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Kitsura London Challenge PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter O Flanigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fraser has chosen Bar Room Hero - Dropkick Murphy's as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter O Flanigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Angus Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Flanigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fraser.
Fraser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fraser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Flanigan wants to break free but Fraser has control.
Fraser lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fraser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for O Flanigan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Flanigan throws a series of punches but Fraser avoids them all with ease.
O Flanigan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fraser struggling a bit here.
O Flanigan decides to stand back up.
O Flanigan throws a series of punches but Fraser avoids them all with ease.
Fraser throws a nice head kick!
Fraser staying out of range there.
Fraser decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flanigan trying to control here.
O Flanigan looks like he's trying to stand up.
O Flanigan is breathing heavily.
Fraser missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fraser wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Flanigan keeps working.
O Flanigan trying to control but Fraser postures up.
Fraser trying to control from half guard but O Flanigan is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fraser is figuring out what he wants to do next.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fraser tries to bum rush O Flanigan with a series of wild strikes but O Flanigan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fraser tries to close the distance and clinch but O Flanigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fraser pushes O Flanigan away with a front kick.
O Flanigan fails to land with a series of punches.
Fraser tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Flanigan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fraser scoring well with a low kick there.
Fraser doesn't succeed with the takedown
and O Flanigan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fraser working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Flanigan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Flanigan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Flanigan stands and steps away. Fraser gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser lands a head kick. O Flanigan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
O Flanigan lands a nice shot to the body.
O Flanigan lands a nice looking body shot.
O Flanigan throws out a powerful jab.
O Flanigan moves into the clinch.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Fraser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Flanigan fails with the takedown.
Fraser tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Flanigan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fraser keeping moving, preventing O Flanigan from controlling successfully.
O Flanigan won't allow Fraser to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
O Flanigan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fraser's guard.
Fraser is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Flanigan tries to stand and escape but Fraser is controlling the position.
Fraser moves into full guard.
Fraser has his feet on O Flanigan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fraser has his takedown stuffed
and O Flanigan counters with a series of strikes. Fraser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fraser shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting O Flanigan counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter O Flanigan dominated that round.
That's time! O Flanigan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fraser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Flanigan throws a series of punches but Fraser moves out of range.
Fraser has his takedown stuffed
and O Flanigan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Flanigan wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Flanigan stalling against the cage.
Fraser drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Flanigan pulls his leg out and moves away.
O Flanigan pushes Fraser up against the cage in a clinch.
Fraser tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Flanigan smiles and moves away.
Walter O Flanigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angus Fraser.
O Flanigan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fraser throws a combination that misses
and O Flanigan counters with a straight right hand.
O Flanigan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fraser backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flanigan lands a nice shot to the body.
Angus Fraser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Flanigan instigates a clinch.
Fraser drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Flanigan pulls his leg out and moves away.
O Flanigan's corner calls for a 1-2. O Flanigan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fraser misses with a takedown
and O Flanigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fraser misses with a takedown
and O Flanigan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fraser!
Fraser reaches up to try and control the position but O Flanigan seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Fraser rolls and tries to escape and now O Flanigan has his back!
Walter O Flanigan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fraser rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fraser is trying to stand up here but O Flanigan is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraser works his way to full guard. Good work.
O Flanigan looking to pass the guard.
O Flanigan content to stall in guard here.
O Flanigan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
O Flanigan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fraser to his feet.
O Flanigan avoids the head kick by Fraser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flanigan misses with a double jab
and Fraser holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fraser is looking to control O Flanigan's arms but O Flanigan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fraser has his back to the cage.
Fraser tries to pull guard but O Flanigan won't allow it.
O Flanigan stalling against the cage.
O Flanigan can't break the clinch.
O Flanigan has had enough of the clinch but Fraser keeps him there for the moment.
O Flanigan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
O Flanigan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fraser breaks from the clinch.
Fraser takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fraser is looking to clinch but O Flanigan is avoiding it.
Fraser fails to land the takedown.
O Flanigan connects with a body shot.
Fraser tries for a takedown but O Flanigan circles away easily
and Fraser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Flanigan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraser manages to avoid it.
Fraser has his takedown stuffed
and O Flanigan counters with a series of strikes. Fraser will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fraser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fraser misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fraser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fraser shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Flanigan wants to control but Fraser passes into side.
Fraser stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter O Flanigan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fraser dodges the punch combination from O Flanigan.
O Flanigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Flanigan clinches up against the cage.
Fraser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fraser tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Flanigan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fraser has him pressed against the cage.
Fraser jumps guard and drags O Flanigan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
O Flanigan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fraser has an active guard here but O Flanigan has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Flanigan controlling the action here.
O Flanigan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fraser is refusing to be controlled, as O Flanigan sits in half guard.
O Flanigan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fraser pushes O Flanigan off but O Flanigan dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Fraser's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fraser sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fraser wants to get back to full guard.
Fraser missing with punches from the bottom.
Fraser is pressing down on O Flanigan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fraser is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Flanigan passes Fraser's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flanigan passes to full mount!
O Flanigan controlling the position easily from mount.
O Flanigan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fraser is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
O Flanigan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fraser is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Fraser wants to control but O Flanigan is having none of it.
Fraser is looking to improve his position but O Flanigan isn't that keen on the idea.
Angus Fraser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fraser gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fraser actively working from the bottom here.
O Flanigan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter O Flanigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Flanigan 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter O Flanigan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wielki Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen blue moon as his entrance music. Max Power is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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, Wielki Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Power should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Vlad tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Vlad.
Power connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vlad misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Power clinches with his opponent.
Power's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Vlad turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vlad manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Vlad decides to stand back up.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Power feints and as Vlad raises his hands in defense, Power changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Power stands up from Vlad's guard - Power perhaps looking for a knockout.
Power 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vlad pushes Power off and gets back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power has hold of one of Vlad's legs. Vlad is fighting the takedown attempt but Power gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Power is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vlad 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.
Power stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vlad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Power looks gassed!
Power won't allow Vlad to get back to his feet.
Vlad has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Power off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Power moves into range and clinches up with Vlad.
Vlad tightens his grip and picks Power up, before dumping him to the ground. Power manages to land in guard.
Vlad gets to his feet - Power follows without any prompting.
Wielki Vlad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Power pushes Vlad up against the cage in a clinch.
Power lands an elbow just above Vlad 's eye.
Power has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vlad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vlad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power drags the fight down to the ground.
Power really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vlad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Power is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vlad is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vlad tries to clinch
and Power counters with a good, hard body kick but Vlad shrugs it off.
Vlad wants to clinch
and Power counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Power.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Power manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Power wants to stand but Vlad is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vlad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Power can do anything to dispel that myth.
Power uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Power scores a takedown into full mount!
Power working for a guillotine from mount but Vlad is in no mood to give up.
Vlad wants to try and get back to his feet.
Vlad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vlad is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power scoring with strikes but Vlad is staying in there.
Vlad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Power can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vlad is looking to escape.
Vlad is looking to get to half guard.
Power is landing with some decent strikes but Vlad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vlad really wants to buck Power off and get back to his feet.
Vlad is trying desperately to improve position.
Vlad in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Power trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vlad tries to reverse the position but Power maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Power.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad throwing hammer fists to the chest of Power. What's that going to do exactly?
Power raining down shots from the mount!
Vlad is desperately trying to improve his position but Power has a good base and remains in mount.
Power landing strikes from the mount and Vlad is in trouble!
Vlad is rocked!
Vlad gets back to half guard.
Oh Vlad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vlad missing with punches from the bottom.
Power is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vlad is looking for a sweep. Power is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vlad seems to have got his legs back now.
Power is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vlad tries to kick Power off but Power keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Power dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vlad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Power in his tracks.
Vlad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Power counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Power.
Vlad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Power is controlling him.
Vlad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Power's guard.
Power is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Power with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Power prevents Vlad from standing back up.
Vlad moves into full guard.
Power is in close to Vlad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
It looks like Wielki Vlad has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power stands up and waves to Vlad to follow him.
Power is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Vlad is in big trouble! Power is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Vlad. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Max Power!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Swiper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ritchie Swiper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swiper is looking to clinch.
Swiper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Brien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Brien was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swiper wants to control but O Brien is having none of it.
O Brien unloading with bombs!
Swiper is working to get back to half guard.
O Brien with a couple of short strikes.
O Brien 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.
Swiper is desperately trying to improve his position but O Brien has a good base and remains in mount.
Swiper is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
O Brien lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Swiper hang on?
Swiper really wants to buck O Brien off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien looking to control and managing it successfully.
Swiper wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swiper can't escape the position.
O Brien looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Brien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Swiper for as long as he can get away with.
Swiper is trying to escape the mount.
O Brien tries to control but Swiper wriggling away.
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.
O Brien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Swiper is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Brien controlling his opponent.
O Brien can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swiper is looking to escape.
Swiper is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Swiper is trying to escape the mount.
Swiper trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien trying to control but Swiper is having none of it.
O Brien sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O Brien is breathing heavily.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Donnie O Brien just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Swiper tries to clinch but O Brien is having none of it.
O Brien shoots in but no luck this time.
Swiper misses with a takedown
and O Brien counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Swiper tries to get to full guard but O Brien has control of the leg.
Swiper pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
O Brien wants to control but Swiper is keeping him busy.
Swiper is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien not doing much here.
Swiper is trying to escape back to his feet but O Brien uses the scramble to pass into side control.
O Brien scoring with punches from side control.
O Brien advances to mount.
Swiper is in all sorts of trouble here.
O Brien avoids the attempt from Swiper to control.
You get the feeling that Swiper really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Swiper tries to hold on but O Brien postures up.
Swiper is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that round.
That's time! O Brien 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Brien has his takedown stuffed
and Swiper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Swiper.
Swiper breaks the clinch.
Swiper tries to clinch but O Brien moves away
and O Brien counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Swiper!
Swiper is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Swiper is trying desperately to improve position.
Swiper wants to get back to his feet.
Swiper is looking to improve his position but O Brien isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swiper tries to lock up and control but O Brien gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiper really wants to buck O Brien off and get back to his feet.
Swiper slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Swiper looks like he's trying to stand up.
Swiper wants to control but O Brien is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Swiper pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
Swiper regains full guard. Nicely done.
O Brien won't allow Swiper to sweep him here.
O Brien works over Swiper with some ground and pound from guard.
O Brien controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien trying to control but Swiper is working from the bottom.
O Brien throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien landing some decent shots from guard.
Swiper wants to get back to his feet but O Brien is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Brien controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swiper wants to stand and escape but O Brien is having none of it.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Swiper keeps moving.
Swiper being controlled here, momentarily.
Swiper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Brien thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Swiper uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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.
O Brien shoots and misses
and Swiper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Brien 's guard.
Swiper looking to pass the guard.
O Brien has his hands on Swiper's head, controlling the position.
O Brien is trying to keep Swiper in close.
Swiper is looking to stand up but O Brien won't let him.
Swiper looking to sit in guard and control but O Brien gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Swiper keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
Swiper looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Brien is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ritchie Swiper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Swiper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swiper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnie O Brien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Brien has his takedown stuffed
and Swiper counters with a takedown into side control.
Swiper trying to control the action but O Brien is working from the bottom.
O Brien prevents Swiper from improving position.
Swiper works to advance to full mount. O Brien defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Swiper gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swiper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Swiper lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Swiper is pushing down on O Brien 's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Brien is fighting to maintain full guard but Swiper has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien keeping hold of Swiper's head, controlling as best he can.
Swiper wants to stand up but O Brien has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Swiper decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Swiper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Brien is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
O Brien is staying active underneath Swiper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ritchie Swiper has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Brien manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
O Brien controlling from mount.
O Brien looking to control but Swiper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swiper is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Swiper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Swiper is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Swiper tries to hold on but O Brien postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Swiper is trying to escape the mount.
O Brien lands a heavy elbow.
O Brien takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Donnie O Brien just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
O Brien controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Brien passes Swiper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Swiper is trying to stand back up but O Brien is controlling him
Swiper is looking to improve his position.
Swiper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Swiper keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
Swiper is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swiper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritchie Swiper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Swiper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ritchie Swiper!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prof Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prof Baltazar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Prof Baltazar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis throws a series of punches but Baltazar avoids them all with ease.
Baltazar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Baltazar pushes him off.
Davis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baltazar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Davis.
It looks like Prof Baltazar has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baltazar checks a leg kick.
Davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baltazar fails with the takedown.
Davis is looking to land body kicks.
Baltazar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Baltazar is rocked!
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Baltazar circles away.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Baltazar is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis rushes Baltazar and presses him up against the cage.
Baltazar tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Baltazar won't allow it.
Baltazar seems to have recovered his senses.
Baltazar misses with some punches.
Baltazar stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baltazar is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baltazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis tries to clinch up but Baltazar circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Baltazar blocks the low kick.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Baltazar moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baltazar has him pressed against the cage.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Baltazar won't allow it.
Baltazar breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Baltazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baltazar.
Davis throws a right and a left that Baltazar avoids nicely.
Steve Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baltazar has managed to clinch.
Baltazar keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baltazar letting Davis take a breather here.
Baltazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baltazar shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Baltazar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steve Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prof Baltazar.
Baltazar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baltazar shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baltazar shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Davis rushes Baltazar and presses him up against the cage.
Davis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baltazar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baltazar tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Baltazar is trying desperately to land a takedown but Davis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Baltazar.
Baltazar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Baltazar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baltazar breaks the clinch.
Baltazar tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a series of punches but Baltazar avoids them all with ease.
Baltazar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baltazar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baltazar landing strikes from the mount.
Davis is rocked!
Baltazar lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Davis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Baltazar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Baltazar landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
Baltazar with the ground and pound from mount.
Davis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baltazar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baltazar landing punches.
Baltazar landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baltazar cracks Davis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baltazar lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Baltazar.
Baltazar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Davis?
Baltazar with good strikes from the mount here!
Baltazar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Baltazar quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Baltazar but it's paid off an Davis is forced to tap! Nice work by Baltazar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Prof Baltazar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Javier Chavez Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xahli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xahli has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Miguel Javier Chavez Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier Xahli's chin.
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Javier Chavez Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Xahli!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Xahli circles away.
A punch combination from Chavez Jr misses.
Some wild striking there from Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xahli.
A punch combination from Chavez Jr misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr is looking to clinch.
Chavez Jr looks to land a combination but Xahli avoids it well.
Chavez Jr tries to bum rush Xahli with a series of wild strikes but Xahli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chavez Jr throws a right hand that Xahli ducks under and follows up with a left that Xahli also avoids with ease.
Chavez Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Xahli slips a jab and a cross from Chavez Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Xahli circles away.
Chavez Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chavez Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez Jr misses with a wild combination.
Chavez Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez Jr throws a right hand that Xahli ducks under and follows up with a left that Xahli also avoids with ease.
Chavez Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavez Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez Jr clinches up with Xahli and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Xahli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chavez Jr prevents it.
Xahli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chavez Jr smiles and moves away.
Chavez Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xahli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez Jr wants to clinch up but Xahli keeps it at a distance.
Chavez Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chavez Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chavez Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xahli.
Chavez Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xahli.
No joy there for Chavez Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xahli.
Xahli keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez Jr is breathing heavily.
Chavez Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Chavez Jr swinging wilding here.
Miguel Javier Chavez Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Chavez Jr misses.
Chavez Jr throws a nice looking combination but Xahli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xahli dodges the punch combination from Chavez Jr.
Xahli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miguel Javier Chavez Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Xahli.
Chavez Jr throws a nice looking combination but Xahli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Chavez Jr misses.
Chavez Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Xahli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez Jr throws a nice looking combination but Xahli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavez Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Xahli with that takedown attempt.
Chavez Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xahli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chavez Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xahli slips a jab and a cross from Chavez Jr.
Chavez Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xahli.
Chavez Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xahli.
Chavez Jr wants to clinch.
Xahli shoots in but Chavez Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chavez Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xahli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez Jr wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xahli keeps the fight on the outside.
Xahli keeps the fight on the outside.
Chavez Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Xahli gets a takedown into half guard.
Chavez Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Xahli works his way into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xahli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Xahli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chavez Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Xavier Xahli will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chavez Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Chavez Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez Jr fails with the takedown
and Xahli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chavez Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Xahli on the ground.
Xahli lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Xahli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xahli wants to control from the top but Chavez Jr keeps moving.
Xahli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chavez Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chavez Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xahli postures up in Chavez Jr's guard and throws a big left but Chavez Jr blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chavez Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Xahli decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chavez Jr's guard.
Xahli trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chavez Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Xahli is controlling him.
Chavez Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Xahli advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Xahli is looking to advance position but Chavez Jr won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xahli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chavez Jr's head.
Xahli scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Xahli frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Xahli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chavez Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Xahli.
Xahli throwing strikes here but Chavez Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Xahli working the ground and pound effectively.
Chavez Jr is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Javier Chavez Jr has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xahli lands a big shot there that rocks Chavez Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Chavez Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xahli thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xahli misses with a head shot.
Xahli throws some wild stikes that Chavez Jr manages to avoid easily.
Xahli misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Xahli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Xahli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
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Xahli has control of Chavez Jr's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chavez Jr regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Xahli misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chavez Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xahli scoring with strikes but Chavez Jr is staying in there.
Xahli looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Xahli throwing strikes here but Chavez Jr is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Xahli is landing with some decent strikes but Chavez Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Xahli looking to ground and pound but Chavez Jr is blocking nicely.
Xahli is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chavez Jr is surviving well by controlling Xahli's body position as best he can.
Xahli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xahli looking to finish with strikes here!
Chavez Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Xahli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Javier Chavez Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Xahli closes the distance and clinches up with Chavez Jr, looking for a takedown. Xahli pushes Chavez Jr against the cage but Chavez Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miguel Javier Chavez Jr's cut is getting worse.
Xahli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chavez Jr as he jumps to the side.
Chavez Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Xahli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chavez Jr's guard now.
Xahli forces his way into half guard.
Xahli is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Xahli there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Xahli lands a nice shot to the head.
Xahli with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xahli fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Xahli.
Chavez Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Xahli throws some wild stikes that Chavez Jr manages to avoid easily.
Xahli thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Xahli jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chavez Jr is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chavez Jr and Xahli has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Xahli works to advance to full mount. Chavez Jr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Xahli landing strikes from the mount and Chavez Jr is in trouble!
Miguel Javier Chavez Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Miguel Javier Chavez Jr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Xavier Xahli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fewer Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregard GracieHunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Era - Enae Volare Mezzo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fewer Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregard GracieHunter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
GracieHunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
GracieHunter shoots in and bounces Emelianenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
GracieHunter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emelianenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emelianenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emelianenko!
GracieHunter tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, GracieHunter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Emelianenko's guard! Nice work there by GracieHunter!
GracieHunter passes into half guard.
GracieHunter trying to mount his opponent but Emelianenko defends it.
Emelianenko is looking to control GracieHunter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
GracieHunter is looking to advance position but Emelianenko won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GracieHunter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
GracieHunter seems to be working for a kimura but Emelianenko defends the submission attempt.
Emelianenko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Emelianenko feints and as GracieHunter raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
GracieHunter keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
GracieHunter looking for a guillotine here but Emelianenko defends easily.
GracieHunter looks gassed!
GracieHunter keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and GracieHunter dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GracieHunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now.
GracieHunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko can't keep his opponent in guard - GracieHunter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but GracieHunter keeps him under control.
GracieHunter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Emelianenko wants to get back to full guard.
GracieHunter tries to pass to full mount but Emelianenko defends it.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
GracieHunter wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
GracieHunter gets to his feet - Emelianenko follows without any prompting.
Emelianenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
GracieHunter tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Emelianenko is tying to control. GracieHunter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
GracieHunter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Emelianenko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Emelianenko's back!
Emelianenko wants to control his opponent's hands but GracieHunter gets his hands free.
GracieHunter scores with punches and elbows.
GracieHunter patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Emelianenko tries to break free.
GracieHunter has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Emelianenko is defending well but eventually GracieHunter manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Emelianenko has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gregard GracieHunter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psiho Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Carl orff - o fortuna. Cena comes into a darkened arena with his song building. John Cena - My Time Is Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Psiho Borec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cena!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena stuffs the takedown.
Cena looks for a takedown but Borec sprawls well.
Borec has his takedown stuffed
and Cena decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Borec's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borec is controlling Cena's posture.
Cena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borec swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borec throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cena slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Borec is trying to get back to half guard.
Cena in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Cena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borec can't do much from the bottom here.
Cena trying to control the action but Borec is working from the bottom.
Borec manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cena is pressing down on Borec's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Borec keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cena's head.
Cena manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borec manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cena distracts Borec with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Borec looking for a sweep. Not yet Borec, not yet.
Borec manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Borec is breathing heavily.
Borec putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Borec putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cena can't escape the position.
Borec avoids the attempt from Cena to control.
Cena is desperately trying to improve his position but Borec has a good base and remains in mount.
Cena is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Borec dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cena can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cena is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Borec has isolated one of Cena's arms. Cena looking to fight him off but Borec twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Psiho Borec!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Barat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Barry Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barat comes into the arena with You can't stand me now blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Barat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Barry Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Murphy showed some decent athleticism there.
Murphy misses with a head shot. Barat uses the momentum to regain guard.
Murphy trying to control but Barat is working from the bottom.
Barat wants to stand and escape but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Barat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Barat looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murphy passes into half guard.
Barat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murphy.
Barat is staying active underneath Murphy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murphy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Barat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murphy tries to clinch up but Barat circles away and keeps his distance.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Barat.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Barat avoids nicely.
Murphy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murphy slips under a jab from Barat.
Nice jab there from Barat.
It looks like Jimmy Barry Murphy has been cut.
Murphy fails with the takedown.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murphy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Barat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a three punch combo that has Barat backing up. Barat nods at Murphy to acknowledge the strikes.
Barat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control.
Barat is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barat some visible discomfort.
Oh Barat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Murphy lands a few punches from side control.
Murphy is working to tighten is grip on Barat's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Barat has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Murphy is really squeezing tight and eventually Barat passes out! Murphy breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jimmy Barry Murphy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Gallagher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soni throws a leg kick but Gallagher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gallagher's waist but Gallagher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soni off to one side.
Gallagher gets a takedown into half guard.
Gallagher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Soni is in trouble now - Gallagher has advanced to mount!
Gallagher throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Soni because Gallagher loaded up on that one.
Soni's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soni blocking the ground and pound.
Gallagher with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher looking for a guillotine from mount but Soni is having none of it.
Gallagher wants to control the pace but Soni is squirming around nicely.
Gallagher throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Soni is squirming around, avoiding Gallagher's attempts to control the action.
Gallagher unloads with some shots from mount but Soni bucks and avoids them well.
Gallagher goes for an armbar but Soni turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Soni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gallagher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gallagher working a defensive guard here.
Gallagher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Soni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Soni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
Soni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is looking for a triangle but Soni pushes his legs off easily.
Gallagher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gallagher working a defensive guard here.
Gallagher isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Soni stacks Gallagher 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 Soni!
Gallagher wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gallagher is looking for a sweep.
Gallagher is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Gallagher's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soni thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gallagher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallagher moves out of range as Soni throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Gallagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Soni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Soni tries to land a front kick but Gallagher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Soni.
Gallagher looks to move to half guard but instead Soni has passed into mount! Damn!
Soni controlling the pace for now.
Gallagher sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher gets back to full guard.
Gallagher had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Soni is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gallagher Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Soni's back instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soni is in a bad position with Gallagher working for a choke. Soni manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Soni from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Soni stays in close to Gallagher's body and controls the position.
Gallagher 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.
Gallagher working a defensive guard but Soni manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gallagher trying to control but Soni flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Soni controlling well, preventing Gallagher from escaping the position.
Soni has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gallagher wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soni avoiding Gallagher 's attempts to control his hands.
Soni has the hooks in. Gallagher is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Soni is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gallagher defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Soni keeps control of the position as Gallagher tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gallagher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gallagher actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab from Soni.
Gallagher fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gallagher darts in and clinches Soni up against the cage.
Soni manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Soni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanishk Soni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gallagher is looking to clinch.
Gallagher misses with a right hand
and Soni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gallagher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gallagher looks to land a combination. Soni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gallagher keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch but Soni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gallagher moves out of range as Soni throws a body kick.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gallagher was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soni wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni is keeping busy.
Gallagher looking for the choke from the back.
Gallagher is trying to control but Soni is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Soni holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gallagher tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gallagher throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Soni because Gallagher loaded up on that one.
Gallagher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Soni's face.
Gallagher throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher goes for an armbar but Soni turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Soni.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallagher is trying to control the position but Soni postures up.
Gallagher working for submissions but it's allowed Soni to get to half guard.
Gallagher actively working from the bottom here.
Gallagher is trying to get back to full guard.
Liam Gallagher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Soni has control of the leg.
Gallagher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gallagher had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Soni is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gallagher Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Soni's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gallagher looking to break Soni's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Soni remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gallagher will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Gallagher tries to get the hooks in deep but Soni pushed the leg off.
Gallagher softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gallagher lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Soni hold on?!
That has opened up Tanishk Soni's cut even more.
Gallagher missing with strikes from the back.
Soni is in bad spot here.
Gallagher is persistently looking for the submission but Soni is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Gallagher clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
That's time! Gallagher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gallagher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Soni misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gallagher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tanishk Soni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soni wants to clinch but Gallagher slips to the side
and Gallagher counters with a shoot takedown. Soni fights it but they end up in guard.
Soni is trying to control the position but Gallagher postures up.
Gallagher looking to sit in guard and control but Soni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gallagher keeping busy on the bottom but Soni has passed one foot through into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher trying to get back to full guard but Soni takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gallagher is trying to reverse the position but instead Soni has taken his back - oops!
Soni controlling from the back.
Gallagher tries to escape the position.
Soni slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Gallagher's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Soni is not going to allow Gallagher to sit and survive in this position.
Gallagher tries to break free.
Gallagher is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gallagher trying to control the position but Soni manages to sink in the hooks.
Gallagher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gallagher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gallagher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Soni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Soni stays in close to Gallagher's body and controls the position.
Gallagher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gallagher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gallagher tries to get out of the position.
Soni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gallagher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gallagher trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Gallagher wants to improve his position but instead Soni has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Soni in particular looking to stall.
Gallagher is trying to get back to full guard.
Gallagher is in trouble now - Soni has advanced to mount!
Gallagher is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Liam Gallagher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gallagher attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Soni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gallagher but Gallagher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soni tries to land a front kick but Gallagher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gallagher throws a body kick that misses.
Gallagher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Soni to the mat! Soni manages to get full guard.
Gallagher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gallagher lands a nice forearm strike.
Gallagher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Soni regains half guard, as Gallagher was trying to land strikes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni manages to get to full guard.
Gallagher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soni swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gallagher being controlled here momentarily.
Gallagher wants to control from the top but Soni keeps moving.
Tanishk Soni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Gallagher tries to free his leg and advance position but Soni is retaining full guard.
Gallagher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gallagher throws a big right hand that misses.
Gallagher sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Soni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gallagher is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Soni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gallagher counters by clinching up.
Gallagher has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Soni avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soni drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gallagher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Soni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gallagher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Liam Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
Soni can't break the clinch.
Soni wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gallagher wants the takedown. Soni is fighting it off but Gallagher persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Soni's guard against the cage.
Gallagher throws and elbow that misses. Soni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gallagher's guard. Nice move by Soni!
Gallagher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Soni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gallagher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soni trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Gallagher wants to sweep but no luck.
Soni postures up.
Gallagher has his foot on Soni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Soni works his way back into a safe position though.
Soni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gallagher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soni passes into half guard.
Gallagher wants to control but Soni is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Gallagher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gallagher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Gallagher!
Liam Gallagher is the new light heavyweight champion!
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