.
The Ugly Horse really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Ugly Horse?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baal throws some wild stikes that The Ugly Horse manages to avoid easily.
Baal controlling his opponent.
The Ugly Horse is desperately trying to improve his position but Baal has a good base and remains in mount.
Baal is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The Ugly Horse can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baal blocks The Ugly Horse's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The Ugly Horse swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The Ugly Horse tries to reverse the position but Baal maintains control.
The Ugly Horse 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.
The Ugly Horse takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Ugly Horse?
Baal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baal lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baal trying to control but The Ugly Horse is having none of it.
The Ugly Horse is bucking up trying to escape but Baal cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Ugly Horse can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baal looking to control but The Ugly Horse is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baal is going oldschool here, as he tries to force The Ugly Horse to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so The Ugly Horse shrugs it off.
A nice elbow there by Baal.
Baal controlling from mount.
The Ugly Horse throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Ugly Horse?
Baal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Ugly Horse is working to get back to half guard.
The Ugly Horse takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Ugly Horse is trying desperately to improve position.
The Ugly Horse slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The Ugly Horse is staying active underneath Baal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The Ugly Horse missing with punches from the bottom.
The Ugly Horse gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Ugly Horse trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The Ugly Horse keeping moving, preventing Baal from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Triston Baal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Willy The Ugly Horse's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baal throws a jab but it's blocked by The Ugly Horse.
The Ugly Horse tries to close the distance and clinch but Baal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baal with a jab.
The Ugly Horse rushes Baal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Ugly Horse effectively controlling the action here.
Baal lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baal.
Baal pushes The Ugly Horse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baal has clasped his hands together around The Ugly Horse's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Baal lands a decent elbow from side control.
The Ugly Horse regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baal trying to mount his opponent but The Ugly Horse defends it.
Baal has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Ugly Horse working to try and regain half guard.
The Ugly Horse flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The Ugly Horse is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Ugly Horse wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Baal.
The Ugly Horse swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Baal.
The Ugly Horse throwing hammer fists to the chest of Baal. What's that going to do exactly?
The Ugly Horse punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Baal wants to control the pace but The Ugly Horse is squirming around nicely.
Baal swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and The Ugly Horse is now in Baal's guard. A big mistake from Baal there, giving up the dominant position!
The Ugly Horse will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Ugly Horse throws a big right hand that misses.
Baal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Ugly Horse with a nice head shot there.
The Ugly Horse scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baal keeping moving, preventing The Ugly Horse from controlling successfully.
The Ugly Horse chips away with some ground and pound.
The Ugly Horse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Ugly Horse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Ugly Horse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Ugly Horse cracks Baal with a solid left hand.
The Ugly Horse throws and elbow that misses. Baal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Ugly Horse's guard. Nice move by Baal!
Baal looking to pass the guard.
The Ugly Horse keeping moving, preventing Baal from controlling successfully.
The Ugly Horse throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse wants to sweep here but Baal controlling him for the moment.
Baal trying to control the position from guard on top but The Ugly Horse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Triston Baal has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Baal. Those never looked like landing.
The Ugly Horse misses with a takedown
and Baal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Ugly Horse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baal moves away.
Baal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Triston Baal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Willy The Ugly Horse's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The Ugly Horse defending well as Baal loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baal. The Ugly Horse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baal throws a lazy right hand but The Ugly Horse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Ugly Horse tries to clinch there but Baal circles away.
Baal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Ugly Horse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baal.
The Ugly Horse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The Ugly Horse slips under a jab from Baal.
The Ugly Horse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baal finds it's way round the side to connect with The Ugly Horse's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baal misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Baal misses.
Triston Baal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baal loads up on a big right hand but The Ugly Horse slips the punch.
Baal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baal controls The Ugly Horse momentarily but The Ugly Horse frees himself.
The Ugly Horse trying to control but Baal is working from the bottom.
Baal keeping full guard, as The Ugly Horse tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Ugly Horse.
Baal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Ugly Horse throwing strikes from guard but Baal blocks nicely.
The Ugly Horse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Ugly Horse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Baal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Ugly Horse!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ugly Horse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Ugly Horse throwing hammer fists to the chest of Baal. What's that going to do exactly?
The Ugly Horse gets back to half guard.
Baal trying to control from half guard but The Ugly Horse is working away.
The Ugly Horse gets back to full guard.
Baal tries to free his leg and advance position but The Ugly Horse is retaining full guard.
The Ugly Horse throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Baal stopping the sweep attempt from The Ugly Horse.
The Ugly Horse lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Ugly Horse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Baal manages to get himself to full guard.
The Ugly Horse trying to control but Baal is working from the bottom.
The Ugly Horse landing with the ground and pound.
The Ugly Horse throws a big right hand that misses.
Willy The Ugly Horse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Ugly Horse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Triston Baal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Ugly Horse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Triston Baal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Triston Baal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Donkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Forlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manny Donkers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Manny Donkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Forlan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donkers checks a leg kick nicely.
Donkers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Forlan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donkers.
Forlan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donkers.
Forlan throws a lazy right hand but Donkers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donkers, as that shot connected.
Forlan drives through and clinches with Donkers against the cage.
Donkers lands an uppercut.
Donkers throws a head punch that misses.
Forlan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donkers prevents Forlan from breaking the clinch.
Donkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Forlan avoids it.
Forlan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Forlan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Forlan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forlan throws a lazy right hand but Donkers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Forlan scores with a jab.
Donkers checks a leg kick nicely.
Donkers moves into the clinch successfully.
Donkers cracks Forlan with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donkers lands a body shot.
Forlan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Forlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donkers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Forlan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Forlan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkers rushes Forlan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Forlan.
Forlan is looking to break free of the clinch but Donkers has double underhooks.
Donkers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Forlans head.
Forlan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donkers has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donkers.
Forlan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Forlan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Forlan can't break the clinch.
Donkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Forlan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donkers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Forlan misses with a takedown attempt - Donkers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manny Donkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forlan shoots in but no luck this time.
Forlan looks gassed!
Donkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Forlan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Forlan dodges the punch combination from Donkers.
Forlan throws a head kick but Donkers moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donkers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Forlan doesn't seem bothered though.
Donkers misses the shot to the body.
Forlan keeps the fight on the outside.
Donkers tries to clinch but Forlan moves out of range.
Forlan misses with a few strikes there.
Donkers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Donkers lands a right hook to the body.
Donkers scores with a shot to the body.
Donkers wants to land a leg kick but Forlan is out of range.
Donkers moves into the clinch.
Forlan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forlan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Forlan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donkers misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donkers obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forlan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Donkers fails to land.
Forlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forlan is looking to land body kicks.
Donkers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Donkers wants to clinch up but Forlan keeps it at a distance.
Donkers wants to clinch up but Forlan keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Donkers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forlan walks into a straight right hand from Donkers.
Forlan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donkers pushes Forlan up against the cage in a clinch.
Forlan wants a takedown.
Manny Donkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Forlan.
Forlan tries to break the clinch but Donkers is controlling the position.
A hook to the body from Donkers.
Still in the clinch, Donkers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donkers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Donkers lands a body punch.
Forlan is looking to break free of the clinch but Donkers has double underhooks.
Donkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Donkers.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donkers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Donkers.
Donkers lands with a light punch inside.
Donkers lands with a right to the head.
Donkers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donkers digs a right hand underneath Forlan's ribcage. Forlan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Forlan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Donkers connects with a knee to the head.
Donkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Forlan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Forlan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donkers prevents Forlan from breaking the clinch.
Donkers scores with a knee to the head.
Donkers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forlan blocking some punches.
Donkers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Forlan's efforts to push away.
Forlan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Forlan blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Donkers.
Forlan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Donkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Donkers tries to throw a body punch but Forlan avoids it by throwing Donkers back against the cage.
Donkers keeps control of Forlan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Forlan lands a shoulder strike.
Donkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Forlan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Forlan gets through Donkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Forlan blocks an uppercut.
Forlan is trying to break the clinch but Donkers is controlling him.
Donkers stops a takedown attempt from Forlan.
Donkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Donkers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Donkers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Forlan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Forlan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forlan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Forlan swats away the attempt to clinch by Donkers.
Some wild striking there from Forlan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Donkers dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Forlan tries to close the distance and clinch but Donkers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Forlan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donkers is looking to clinch but Forlan is avoiding it.
Forlan throws a push kick but Donkers slaps the foot to one side.
Donkers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diego Forlan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donkers tries to clinch up.
Forlan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forlan throws a push kick but Donkers slaps the foot to one side.
Forlan throws a head kick that misses.
Forlan tries to move into range but Donkers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donkers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forlan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donkers misses with a double jab.
Forlan avoids the body shot from Donkers.
Donkers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Forlan tries to break free but Donkers pushes him back against the cage.
Forlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donkers closes the distance and pushes Forlan back into the cage.
Donkers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkers misses with the head strike.
Donkers cracks Forlan with a nice body shot.
Donkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donkers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Donkers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Forlan's efforts to push away.
Donkers misses with a body punch.
Donkers lands a knee to the head.
Forlan breaks from the clinch.
Forlan scores with a jab. Donkers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Forlan delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donkers dodges the punch combination from Forlan.
Forlan tries to clinch up.
Forlan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donkers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Forlan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donkers checks a leg kick.
Donkers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forlan falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Donkers to counter with a crisp jab.
Donkers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forlan tries a low kick but Donkers avoids it.
A slow jab from Forlan misses its intended target.
Donkers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Forlan misses with a body shot.
Donkers moves out of range as Forlan strikes.
A combination from Forlan does no damage.
Donkers tries to clinch but Forlan moves out of range.
Donkers slips under a jab.
Forlan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donkers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donkers doesn't manage to clinch there - Forlan circles away.
Forlan misses with a hook.
Donkers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Forlan.
Forlan keeps the fight on the outside.
Forlan throws out a leg kick but Donkers moves out of range and Forlan only half commits.
A big left from Forlan misses.
Donkers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Forlan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forlan tries to break free but Donkers pushes him back against the cage.
Donkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donkers lands a body shot.
Forlan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Donkers fails to land.
Donkers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donkers.
Forlan is trying to force a seperation but Donkers has the dominant position.
Donkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Forlan.
Donkers lands a hook that snaps the head of Forlan backwards.
Donkers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Forlan is trying to force a seperation but Donkers has the dominant position.
A short right from Donkers.
Forlan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donkers is leaning against Forlan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donkers is working Forlan over against the cage.
Donkers lands with a short shot to the head.
Donkers digs a right hand underneath Forlan's ribcage. Forlan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Forlan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donkers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donkers lands an uppercut.
Donkers lands with a left to the head.
Donkers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donkers crunches a lovely knee into Forlan's ribcage.
Manny Donkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Donkers as the two fighters clinch.
Donkers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donkers misses with a punch on the inside.
Donkers scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkers with a knee to the head.
Donkers keeps control of Forlan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Forlan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donkers slips a straight right by Forlan.
Donkers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donkers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forlan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Forlan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Forlan wants to clinch up but Donkers keeps it at a distance.
Donkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Forlan misses with a wild body shot.
Donkers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Forlan momentarily.
Forlan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Forlan looks to score with a jab to the body but Donkers is just out of range.
Forlan throws a chopping leg kick but Donkers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Forlan throws a front kick aimed at Donkers's knee but Donkers avoids it well.
Forlan misses with a hook. Donkers ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Donkers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Donkers wants to clinch up but Forlan keeps it at a distance.
Donkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Forlan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donkers throws a body punch but Forlan moves out of range.
Forlan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donkers moves out of range of the body kick from Forlan.
Donkers cracks Forlan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Donkers misses with the combination.
Diego Forlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donkers moves away from the strike by Forlan.
Donkers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Forlan.
Forlan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donkers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Forlan thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donkers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Forlan fails to land the takedown.
Donkers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Forlan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Donkers is able to avoid easily.
Forlan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donkers takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donkers throws a head punch that misses.
Forlan wants to get back to striking at distance but Donkers won't allow it.
Forlan is trying to force a seperation but Donkers has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Donkers.
Donkers with a knee to the head.
Donkers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Forlan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Donkers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Forlan takes a shot to the head.
Donkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Donkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Forlan blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Donkers.
Donkers lands a left hand.
Donkers lands an uppercut.
Donkers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Donkers is working Forlan over against the cage.
Donkers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Donkers.
Forlan can't break the clinch.
Donkers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forlan can do to turn this around?
Donkers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Donkers.
Donkers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donkers lands with a right to the head.
Donkers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Forlan has Donkers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Donkers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manny Donkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Forlan.
Donkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Forlan.
Donkers working Forlan over with knees to the body.
Diego Forlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donkers misses with the head strike.
Donkers lands with a right to the head.
Donkers missing with knees to the body.
Donkers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Forlan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Forlan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donkers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Forlan's efforts to push away.
Forlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forlan takes a swing at Donkers's ribcage but misses.
Forlan tries a head kick but it misses.
Donkers lands a jab-cross combination.
Forlan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donkers tries to clinch but Forlan is having none of it.
A jab from Forlan does it's job there.
Donkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Forlan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Forlan misses with a hook.
Donkers is looking to wear down Forlan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Forlan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donkers counters with a left to the body.
Forlan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Donkers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forlan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Forlan is trying to break the clinch but Donkers is controlling him.
Donkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Forlan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Forlan breaks from the clinch.
Donkers scores with a jab.
Forlan is looking to score with low kicks.
Forlan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Donkers.
Forlan swats away the attempt to clinch by Donkers.
Donkers rushes Forlan and presses him up against the cage.
Donkers digs a right hand underneath Forlan's ribcage. Forlan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Forlan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Forlan.
Forlan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donkers has Forlan pressed against the cage, preventing Forlan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donkers misses with some punches.
Donkers is pressed up against the cage. Forlan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Donkers down to the mat. Donkers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manny Donkers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkers fails to land with a series of punches.
Donkers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Donkers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donkers wants to slow Forlan down by chopping away at his legs.
Forlan throws out a loose jab but Donkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donkers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forlan manages to avoid it.
Donkers lands a nice shot to the body.
Forlan throws a combination that misses
and Donkers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Forlan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Forlan misses with a hook. Donkers ducked under it nicely.
Forlan looks for the body kick but Donkers saw that one coming.
Forlan looks to land a right hand but Donkers moved out of range.
Forlan throws a jab but it's blocked by Donkers.
Forlan throws a sloppy head kick
and Donkers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donkers moves into range and clinches up with Forlan.
Donkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Donkers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donkers 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Donkers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Zoolander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Pentti Pena!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zoolander.
Zoolander stuffs the takedown attempt from Pena. Pena gets slowly back to his feet.
Pena tries to move into range but Zoolander moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pena takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zoolander takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zoolander closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pena did well to prevent Zoolander getting side control.
Zoolander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pena keeping hold of Zoolander's head, controlling as best he can.
Zoolander prevents Pena from improving his position.
Zoolander wants to pass the guard but Pena is defending well.
Pena tries to roll over but Zoolander keeps him under control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zoolander is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pena!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena tries to lock up and control but Zoolander gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pena is looking to get to half guard.
Pena regains half guard.
Zoolander throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zoolander wants to pass to mount but Pena is defending the position.
Zoolander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pena defending well though.
Zoolander sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pena defending well though.
Pena is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zoolander pulls his head out easily.
Zoolander scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pena is trying to control but can't.
Zoolander frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zoolander landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander working the ground and pound effectively.
Zoolander is landing with some decent strikes but Pena is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zoolander avoids the attempt from Pena to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zoolander cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pena is looking to improve his position but Zoolander isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zoolander connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zoolander raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Pena is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Pena that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zoolander lands a big shot there that rocks Pena but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pena is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pena tries to hold on but Zoolander pushes him away.
Pena looks gassed!
Pena working to try and regain half guard.
Pena taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena taking shots to the head.
Zoolander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pena is rocked!
Zoolander postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Pena badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Zoolander around the waist but Zoolander pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Zoolander is the winner by TKO! Zoolander jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Zoolander!
Derek Zoolander retains his middleweight title!
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