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CFL 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Jerry was a Race Car Driver. Dickinson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bonkers. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Millen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millen throws a shot from downtown. Dickinson moves away and avoids it.
Dickinson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dickinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dickinson is trying to break free.
Millen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Millen misses the jab.
Millen looks to throw the jab but Dickinson is out of range.
It looks like David Dickinson has been cut.
Millen shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Dickinson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Millen sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Dickinson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerry Millen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sid Vicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Nishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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168 lbs
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175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sid Vicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Nishimura!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nishimura slips a jab and a cross from Vicious.
Nishimura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nishimura fails to land the takedown.
Vicious shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nishimura's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vicious stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nishimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nishimura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nishimura keeping full guard, as Vicious tries to pass.
Vicious seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vicious is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nishimura working for a triangle but Vicious defends it easily.
Nishimura working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious passes into half guard.
Nishimura is trying to control but can't.
Vicious passes to full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vicious trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vicious tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Nishimura is working to get back to half guard.
Vicious is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nishimura has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nishimura!
Vicious is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicious is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nishimura stopping the sweep attempt from Vicious.
Nishimura stands and throws Vicious's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nishimura controlling from side mount.
Nishimura is looking to take a break and control but Vicious is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura advances to mount.
Nishimura wants to finish this one by submission but Vicious is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nishimura.
Nishimura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nishimura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vicious is surviving well by controlling Nishimura's body position as best he can.
Nishimura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vicious wants to hold on but Nishimura pushes him away.
Nishimura landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Vicious that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nishimura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Nishimura.
Nishimura looking to secure an arm triangle but Vicious defends it well.
Nishimura controlling from the full mount.
Nishimura tries to control but Vicious wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Nishimura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nishimura drives through and clinches with Vicious against the cage.
Vicious gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nishimura wants to control but Vicious is keeping busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nishimura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nishimura looking for a guillotine here but Vicious defends easily.
Vicious is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nishimura wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nishimura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vicious can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicious postures up and lands a big shot to Nishimura's brow.
Vicious postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nishimura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nishimura had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Vicious is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nishimura Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Vicious's back instead.
Nishimura working for the choke.
Vicious is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicious won't enjoy being in this position. Nishimura looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Vicious is tapping - it's over boys! Nishimura picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shinji Nishimura!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eoin Andershannon O Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Darby has chosen I'm Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. Eoin Andershannon O Darby has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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152 lbs
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154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve 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, Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Darby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Darby cracks Davis with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Davis falls to his knees and O Darby doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Ilves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brone comes to the cage accompanied by FINLANDIA by Jean Sibelius. Ilves has chosen Disco Duck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Jason Brone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Ilves!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilves slips a jab and a cross from Brone.
Brone misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Brone. No joy for Ilves on that attempt.
Ilves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brone circles away.
Ilves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brone but Brone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jason Brone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juhani Ilves.
Ilves fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Brone.
Brone fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crunch! Brone slams his shin into Ilves's torso.
Ilves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ilves looks gassed!
Brone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brone misses with a body shot.
Brone looks to land a right hand but Ilves moved out of range.
Ilves blocks a jab.
Brone thows a body shot but no joy.
Brone misses with a two punch combination.
Ilves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brone throws out the jab.
Brone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ilves's calf.
Ilves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brone waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ilves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ilves dodges the punch combination from Brone.
Ilves moves out of range as Brone strikes.
Ilves shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Brone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ilves shoots in and drives through. Brone sprawls well.
Brone looks to land a combination but Ilves avoids it well.
Brone lands a jab to Ilves's midsection.
A punch combination from Brone misses.
Brone misses with a low kick as Ilves jumps back.
Jason Brone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ilves momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilves blocks a head kick by Brone.
Brone lands a nice looking body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ilves.
Ilves shoots in and bounces Brone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ilves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ilves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brone trying to control from the bottom.
Ilves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ilves fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilves swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Brone is now in Ilves's guard. A big mistake from Ilves there, giving up the dominant position!
Brone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ilves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brone.
Ilves is looking for a triangle but Brone pushes his legs off easily.
Brone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ilves working for submissions but it's allowed Brone to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Brone 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.
Ilves blocks a head kick by Brone.
Brone throws a body punch but Ilves moves out of range.
A combination from Brone does no damage.
A punch combination from Brone misses.
Brone throws a combination. Ilves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No luck for Ilves with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilves tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ilves has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilves goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brone rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ilves's guard! Nice work there by Brone!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ilves is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Brone has his hands clasped together but Ilves extends an breaks Brone's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ilves.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juhani Ilves!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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173 lbs
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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, Max Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringer throws a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins is looking to clinch but Stringer is avoiding it.
Stringer swinging wilding here.
A combination from Stringer does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Stringer scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Max Jenkins has been cut.
Stringer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stringer.
Stringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jenkins.
Stringer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Stringer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Stringer. That snapped Jenkins's head back.
Avon Stringer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stringer misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins blocks the body kick.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Stringer tries to sprawl out of it but Jenkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stringer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stringer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A cross from Stringer lands.
Jenkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stringer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jenkins's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stringer misses with the combination.
Stringer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stringer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stringer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jenkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Stringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Jenkins blocks a leg kick.
Stringer throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws a wild body kick that Jenkins sees coming a mile off.
Stringer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stringer throws a leg kick which misses Jenkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenkins tries to avoid it.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Stringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stringer.
Stringer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jenkins backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stringer lands a body shot.
Stringer lands a jab to Jenkins's midsection.
Stringer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stringer lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stringer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stringer drops Jenkins with a beautiful combination! Jenkins stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stringer is looking for the KO!
Jenkins is rocked!
Stringer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jenkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Jenkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stringer swinging wilding here.
Jenkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Stringer misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stringer circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Stringer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Jenkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stringer moves out of range as Jenkins throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stringer.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Stringer is having none of it.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stringer tries to work over Jenkins's front leg with a kick but Jenkins checks it.
Jenkins takes one on the button.
Stringer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stringer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins is looking to clinch.
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stringer throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins walks into a stiff left hand from Stringer.
Jenkins defending well as Stringer loads up on a big left hand.
A nice combination there by Stringer.
Stringer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stringer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stringer throws a head kick but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stringer as he jumps to the side.
Stringer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Stringer finds it's target.
Stringer misses with a double jab.
Jenkins is looking to clinch but Stringer is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stringer looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Stringer misses the jab.
Jenkins tries to clinch there but Stringer circles away.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Stringer circles away.
Stringer throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stringer cracks Jenkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jenkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avon Stringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stringer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Stringer circles away.
Stringer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stringer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jenkins might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stringer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jenkins on the side of the head.
No joy there for Stringer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stringer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Stringer moves out of range.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stringer.
Stringer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Stringer lands with an overhand left.
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.
Stringer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stringer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jenkins's head backwards.
Stringer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jenkins moves out of range as Stringer strikes.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Stringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Stringer circles away.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Stringer.
Stringer swinging wilding here.
Stringer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Avon Stringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Jenkins'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!
Stringer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Stringer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Stringer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stringer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Stringer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Stringer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stringer swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Jenkins checks a low kick from Stringer.
Jenkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stringer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stringer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Stringer.
Stringer wants to land a leg kick but Jenkins is out of range.
No joy there for Stringer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stringer throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stringer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stringer stuffs the takedown.
Stringer looks to land a combination but Jenkins avoids it well.
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.
Nice straight punches there by Stringer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stringer.
Stringer stuffs the takedown attempt from Jenkins. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stringer throws a one two combo.
Stringer throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Stringer tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stringer keeps the fight on the outside.
Stringer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Stringer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stringer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to clinch.
Jenkins tries to clinch up.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Stringer.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Stringer moves out of range.
Stringer misses with a wild body shot.
Stringer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jenkins tries to clinch there but Stringer circles away.
Jenkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Avon Stringer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jenkins tries to clinch there but Stringer circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jenkins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by Stringer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Jenkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stringer cracks Jenkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Max Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stringer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stringer thuds his right hand into Jenkins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stringer throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenkins counters with a head kick. That will keep Stringer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Avon Stringer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stringer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Stringer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieminen has chosen Born an OG as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieminen tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Nieminen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nieminen.
A combination from Nieminen does no damage.
O Brien shoots in looking for a takedown. Nieminen tries to sprawl out of it but O Brien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nieminen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nieminen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nieminen with a poor takedown
and O Brien counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nieminen!
Nieminen is trying desperately to improve position.
O Brien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nieminen hang on?
O Brien scoring with strikes but Nieminen is staying in there.
O Brien raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Nieminen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nieminen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nieminen tries to hold on but O Brien postures up.
O Brien landing strikes, looking to finish!
O Brien working for a guillotine from mount but Nieminen is in no mood to give up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Brien cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nieminen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Brien controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien landing shots from mount.
O Brien is working for a guillotine from mount but Nieminen frees his head quite easily.
O Brien lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Nieminen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nieminen tries to lock up and control but O Brien gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Brien has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Brien content just to control the position here.
Nieminen is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Brien with shots to the head and body - Nieminen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nieminen is squirming around, avoiding O Brien 's attempts to control the action.
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.
Nieminen tries to reverse the position but O Brien maintains control.
BOOM! O Brien connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nieminen wants to hold on but O Brien pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by O Brien .
Nieminen wants to control but O Brien is having none of it.
O Brien with shots to the head and body - Nieminen looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Brien controlling the pace for now.
O Brien avoids the attempt from Nieminen to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nieminen throws a series of punches but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien has his takedown stuffed
and Nieminen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nieminen.
O Brien pulls Nieminen in close to prevent any damage.
O Brien is trying to control the position but Nieminen postures up.
O Brien avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Brien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Brien looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Nieminen from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Brien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nieminen misses with a low kick.
Nieminen misses with a double jab
and O Brien counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nieminen is looking for a sweep. O Brien is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nieminen strikes from the bottom but O Brien uses the opportunity to move to side control.
O Brien moves into full mount!
O Brien looking to control but Nieminen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nieminen?
Nieminen is trying to escape the mount.
O Brien landing shots from mount.
O Brien avoids the attempt from Nieminen to control.
O Brien trying to control but Nieminen is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen tries to lock up and control but O Brien gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Brien can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nieminen is looking to escape.
Donnie O Brien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Brien lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nieminen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nieminen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
O Brien is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nieminen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nieminen is squirming around, avoiding O Brien 's attempts to control the action.
Nieminen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Brien controlling his opponent.
O Brien seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nieminen for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nieminen throws a right hand that O Brien ducks under and follows up with a left that O Brien also avoids with ease.
Nieminen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Brien counters with a shoot takedown. Nieminen fights it but they end up in guard.
O Brien trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieminen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Donnie O Brien just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Excellent takedown into side control there by O Brien .
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
O Brien in side control, throwing shots but Nieminen defends.
O Brien tries to move to mount but Nieminen blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
O Brien is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nieminen tries to bench press O Brien off him but O Brien keeps the position.
O Brien wants to take a breather but Nieminen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for O Brien .
O Brien trying to control but Nieminen is working from the bottom.
Nieminen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Brien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Brien passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nieminen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nieminen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
O Brien is trying to control but can't.
Nieminen prevents O Brien from improving his position.
O Brien is pressing down on Nieminen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and O Brien dives on top into guard.
Nieminen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Brien working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Brien forces his way into half guard.
Nieminen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nieminen wants to sweep but O Brien has passed to side control!
O Brien lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nieminen is trying to control O Brien 's posture but O Brien avoids it.
O Brien is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nieminen's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen is looking to reverse the position.
Donnie O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Brien scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Brien advances nicely into full mount.
Nieminen tries to improve his position but O Brien has taken his back! O Brien has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Nieminen tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! O Brien pushes Nieminen away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Donnie O Brien !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsatsu Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen fuck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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188 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tsatsu Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Parker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Gomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Parker.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomi showed some decent athleticism there.
Parker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Parker striking off his back but it's not causing Gomi any problems.
Parker tries to strike from the bottom.
Gomi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gomi is one step ahead there.
Gomi drops back looking for a leg! Parker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Parker manages to kick Gomi off! Gomi jumps back into Parker's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi won't allow Parker to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Parker.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Parker tries to clinch but Gomi moves out of range.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Gomi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gomi tries for a kimura but Parker is defending well.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Parker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Parker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomi's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker won't allow Gomi to pass to mount.
Parker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parker.
Parker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parker throws a couple of heel strikes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker wants to clinch.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gomi showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parker defends it well.
Gomi is looking to advance position but Parker won't allow it.
Parker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parker.
Parker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Parker lands a decent punch to the body there.
Gomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
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 thows a huge punch but Gomi dodges it nicely.
Gomi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gomi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker works his way into full mount!
Gomi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Parker scoring with strikes but Gomi is staying in there.
Gomi regains half guard.
Gomi tries to roll over but Parker keeps him under control.
Parker slips a nice elbow through Gomi's hands, connecting with Gomi's forehead.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gomi defending well though.
Parker winds up and cracks Gomi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Parker is pressing down on Gomi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gomi is holding on for now.
Gomi manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomi is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsatsu Gomi 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.
Parker is looking to clinch but Gomi is avoiding it.
Gomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomi gets the takedown into side control.
Gomi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Parker has escaped the position, nice work there.
Parker tries to buck Gomi off but Gomi is having none of it.
Parker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Parker is pressing down on Gomi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Gomi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomi.
Parker tries to strike from the bottom.
Parker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Parker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gomi's face.
Parker scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gomi?
Gomi is in a horrible position here. Parker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Parker is landing with some decent strikes but Gomi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gomi is trying desperately to improve position.
Parker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parker cracks Gomi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker raining down shots from the mount!
Gomi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Parker throwing shots but Gomi is blocking nicely.
Gomi is pressing down on Parker's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parker is one step ahead there.
Gomi is looking for a triangle but Parker pushes his legs off easily.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Gomi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomi is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Parker is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gomi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Parker's back instead.
Parker defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Gomi's arms.
Parker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gomi looking for the RNC.
Gomi is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Parker is defending well though. Gomi let's go of the attempt for now.
Parker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomi is working for a kimura but Parker is defending it quite comfortably.
Parker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Parker lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Gomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Gomi is working hard here to advance position.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomi manages to get himself to full guard.
Gomi working for a triangle but Parker defends it easily.
Gomi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsatsu Gomi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker tries to clinch there but Gomi circles away.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker tries to clinch but Gomi is having none of it.
Gomi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parker sprawls well initially but Gomi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gomi drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gomi seems to have locked his on tight now - Parker screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gomi, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tsatsu Gomi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and haki zavos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd: Have a Cigar. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, haki zavos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zavos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Brown throws a right and a left that zavos avoids nicely.
Nice combo by Brown! Oh, that's hurt him - zavos falls to the canvas and Brown follows him into side control.
It looks like haki zavos has been cut.
You can see the frustration on zavos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to stand but zavos has his arm trapped.
Brown trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zavos can't do much from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
zavos tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. zavos saw that one coming.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. zavos moves away and avoids it.
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.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown looks to land a left hand but zavos moved out of range nicely.
Tyson Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown lands with a hook. zavos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
zavos fails to land the takedown.
zavos tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown is breathing heavily.
zavos closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. zavos pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyson Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of haki zavos.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
zavos avoids the body shot from Brown.
zavos slips a straight right by Brown.
zavos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
zavos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown throws a right and a left that zavos avoids nicely.
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.
zavos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
zavos throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
zavos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
zavos has a takedown stuffed.
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws a series of punches but zavos avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by zavos or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on haki zavos'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.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown thuds his right hand into zavos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
zavos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
zavos closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. zavos pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
zavos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
zavos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brown is just riding it out for now. zavos eventually gives up the hold.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Brown is looking to get back to is feet but zavos passes into side control.
zavos trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown pushes zavos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, zavos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown throws a series of punches but zavos moves out of range.
zavos shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Tyson Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of haki zavos.
Brown lands with a nice combination. zavos backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a left hand but zavos moved out of range nicely.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
zavos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
zavos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
zavos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyson Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
zavos slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
zavos tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown digs a good body shot into zavos's ribs.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for zavos with that takedown attempt.
zavos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with zavos's head.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but zavos is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Brown.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but zavos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
zavos connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
zavos shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but zavos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on haki zavos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
zavos gets the takedown into side control.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but zavos drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
zavos is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
zavos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is pushing zavos's head away, looking to escape. zavos manages to hold on to the position though.
Brown throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A punch combination from Brown misses.
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.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. zavos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown with a nice cross.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but zavos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
zavos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
zavos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Brown throws zavos to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a body punch but zavos moves out of range.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on zavos's shoulder, as zavos tries to avoid the shot.
Brown misses with the combination.
zavos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zavos trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, zavos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
haki zavos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
zavos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to haki zavos.
I think Brown 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Brown!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gronk Groenhud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne McCullough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenhud comes to the cage accompanied by Sometime Lonely by Kelly Chen. Gronk Groenhud 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 bantamweight 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, Gronk Groenhud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Wayne McCullough!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCullough connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Groenhud ducks under a wild hook from McCullough.
No joy there for Groenhud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Groenhud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullough misses with a low kick.
McCullough throws an overhand right that lands on Groenhud's shoulder, as Groenhud tries to avoid the shot.
McCullough throws a low kick but Groenhud avoids it.
Groenhud throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCullough rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Groenhud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McCullough thows a leg kick but Groenhud checks it
and Groenhud counters with a big head kick but McCullough shrugs it off.
McCullough throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Groenhud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Groenhud throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Groenhud! McCullough is out on his feet! Groenhud rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - McCullough is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! McCullough is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gronk Groenhud!
Gronk Groenhud retains his bantamweight title!
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