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CFL 34 Knights Court PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitz comes into the arena with Sleepwalking by Blindside blaring out of the sound system. Dickinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonkers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake Jitz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jitz is looking to clinch but Dickinson is avoiding it.
Jitz wants to clinch.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Jitz circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickinson shoots in and bounces Jitz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jitz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Dickinson frees his head nicely. Oh but Jitz has switched to an armbar! Dickinson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jake Jitz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaz Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's entrance music is Deftones - Beware. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaz Passmoor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
Passmoor wants a takedown.
Davis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Passmoor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Passmoor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mickey Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaz Passmoor.
Passmoor is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Passmoor is keeping busy.
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Passmoor tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Passmoor drops back down to his feet.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.
Passmoor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davis uses from the top position.
Passmoor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davis uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the action but Passmoor is working from the bottom.
Davis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Passmoor tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Passmoor is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis trying to control but Passmoor is having none of it.
Passmoor swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Passmoor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Passmoor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Passmoor tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
Passmoor is working to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
Passmoor 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.
Passmoor tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Passmoor tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Passmoor slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Passmoor gets back to full guard.
Passmoor is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Passmoor.
Passmoor throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Passmoor misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Passmoor.
Mickey Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Davis misses with the combination.
Gaz Passmoor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis tries to clinch but Passmoor moves out of range.
Passmoor misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Passmoor moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Passmoor throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Passmoor fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Passmoor misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Passmoor has his takedown stuffed
and Davis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mickey Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaz Passmoor.
Passmoor is breathing heavily.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Davis moves into range and clinches up with Passmoor.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis lands a body punch.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis closes the distance but Passmoor moves to the side
and Passmoor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Passmoor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Passmoor.
Davis trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor wants to advance to full mount but Davis doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Passmoor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Passmoor trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Passmoor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davis's guard.
Passmoor is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Passmoor to get the leverage.
Davis trying to control from the bottom.
Passmoor trying to mount his opponent but Davis defends it.
Passmoor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
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.
Passmoor is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Passmoor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Passmoor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Passmoor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Davis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Passmoor, into his guard.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
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 Mickey Davis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Passmoor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Passmoor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some bone on bone action there as Passmoor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Passmoor's ribs.
Passmoor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Passmoor misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Passmoor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Passmoor takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davis counters with a huge head kick that drops Passmoor! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Stump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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164 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, George Stump!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Malone.
Malone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
Malone lands a jab to the head.
It looks like George Stump has been cut.
Malone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stump moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slow jab from Malone misses its intended target.
Malone throws a hook to the side of Stump's head but Stump sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malone throws the left hand but Stump avoids the punch easily.
Malone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malone looks to land a right hand but Stump moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone throws a right and a left that Stump avoids nicely.
Malone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stump.
Stump shoots in looking for a takedown. Malone tries to sprawl out of it but Stump keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Malone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stump misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Malone.
Malone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone lands with a nice combination. Stump backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Malone.
Stump looks for a takedown but Malone sprawls well.
Sam Malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Stump.
Stump looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malone is fending him off so far but Stump persists. Nope, Malone circles away and we're back to standing.
Stump misses with a takedown attempt - Malone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Stump.
Stump avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sam Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone throws out a loose jab but Stump uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone throws a right hand that Stump ducks under and follows up with a left that Stump also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stump slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Stump shoots for a double leg takedown but Malone sprawls well. He's pushed Stump's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Malone throws a series of punches but Stump avoids them all with ease.
Stump closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malone circles away.
Stump misses with a takedown attempt - Malone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stump needs to keep his hands up - Malone had a free shot at his head there.
Stump closes the distance and clinches up with Malone, looking for a takedown. Stump pushes Malone against the cage but Malone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Malone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stump slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Malone throws the left hand but Stump avoids the punch easily.
Stump scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone trying to control but Stump flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Stump is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stump is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Malone has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Stump doesn't have the hooks in and Malone manages to turn into his guard.
Malone looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Stump's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stump will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stump defending well as Malone loads up on a big left hand.
Stump is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Malone.
Malone jabs at Stump's body.
Malone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Malone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stump moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stump shoots in for a takedown but Malone shows good takedown defense.
Malone misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stump shoots in but no luck this time.
Sam Malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Stump.
Stump ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
Malone misses with the combination.
Malone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Malone throws a looping overhand right but Stump ducks down to avoid it.
Malone throws a series of punches but Stump avoids them all with ease.
Stump shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malone as he jumps to the side.
Malone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Malone misses with a hook. Stump ducked under it nicely.
Stump shoots in but Malone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malone looks to land a right hand but Stump moved out of range.
Stump has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Malone does no damage.
Stump avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malone throws a hook but Stump avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stump.
Malone stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stump moves out of range of the strikes.
Stump changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Malone tries to avoid it but Stump manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Malone to the ground. Malone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malone looks to land a right hand but Stump moved out of range.
Stump fails to land the takedown.
A jab from Malone misses.
Nice shot by Malone.
Malone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stump.
Stump shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malone but Malone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sam Malone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stump looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sam Malone is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malone throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Malone.
Malone misses with a few strikes there.
Malone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stump shoots for a double leg takedown but Malone sprawls well. He's pushed Stump's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Malone misses its intended target.
A jab from Malone misses.
Malone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Malone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Stump's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stump fails with the takedown.
Stump moves away from the strike by Malone.
Malone throws a big shot that misses.
Malone throws a hook but Stump avoids it easily.
A combination from Malone does no damage.
A jab from Malone misses.
Stump slips under a jab from Malone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone misses with the combination.
Stump moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stump. Stump circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stump scores with a takedown into Malone's guard.
Stump drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stump jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Malone keeping full guard, as Stump tries to pass.
Malone throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Stump escapes and throws Malone's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Malone tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying to get back to his feet but Stump has full control of the position and if anything, Malone has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Malone tries to escape the position.
Stump has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Malone has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to roll but Stump sticks to his back.
Stump has got one arm under Malone's chin. This could be trouble... Malone trying to control the other hand but Stump gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Malone has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George Stump!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Horst Donaudamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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225 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horst Donaudamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vince Buckner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donaudamp scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Vince Buckner has been cut.
Donaudamp scores with a jab.
Donaudamp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donaudamp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Buckner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buckner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Buckner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckner is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Donaudamp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Buckner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Buckner's back!
Buckner has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Buckner trying to control the action but Donaudamp just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckner is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Donaudamp is staying active.
Buckner is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Donaudamp is breathing heavily.
Buckner holding both Donaudamp 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaudamp is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Buckner has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Donaudamp working for the choke.
Buckner has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Buckner is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Donaudamp has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Buckner has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Buckner defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Donaudamp doesn't have the hooks in and Buckner manages to turn into his guard.
Buckner gets to his feet. Donaudamp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Donaudamp tries a head kick but it misses.
Buckner blocks a head kick by Donaudamp.
Buckner avoids the head kick by Donaudamp.
Buckner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Donaudamp's head.
Donaudamp jabs Buckner right on the nose. Buckner blinks but takes it well.
Donaudamp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buckner.
Donaudamp throws a sloppy head kick and Buckner moves out of range easily.
Buckner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Buckner lands in his opponent's guard.
Buckner gets to his feet. Donaudamp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner shoots for a takedown but Donaudamp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donaudamp misses with a head kick.
Buckner tests Donaudamp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buckner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donaudamp stuffs the takedown attempt from Buckner. Buckner gets slowly back to his feet.
Buckner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Buckner controls the position.
Buckner decides to stand back up. Buckner steps back and let's Donaudamp get back to his feet.
Donaudamp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Buckner tries to clinch up.
Donaudamp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donaudamp throws a body kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Donaudamp.
A punch combination from Buckner misses.
Donaudamp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Donaudamp.
Donaudamp moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Donaudamp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Buckner showed some decent athleticism there.
Donaudamp tries to roll over but Buckner keeps him under control.
Buckner decides to return to a standing position.
Buckner throws a sloppy head kick and Donaudamp moves out of range easily.
Buckner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Buckner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Donaudamp's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donaudamp working for a triangle but Buckner defends it easily.
Buckner stands up and waves to Donaudamp to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Donaudamp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Buckner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Buckner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Donaudamp throws a lazy head kick
and Buckner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Donaudamp's guard now.
Donaudamp is working an open guard so Buckner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Buckner 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.
Donaudamp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buckner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Buckner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Buckner stands up and waves to Donaudamp to follow him.
Donaudamp throws a nice looking combination but Buckner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buckner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckner stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donaudamp moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buckner throws a sloppy head kick and Donaudamp moves out of range easily.
Buckner fails with the takedown.
Buckner lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaudamp throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Donaudamp lands a head kick!
Buckner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donaudamp connects with a high kick.
Donaudamp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donaudamp lands a right hook to the body.
Donaudamp thuds his right hand into Buckner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Buckner avoids the head kick by Donaudamp.
Buckner misses with a head kick.
Donaudamp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donaudamp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buckner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Buckner controlling the pace for now.
Donaudamp can't escape the position.
Buckner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Buckner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vince Buckner has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donaudamp is squirming around, avoiding Buckner's attempts to control the action.
Donaudamp is in all sorts of trouble here.
Buckner controlling the pace for now.
Donaudamp is working to get back to half guard.
Buckner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Buckner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Donaudamp is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vince Buckner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donaudamp lands with a kick to the temple. Buckner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donaudamp misses with a head kick.
Donaudamp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buckner.
Donaudamp looks for the body kick but Buckner saw that one coming.
Donaudamp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donaudamp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buckner scores a takedown into full mount!
Donaudamp is working to get back to half guard.
Buckner controlling from the full mount.
Buckner looking to control but Donaudamp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Donaudamp gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaudamp wants to improve his position but Buckner is controlling well.
Buckner stands up out of the half guard.
Buckner throws a head kick but Donaudamp moves out of range.
Horst Donaudamp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Buckner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Buckner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Donaudamp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Buckner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donaudamp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donaudamp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buckner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Donaudamp is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckner stands up and beckons Donaudamp to his feet.
Buckner throws a sloppy head kick and Donaudamp moves out of range easily.
Buckner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Buckner showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Buckner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vince Buckner's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Buckner connects with a single shot there.
Buckner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Buckner scores a takedown into full mount!
Donaudamp is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Buckner controlling from the full mount.
Buckner trying to control but Donaudamp is having none of it.
Donaudamp is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buckner trying to control but Donaudamp is having none of it.
Donaudamp is looking to improve his position but Buckner isn't that keen on the idea.
Buckner controlling from the full mount.
Buckner trying to control but Donaudamp is having none of it.
Buckner content just to control the position here.
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.
Donaudamp manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Donaudamp wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Buckner in particular looking to stall.
Despite being in the dominant position, Vince Buckner just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donaudamp throws a sloppy head kick and Buckner moves out of range easily.
Horst Donaudamp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buckner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donaudamp as he jumps to the side.
Buckner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Donaudamp!
Buckner controlling the pace for now.
Buckner trying to control but Donaudamp is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaudamp keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Buckner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Donaudamp is trying desperately to improve position.
Donaudamp is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Buckner controlling from mount.
Donaudamp keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Buckner controlling from the full mount.
Donaudamp is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Buckner content just to control the position here.
Donaudamp is desperately trying to improve his position but Buckner has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Buckner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Buckner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Buckner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fergal Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and haki zavos (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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergal Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, haki zavos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zavos swinging wilding here.
Rock misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rock clinches up with zavos and pushes him back against the cage.
Rock misses with some punches.
Rock jumps into guard, dragging zavos to the mat.
Rock keeping moving, preventing zavos from controlling successfully.
zavos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch but zavos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in zavos's guard.
Rock trying to control but zavos is working from the bottom.
Rock wanted to stand there but zavos had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zavos keeping full guard, as Rock tries to pass.
Rock is pushing down on zavos's leg trying to pass to half guard. zavos is fighting to maintain full guard but Rock has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rock is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, zavos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rock trying to work for an americana but zavos has managed to regain full guard.
zavos pushes Rock off and gets back to his feet.
Rock tries to clinch up but zavos circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zavos slips under a jab from Rock.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
zavos feints and as Rock raises his hands in defense, zavos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rock 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.
Rock is breathing heavily.
Rock keeping moving, preventing zavos from controlling successfully.
Rock wants to stand but zavos is controlling the position.
zavos tries to free his leg and advance position but Rock is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst zavos is controlling him.
zavos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rock stuffs the takedown.
Rock is looking to clinch but zavos is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Rock or perhaps it was just good defense by zavos which made him look bad.
Rock with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
zavos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergal Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
zavos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rock throws the left hand but zavos avoids the punch easily.
zavos tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
Rock is looking to clinch but zavos is avoiding it.
Rock with a poor takedown
and zavos counters with a good low kick that Rock was not able to check.
Some wild striking there from zavos.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by zavos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but haki zavos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
zavos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rock tries to improve his position but instead zavos has taken his back!
zavos keeps control of the position easily here as Rock tries to buck him off.
Rock wants to control his opponent's hands but zavos gets his hands free.
Rock wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is in bad spot here.
zavos tries to keep control of the position but Rock is staying busy.
I really don't envy Rock right now.
Rock is working hard here to advance position.
Rock is trying to stand back up.
zavos has good solid back control here.
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.
Will zavos go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rock is trying to stand back up.
Rock breaks zavos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zavos working for submissions but it's allowed Rock to get to half guard.
Rock wants to free his trapped foot but zavos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rock uses his free foot to push down on zavos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for zavos.
Rock landing punches.
Rock moves to back control.
Rock cracks zavos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing zavos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Rock go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Rock is looking for a rear naked choke here but zavos reverses the position brilliantly into Rock's guard!
Rock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
zavos pushing down on Rock's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but haki zavos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
zavos throws out a leg kick but Rock moves out of range and zavos only half commits.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but zavos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
zavos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rock fails with an attempt to clinch.
zavos looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
zavos wants to clinch.
Rock rushes zavos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock jumps guard but zavos stands there with Rock around his waist. Rock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rock manages to break the clinch.
zavos misses with a double jab.
zavos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock closes the distance looking to clinch
and zavos counters with a series of strikes. Rock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fergal Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as zavos backs up against the cage.
Rock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has zavos pinned against the cage. zavos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
zavos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rock fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fergal Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
zavos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
zavos swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
Rock instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rock.
zavos is trying to break the clinch but Rock has him pressed against the cage.
Rock misses with a punch on the inside.
zavos stops a takedown attempt from Rock.
Rock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but zavos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
zavos can't break the clinch.
Rock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rock goes for a takedown attempt but zavos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
zavos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
zavos misses with a kick to the body.
Rock tries to clinch there but zavos circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock moves in looking to clinch but zavos pushes him off.
Rock is looking to clinch but zavos is avoiding it.
Rock wants to clinch up but zavos keeps it at a distance.
Rock misses with a takedown attempt
and zavos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
zavos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rock is looking for a sweep.
Rock tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
haki zavos has got the better of the ground game so far.
zavos is hanging on to Rock's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zavos controls the position.
zavos trying to control momentarily.
Rock defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Fergal Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to haki zavos.
I've got zavos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... haki zavos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Boyett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Boyett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Trent Boyett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Byron Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Boyett.
Boyett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boyett.
Boyett throws a left that rocks Sanders and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Boyett dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Sanders regain composure!
Sanders is rocked!
It looks like Byron Sanders has been cut.
Boyett decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanders to his feet.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyett finish him?
Boyett misses with a looping right.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanders shoots in but no luck this time.
Boyett moves into the clinch.
Boyett stalling in the clinch but Sanders improves position.
Boyett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boyett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Boyett.
Trent Boyett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Boyett.
Boyett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanders fails with the takedown.
A combination from Boyett does no damage.
Sanders looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sanders stopping the sweep attempt from Boyett.
Sanders prevents Boyett from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Boyett keeps moving.
Sanders throws and elbow that misses. Boyett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanders's guard. Nice move by Boyett!
Boyett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boyett stands up and waves to Sanders to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trent Boyett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Sanders.
Sanders looks gassed!
Boyett misses with a two punch combination.
Trent Boyett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyett misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyett throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Boyett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boyett swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Boyett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boyett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyett lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders shoots in for a double leg but Boyett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boyett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanders slips a jab and a cross from Boyett.
Boyett misses with the combination.
Sanders clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Boyett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Sanders's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyett.
Boyett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyett just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyett but Boyett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyett is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trent Boyett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyett stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanders. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet.
Trent Boyett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Sanders.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Boyett throws a shot to the body.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Boyett closes the distance and clinches.
Sanders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boyett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boyett is trying to break the clinch but Sanders has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boyett lands a body shot.
Sanders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boyett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boyett manages to break the clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Boyett and sends Sanders crashing to the mat! Boyett follows him down to the mat - Sanders regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Boyett works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boyett controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyett unloads with some shots from mount but Sanders bucks and avoids them well.
Boyett controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Sanders is trying desperately to improve position.
Boyett tries to control but Sanders wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Boyett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Byron Sanders's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boyett throws a series of punches but Sanders avoids them all with ease.
Boyett looks to land a body kick but Sanders moved away.
Sanders moves out of range of the body kick.
Boyett looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Boyett misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boyett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyett is looking to land body kicks.
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyett throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Boyett does no damage.
Boyett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanders scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boyett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sanders looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boyett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanders is pressing down on Boyett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boyett is holding on for now.
Boyett trying to control from the bottom.
Boyett wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyett controlling the position well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanders lands a nice short elbow.
Sanders scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boyett is trying to maintain the position but Sanders is very close to passing his half guard.
Boyett is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Sanders.
Boyett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyett wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boyett is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanders drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanders looks up at the clock and then as Boyett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sanders smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyett tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Sanders landing strikes from the mount.
Boyett is looking to improve his position but Sanders isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boyett taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Sanders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boyett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Boyett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen fuck as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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188 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Rourke pushes him off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rourke.
Parker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Parker is looking for a sweep. Rourke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rourke.
Parker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Parker tries to roll over but Rourke keeps him under control.
Parker gets back to full guard.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rourke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rourke manages to get himself to full guard.
Rourke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parker manages to get himself to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parker is on top in guard.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Rourke blocks nicely.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rourke 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.
Rourke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker throws a strike but Rourke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parker looks gassed!
Rourke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Parker punching from the bottom - just letting Rourke know he's still in a fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke is working Parker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rourke won't allow Parker to sweep him here.
Rourke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rourke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rourke cracks Parker with a solid left hand.
Rourke preventing the sweep.
Rourke slips nicely into half guard.
Rourke is nestled in close to Parker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Parker tries to get to full guard but Rourke has control of the leg.
Rourke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Rourke is looking to advance position but Parker won't allow it.
Parker gets full guard.
Parker 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.
Rourke lands a couple of digs.
Rourke postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rourke keeps the fight on the outside.
Rourke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Parker is looking to reverse the position.
Parker seems a little lost for a moment, as Rourke dominates the positioning.
Rourke seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Parker for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to buck Rourke off but Rourke is having none of it.
Check out the look on Rourke's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rourke moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Parker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Parker is trying to strike from the bottom but Rourke has passed into full mount.
Rourke prevents Parker from getting the reversal.
Rourke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Parker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rourke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rourke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rourke shoots in and bounces Parker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rourke landing some decent shots from guard.
Rourke lands a couple of digs.
Rourke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rourke's guard.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rourke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rourke has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Parker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rourke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rourke showed some decent athleticism there.
Rourke wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Parker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rourke forces his way into half guard.
Parker is looking for a sweep. Rourke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rourke winds up and cracks Parker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Parker strikes from the bottom but Rourke uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Mickey Rourke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rourke scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to get back to half guard.
Parker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rourke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rourke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rourke working the ground and pound from side control.
Parker is looking to reverse the position.
Rourke landing strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rourke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rourke decides to stand up, so the ref orders Parker to his feet.
Rourke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Rourke preventing the sweep.
Parker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parker thows a huge punch but Rourke dodges it nicely.
Rourke flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker with the ground and pound but Rourke uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rourke controlling Parker's posture.
Rourke keeping full guard, as Parker tries to pass.
Parker throws and elbow that misses. Rourke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parker's guard. Nice move by Rourke!
Rourke content to stall in guard here.
Rourke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Rourke dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rourke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Parker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rourke decides to stand up, so the ref orders Parker to his feet.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Parker.
Parker shoots and misses
and Rourke counters with a takedown into side control.
Rourke is working Parker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rourke is chipping away with strikes.
Parker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rourke staying calm.
Parker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a strike from the bottom.
Rourke taking a breather here.
Parker is trying to improve his position.
Rourke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Parker is trying to improve his position.
Rourke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rourke lands an elbow.
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.
Rourke wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Rourke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rourke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rourke working some strikes from top position.
Rourke trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Parker looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rourke puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Parker flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Parker tries to get to full guard but Rourke has control of the leg.
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.
Parker tries to clinch
and Rourke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rourke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Parker keeping full guard, as Rourke tries to pass.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rourke is one step ahead there.
Peter Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rourke wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Rourke tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker 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.
Rourke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rourke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Parker tries to clinch but Rourke moves away
and Rourke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rourke.
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!
Parker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rourke passes Parker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Rourke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rourke working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Parker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Rourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rourke 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 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Rourke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hornsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hornsby has chosen Mickey's Dive as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Hornsby!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornsby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taalasmaa is out of range and Hornsby settles back down.
Hornsby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taalasmaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taalasmaa scores with a head kick.
Hornsby lands with a straight right. Taalasmaa didn't see that one coming.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Hornsby moves out of range.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hornsby sizes up Taalasmaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hornsby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taalasmaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Hornsby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taalasmaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hornsby lunges at Taalasmaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taalasmaa's hand.
Taalasmaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hornsby counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Taalasmaa!
Taalasmaa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hornsby not doing much here.
Oh Taalasmaa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hornsby throwing shots but Taalasmaa is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa seems to have got his legs back now.
Hornsby slips a nice elbow through Taalasmaa's hands, connecting with Taalasmaa's forehead.
Hornsby throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornsby with the ground and pound but Taalasmaa uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hornsby wants to control from the top but Taalasmaa keeps moving.
Hornsby postures up in Taalasmaa's guard and throws a big left but Taalasmaa blocks it.
Hornsby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taalasmaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hornsby prevents Taalasmaa from getting back to his feet.
Hornsby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taalasmaa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hornsby trying to stand up but can't free himself from Taalasmaa's guard.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taalasmaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hornsby misses with a double jab.
Taalasmaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Taalasmaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hornsby successfully pulls guard.
Hornsby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taalasmaa!
Hornsby in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hornsby punching from mount but Taalasmaa doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornsby throwing strikes here but Taalasmaa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Taalasmaa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taalasmaa tries to get out of the position.
Taalasmaa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Taalasmaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hornsby throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hornsby thowing shots but they're missing.
Hornsby working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Taalasmaa slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taalasmaa is trying to stand.
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. Hornsby connects with a nice short shot to Taalasmaa's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa is not content to let Hornsby control the position.
Hornsby stops Taalasmaa from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hornsby wants to take a breather but Taalasmaa is having none of it.
Hornsby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Hornsby 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.
Taalasmaa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hornsby's head.
The fighters circling - Hornsby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taalasmaa throws a series of punches but Hornsby moves out of range.
Hornsby drops Taalasmaa with a left right combo! Hornsby follows him down to the ground into side control.
Hornsby looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Taalasmaa is avoiding damage well.
Hornsby working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hornsby throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hornsby in side control, throwing shots but Taalasmaa defends.
Hornsby throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa defending against the ground and pound.
Taalasmaa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hornsby trying to control the action but Taalasmaa is working from the bottom.
Hornsby has knee on belly momentarily but Taalasmaa bucks him off and regains half guard.
Hornsby wants to pass to mount but Taalasmaa is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hornsby wants to advance to full mount but Taalasmaa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Taalasmaa keeping full guard, as Hornsby tries to pass.
Hornsby looking to sit in guard and control but Taalasmaa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornsby wants to sweep but no luck.
Hornsby is breathing heavily.
Hornsby is working an open guard so Taalasmaa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Taalasmaa throws a head kick but Hornsby moves out of range.
Hornsby misses with a straight right.
Hornsby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taalasmaa throws a sloppy head kick and Hornsby moves out of range easily.
Hornsby swats away the attempt to clinch by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hornsby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hornsby looks to land a left hand but Taalasmaa moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taalasmaa lands with a kick to the temple. Hornsby shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Taalasmaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Taalasmaa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch
enabling Hornsby to counter with a crisp jab.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up.
Taalasmaa scores with a head kick.
Taalasmaa rushes Hornsby and presses him up against the cage.
Taalasmaa looking to throw knees to the head but Hornsby is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hornsby's face.
Taalasmaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hornsby.
Taalasmaa keeps control of Hornsby as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hornsby blocking some punches.
Hornsby wants to get back to striking at distance but Taalasmaa won't allow it.
Hornsby lands a shoulder strike.
Hornsby avoiding damage as Taalasmaa throws knees to the body.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hornsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hank Hornsby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hornsby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taalasmaa backs up against the cage.
Hornsby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taalasmaa on the side of the head.
Hornsby misses with a series of wild punches.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Hornsby moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Taalasmaa.
Hornsby misses with a series of wild punches.
Taalasmaa dodges the punch combination from Hornsby.
Hornsby throws an overhand right that lands on Taalasmaa's shoulder, as Taalasmaa tries to avoid the shot.
Hornsby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hornsby throws a shot from downtown. Taalasmaa moves away and avoids it.
Taalasmaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Taalasmaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa scores with a nice body kick.
Taalasmaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taalasmaa moves in looking to clinch but Hornsby pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa scores with a spinning back kick!
Taalasmaa darts in and clinches Hornsby up against the cage.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hornsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hornsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taalasmaas head.
Taalasmaa with a knee to the head.
Hornsby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hornsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hornsby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hornsby manages to break the clinch.
Hornsby cracks a nice hook into Taalasmaa's ribs.
Hornsby thows a body shot but no joy.
Hornsby swats away the attempt to clinch by Taalasmaa.
Hornsby misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taalasmaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hornsby, pushing him back against the cage.
Taalasmaa landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hornsby blocks it with crossed arms.
Hornsby can't break the clinch.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hornsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hornsby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
Taalasmaa trying to land knees to the body.
Hornsby blocks an uppercut.
Hornsby trying to stall but Taalasmaa improves his position.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hornsby.
Hornsby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
Hornsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taalasmaas head.
Hornsby drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taalasmaa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taalasmaa.
Hornsby tries to stall but Taalasmaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Taalasmaa looking to throw knees to the head but Hornsby is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taalasmaa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornsby fails to pull guard.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Hornsby.
Hornsby fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but Hornsby blocks it.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hornsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taalasmaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Hornsby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hornsby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taalasmaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Hornsby - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taalasmaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Hornsby is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taalasmaa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hornsby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but Hornsby blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taalasmaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Hornsby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hornsby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taalasmaas head.
Hornsby wants a takedown but no success here.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hornsby.
Hornsby tries to pull guard but Taalasmaa won't allow it.
Taalasmaa scores with a knee to the head.
Hornsby managing to block the knees to the body from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but Hornsby blocks it.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hornsby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hornsby looking to slow down the pace here.
Taalasmaa tries to throw a body punch but Hornsby avoids it by throwing Taalasmaa back against the cage.
Hornsby wants a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Taalasmaa fails to land.
Taalasmaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hornsby.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hornsby 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Hornsby!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Pendragon (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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Allen !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pendragon swivels and escapes.
Pendragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pendragon throws the kick towards the body but Allen avoids it.
Allen shoots in for a takedown but Pendragon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Allen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Pendragon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pendragon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Allen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pendragon pinned against the cage. Pendragon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Pendragon.
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pendragon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allen 's hands.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon clinches up against the cage.
Pendragon lands an elbow just above Allen 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pendragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Pendragon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
Allen tries to pull guard but Pendragon holds him up against the cage and eventually Allen drops back down to his feet.
Allen tries for a takedown but Pendragon manages to get underhooks.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Pendragon gets underhooks to prevent Allen 's takedown attempt.
Allen goes for a takedown attempt but Pendragon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Allen avoids the head kick by Pendragon.
Pendragon throws an overhand right that has Allen reeling! Pendragon follows up with a more punches and Allen is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raul Pendragon!
Raul Pendragon is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo T A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Venable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timo T A has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo T A!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Venable!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T A misses with a series of wild punches.
T A throws a series of punches but Venable moves out of range.
T A misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
T A goes for a takedown in the clinch but Venable prevents it.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
Venable walks into a jab.
Venable throws a nice head kick!
Venable throws a sloppy head kick and T A moves out of range easily.
Venable clinches.
Venable taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
T A throws a body punch but Venable moves out of range.
Venable tries to bum rush T A with a series of wild strikes but T A uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for T A, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
T A misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venable.
T A loads up on a big right hand but Venable slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venable throws a head kick that misses.
Timo T A seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
T A throws a left and a right that both miss
and Venable counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Venable.
Venable tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Venable - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Venable digs a right hand into T A's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on T A's gas tank.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
Venable closes the distance and clinches.
Venable pressing his opponent against the cage.
Venable digs a right hand underneath T A's ribcage. T A let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Venable breaks the clinch.
T A avoids the head kick by Venable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venable throws a half hearted mid kick.
T A throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
T A misses with a jab, cross combination.
T A moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
T A looks to land a combination but Venable avoids it well.
Venable misses with a wild body shot.
T A misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
T A looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Venable lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Venable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with T A, pushing him back against the cage.
Venable just leaning against T A, taking a breather.
Venable breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from T A misses its intended target.
Venable sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks T A to the ground! Venable dives into full mount looking to finish!
T A is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
T A tries to reverse the position but Venable maintains control.
Oh T A is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Venable fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
T A taking shots to the head.
T A is looking to improve his position but Venable isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A is breathing heavily.
Venable landing strikes from the mount and T A is in trouble!
Venable landing strikes from the mount and T A is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venable is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, T A has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Venable working for a submission but T A is keeping him at bay.
T A really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
T A seems to have got his legs back now.
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.
Venable punishing his opponent with strikes.
Venable controlling from mount.
T A is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
T A is squirming around, avoiding Venable's attempts to control the action.
Venable lands a big shot there that rocks T A but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Venable prevents T A from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Venable 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.
Venable plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
T A lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Venable at a distance.
T A throws a hook to the side of Venable's head but Venable sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Venable has T A up against the cage in a clinch.
Venable can't find room to land a body shot as T A controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venable.
T A wants a takedown but no success here.
Venable throws a knee to the head but misses.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
T A throws a looping overhand right but Venable ducks down to avoid it.
Venable closes the distance and clinches.
T A is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Venable gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
T A is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Venable gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo T A. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Venable breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venable rushes T A and presses him up against the cage.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
Venable throws a combination but it was largely blocked by T A.
A combination from T A does no damage.
T A misses the shot to the body.
Venable takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
T A pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Venable takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Venable on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Timo T A is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
T A misses with a combination
and Venable counters by clinching up.
Venable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Venable throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Venable ducks down and throws a hook to the body but T A moves away.
T A takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Venable misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Venable there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Venable lands a nice looking kick to the body. T A takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T A throws a lazy right hand but Venable sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
T A throws a shot from downtown. Venable moves away and avoids it.
T A on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Venable. Venable obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venable stalls.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
Venable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Venable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
T A fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venable manages to avoid it.
T A misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
T A's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and T A duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Venable on the side of the head.
Venable rushes T A and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Venable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricky Venable seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Venable has closed the distance and engaged T A in a clinch.
T A letting Venable take a breather here.
Venable lands an elbow that stopped T A in his tracks for a moment.
Venable landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
Venable instigates a clinch.
Venable lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Venable manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
T A swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Venable counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Venable.
Come on Venable - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting on Venable's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Venable lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
T A is looking to control Venable's arms but Venable gets an underhook and turns him. Now T A has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Venable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Venable blocks a jab.
Venable misses with an attempted mid kick.
T A misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Venable throws a sloppy head kick and T A moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from T A misses.
Venable darts in and clinches T A up against the cage.
Venable with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Venable pushes T A back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Venable breaks the clinch.
Venable closes the distance and clinches.
T A looking to slow down the pace here.
Venable throws a blind hook that connects with the side of T As head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section. T A lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Venable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T A avoids the head kick by Venable.
T A pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from T A does no damage.
Venable misses with a few strikes there.
Venable has managed to clinch.
T A blocks an elbow strike from Venable.
Venable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
T A falls off balance throwing a combination
and Venable counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick misses from Venable.
T A fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
T A rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Venable moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Venable lands with a slapping head kick.
T A throws a hook but Venable avoids it easily.
T A missing with a left hand there. Venable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from T A misses the target.
T A misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venable slips a jab and a cross from T A.
T A thows a body shot but no joy.
T A throws a jab when Venable was well out of range.
Venable with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Venable.
Venable scores with a nice body kick.
Venable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Venable scores with a hook to the body. T A takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Venable cracks the inside of T A's front leg.
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!
T A takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Venable misses with a wild body shot.
Venable looks to land a body kick but T A moved away.
Venable moves into the clinch successfully.
Venable is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
Venable has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable thuds his shin into the meat of T A's side.
T A tries to keep at a distance but Venable has taken the fight into the clinch.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
Venable has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
T A looks to land a combination but Venable avoids it well.
T A walks forward, straight into a front kick from Venable.
Venable clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Venable.
Venable holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Venable lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Come on Venable - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venable continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Venable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Venable scores with a push kick.
Venable clinches with his opponent.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Venable unloads a knee to the mid-section. T A lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
T A throws a nice looking combination but Venable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Venable takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Venable really 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.
T A takes a head kick and keeps coming.
T A tries to keep at a distance but Venable has taken the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Venable.
Venable breaks the clinch.
Venable tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
T A scores with a jab to the body.
Venable wants to land a leg kick but T A is out of range.
T A goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Venable.
Venable closes the distance and clinches.
T A has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Venable avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
Venable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as T A throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T A misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Venable moves into the clinch.
Venable'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.
T A looking for a takedown.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from T A misses.
T A swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Venable counters by clinching up.
Venable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Venable lands but T A takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Venable finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from T A misses.
Venable scores with a head kick.
Venable moves into the clinch successfully.
Venable lands an elbow inside that T A shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venable breaks the clinch.
A combination from T A does no damage.
Venable throws a leg kick which misses T A's front leg but catches the back leg as T A tries to avoid it.
Venable drives through and clinches with T A against the cage.
Venable stalling against the cage.
Venable breaks the clinch.
T A throws a combination that misses
and Venable counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Venable takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Venable breaks the clinch.
T A tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Venable closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from T A.
Venable takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Venable closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Venable.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
Venable scores with a jab to the jaw.
Venable pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Venable scores with a crisp jab that stopped T A in his tracks.
Venable fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Venable closes the distance and clinches.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
Venable looks to land a combination but T A avoids it well.
T A throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venable slips under a jab from T A.
Venable just misses with a punch to the body.
T A throws a combination that misses
and Venable counters with an outside leg kick.
Venable rushes T A and presses him up against the cage.
Venable breaks the clinch.
Venable clinches up with T A and pushes him back against the cage.
Venable lands an elbow inside that T A shrugs off.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
Venable throws a nice inside leg kick.
Venable throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
T A throws a left and a right that both miss
and Venable cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venable misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from T A.
T A works over Venable's head and body with a nice combination.
Venable lets loose with a powerful body kick. T A will feel that in the morning.
A lazy left from Venable finds it's target.
T A doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Venable dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Venable bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Venable closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Venable holding his opponent close, against the cage.
T A is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Venable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by T A. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of T A.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venable slips under a jab.
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.
T A smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Venable misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Venable throws a nice outside leg kick.
Venable moves into range and clinches up with T A.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venable breaks from the clinch.
T A throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
T A will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Venable lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Venable throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
T A is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Venable slips under a jab.
Venable takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Venable.
Venable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
T A throws a combination that misses
and Venable makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. T A really felt that one!
Venable has closed the distance and engaged T A in a clinch.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T A blocks a head kick by Venable.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Venable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. T A catches Venable right on the button with a cross.
Venable looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
T A will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A left and a right from T A both land. Nice combination.
Venable with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
T A throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Venable holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Venable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Venable throws a leg kick which misses T A's front leg but catches the back leg as T A tries to avoid it.
Venable tries a head kick but it misses.
Venable has T A up against the cage in a clinch.
Venable manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venable pulls out of a head kick attempt.
T A throws a nice looking combination but Venable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
T A throws an overhand right that lands on Venable's shoulder, as Venable tries to avoid the shot.
T A throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venable.
T A misses with a looping left.
Venable is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down T A rather than just go for the knockout.
Venable closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Venable.
Venable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Venable has T A up against the cage in a clinch.
Ricky Venable seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
T A blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Venable pressing his opponent against the cage.
Timo T A has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Venable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Venable just leaning against T A, taking a breather.
Venable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
T A 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.
T A misses with a double jab
and Venable counters by clinching up.
Knees to the body from Venable.
Venable lands a left hand that snaps the head of T A backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Venable comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Venable 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 44:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 43:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Venable!
Ricky Venable is the new middleweight champion!
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