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VFL Fight Night 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: All the boys and the girls. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Thornton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton throws a leg kick but Anderson checks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Thornton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Thornton is avoiding it.
Thornton scores with a nice head shot.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Thornton. Thornton gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Thornton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thornton scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Anderson is working an open guard so Thornton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anderson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Greg Thornton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thornton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Thornton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton looking to finish Anderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Anderson!
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
Thornton is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thornton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Thornton has a good base and remains in mount.
Thornton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anderson is trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thornton controlling from the full mount.
Thornton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thornton with a couple of short strikes.
Thornton tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
Thornton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Anderson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thornton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Thornton lands a big elbow.
Thornton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thornton raining down shots from the mount!
Thornton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anderson is looking to improve his position but Thornton isn't that keen on the idea.
Thornton controlling from mount.
Thornton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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.
Thornton content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Thornton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thornton controlling from mount.
Thornton has control of Anderson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Anderson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Thornton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Thornton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thornton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thornton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Thornton shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
Thornton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thornton throws a body kick that misses.
Thornton scores with a jab to the body.
Thornton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Thornton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Thornton keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Anderson throws a head kick but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton throws a shot to the body.
Thornton rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Thornton has him pressed against the ropes.
Thornton tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson avoiding damage as Thornton throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thornton can't get the takedown.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Anderson successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Thornton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thornton's guard.
Thornton wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thornton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Thornton wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson stopping the sweep attempt from Thornton.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thornton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thornton closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Thornton pushes Anderson against the ropes but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thornton throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thornton.
Thornton shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Thornton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thornton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Thornton sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thornton fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Thornton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thornton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Thornton from controlling successfully.
Thornton stands up from Anderson's guard - Thornton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thornton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thornton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anderson tries to avoid it but Thornton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anderson to the ground. Anderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Greg Thornton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Thornton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thornton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Anderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Greg Thornton'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. This is the final round!
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thornton tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Thornton backing up. Thornton nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson tries to bum rush Thornton with a series of wild strikes but Thornton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thornton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Thornton off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Thornton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thornton pushes Anderson off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harry Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Thornton counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson throws a head kick but Thornton moves out of range.
Thornton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anderson gets back to full guard.
Thornton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thornton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thornton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anderson's guard.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Thornton controlling him for the moment.
Thornton trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton is really struggling to control Anderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Thornton looking to pass the guard.
Thornton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thornton stands and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thornton working the head with strikes.
Thornton cracks Anderson with a big elbow.
Thornton stands up.
Thornton is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thornton has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with a body kick that stops Thornton in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Thornton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thornton with a hook.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thornton rushes Anderson and presses him up against the ropes.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Thornton holds him up against the ropes and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Thornton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thornton tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
Thornton jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Thornton around his waist. Thornton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thornton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Thornton moves out of range.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Thornton keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Thornton on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Thornton on that attempt.
Anderson wants to clinch but Thornton slips to the side
so Thornton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thornton chips away with some ground and pound.
Thornton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton stops Anderson from standing up.
Thornton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Thornton scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Anderson won't allow Thornton to get back to his feet.
Thornton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Thornton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Thornton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thornton 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Greg Thornton!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Greg Thornton!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Greg Thornton!
Greg Thornton wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Harmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes to the ring accompanied by Let's Fighting Love. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Harmon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Harmon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Harmon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harmon has a takedown stuffed.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knight scores with a shoulder strike.
Knight gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Knight there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Knight is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harmon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Knight prevents Harmon from improving his position.
Knight is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knight trying to control the action but Harmon is working from the bottom.
Knight passes to full mount!
Knight cracks Harmon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight landing strikes from the mount and Harmon is in trouble!
Knight putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Harmon has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
Knight landing strikes from the mount.
Harmon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knight scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harmon regains half guard.
Knight is nestled in close to Harmon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harmon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knight.
Harmon trying to hold on to Knight's head to control him but Knight postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Harmon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knight scores with a couple of nice shots.
Harmon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Knight landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmon tries to strike from the bottom.
Harmon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Knight postures up in Harmon's guard and throws a big left but Harmon blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knight lands a couple of elbows.
Harmon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Knight is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Harmon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Knight's back instead.
Knight is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Knight is trying to stand back up.
Harmon scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Knight is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight tries to escape the position.
Harmon has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Knight covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Harmon avoiding Knight 's attempts to control his hands.
Harmon doesn't have the hooks in and Knight manages to turn into his guard.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Knight gets to his feet. Harmon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Knight is breathing heavily.
Harmon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knight wants to clinch up but Harmon keeps it at a distance.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight fails with the takedown.
Harmon feints and as Knight raises his hands in defense, Harmon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knight thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Harmon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Harmon landing some decent shots from guard.
Knight trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Knight will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Harmon wants to get up but he can't break Knight's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harmon trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harmon postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knight can't break the clinch.
Knight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harmon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Knight dominated that round.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Knight has his takedown stuffed
and Harmon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knight's guard.
Knight wants to sweep here but Harmon controlling him for the moment.
Harmon wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Harmon advances position into side control!
Knight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harmon wants to stand but Knight is controlling his arm.
Knight tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harmon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knight is working hard here to advance position.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Harmon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knight's waist but Knight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harmon off to one side.
Will Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Harmon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harmon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmon stuffs the takedown.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Harmon shoots in looking for a takedown. Knight tries to sprawl out of it but Harmon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Knight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harmon looks for a takedown but Knight sprawls well.
Will Knight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Harmon.
Harmon fails to land the takedown.
Harmon shoots in but Knight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knight drives through and clinches with Harmon against the ropes.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harmon shoots in but no luck this time.
Knight takes the fight into the clinch.
Knight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knight lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harmon backwards.
Knight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harmon up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight scores with a shot to the side of Harmon's head.
Harmon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knight lands a left hand.
Knight cracks Harmon with a nice body shot.
Harmon tries to pull guard but Knight holds him up against the ropes and eventually Harmon drops back down to his feet.
Knight lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knight lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Knight.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harmon avoids the head kick by Knight.
Knight bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knight working the ground and pound but Harmon is defending the strikes.
Harmon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knight trying to control the action but Harmon is working from the bottom.
Harmon wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight works his way into side control.
Knight scoring with punches from side control.
Harmon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Will Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Harmon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harmon throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Knight trying to control the position but Harmon is working away.
Knight stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harmon.
Harmon wants to stand but Knight has his arm trapped.
Harmon misses with the ground and pound.
Knight manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Knight working Harmon over with strikes.
Knight is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harmon is just riding it out for now. Knight eventually gives up the hold.
Knight tries to pass the half guard into mount. Harmon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Will Knight will probably get the nod.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harmon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Knight struggling a bit here.
Knight is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harmon throws a strike aimed at the side of Knight's head but Knight avoids it well.
Harmon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Knight!
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Harmon's attempts to control the action.
Knight is trying to escape the mount.
Harmon tries to control but Knight wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight is looking for a sweep. Harmon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harmon wants to stand up but Knight is controlling the position.
Knight regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knight keeping moving, preventing Harmon from controlling successfully.
Knight had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Harmon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Knight Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Harmon's back instead.
Harmon covering up well under a series of strikes from Knight.
Harmon covers up after that shot from Knight.
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.
Harmon trying to control the hands but Knight won't let him.
Knight lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Harmon.
Knight lands strikes to the head.
Knight scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Harmon is looking for a way out.
Harmon breaks Knight's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Knight trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Knight looking for a sweep. Not yet Knight, not yet.
Harmon tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
Harmon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Knight is proving hard to escape from.
Knight manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harmon manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon wants to stand and escape but Knight is having none of it.
Knight has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knight lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knight with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knight stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harmon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knight as he jumps to the side.
Knight shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Knight was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harmon is bucking up trying to escape but Knight cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Knight is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harmon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harmon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harmon can't escape the position.
Knight lands a nice shot to the head.
Knight with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight with shots to the head and body - Harmon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Harmon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knight landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Knight connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harmon wants to control but Knight is having none of it.
Knight jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harmon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Harmon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harmon gets a takedown into half guard.
Knight punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Will Knight!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Will Knight!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Will Knight!
Will Knight wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Tridant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Tridant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brent Crawley's chin.
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Tridant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brent Crawley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tridant shoots for a takedown but Crawley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crawley keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tridant.
Crawley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tridant lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crawley throws a right and a left that Tridant avoids nicely.
Tridant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawley tries to close the distance and clinch but Tridant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tridant tries for a takedown but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Tridant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tridant doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawley circles away.
Crawley misses with a double jab
and Tridant counters with a three punch combo that has Crawley backing up. Crawley nods at Tridant to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley throws a combination that misses
and Crawley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley drops his hands momentarily and Tridant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tridant wants to clinch.
Tridant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Tridant.
Tridant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crawley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawley throws a series of punches but Tridant avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Crawley.
Tridant shoots in for a double leg but Crawley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crawley in side control, throwing shots but Tridant defends.
Tridant is trying to get back to his feet.
Tridant is breathing heavily.
Crawley wants to stand but Tridant is controlling his arm.
Crawley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Crawley working the ground and pound.
Tridant is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crawley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tridant is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tridant trying to control but Crawley postures up.
Crawley wants to get back to his feet.
Crawley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tridant trying to control but Crawley postures up.
Tridant is trying to stand up here but Crawley is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crawley tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crawley misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson Tridant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tridant counters with a head kick. That will keep Crawley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Crawley misses with a double jab.
Donk. Crawley catches Tridant right on the button with a cross.
Crawley throws a series of strikes that have Tridant backpedaling.
Crawley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tridant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crawley counters with a takedown into side control.
Tridant gets back to half guard.
Crawley wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Crawley 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.
Crawley wants to clinch up but Tridant keeps it at a distance.
Tridant misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tridant's guard.
Crawley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Crawley is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tridant has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Crawley is looking to defend but Tridant has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Crawley! Tridant pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Crawley taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyson Tridant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Savas Kaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kicks. Diaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by National Anthem. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Savas Kaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in but Kaya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kaya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaya is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaya as he jumps to the side.
Kaya lands with a nice body kick.
Kaya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaya clinches with his opponent.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Kaya gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the ropes.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Savas Kaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Diaz.
Diaz jumps guard but Kaya stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like George Diaz has been cut.
Kaya scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Kaya.
Kaya comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Kaya has him pressed against the ropes.
Kaya lands an elbow inside.
Kaya is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kaya crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Kaya has Diaz pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaya lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up George Diaz's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaya lands a nice elbow.
The cut above George Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
George Diaz's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kaya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaya lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Kaya lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at George Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Savas Kaya!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between rum punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jenny farrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rum punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jenny farrier!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
punch fails with a takedown attempt.
farrier circles away from the clinch attempt.
farrier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around punch's waist but punch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing farrier off to one side.
punch throws a right hand that farrier ducks under and follows up with a left that farrier also avoids with ease.
punch looks for a takedown but farrier sprawls well.
punch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
punch has hold of farrier's arm. He's looking for a kimura. farrier seems comfortable defending it but punch has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! farrier is real pain and he's forced to tap out! farrier is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but punch couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). rum punch!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrik Berisha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brand is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ghost Riders In The Sky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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154 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrik Berisha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Brand!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Berisha's waist but Berisha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brand off to one side.
Brand tries for a takedown but Berisha sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berisha shoots for a double leg takedown but Brand sprawls well. He's pushed Berisha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brand throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brand doesn't manage to clinch there - Berisha circles away.
Brand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berisha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brand shoots in and bounces Berisha off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Brand throwing strikes from guard but Berisha blocks nicely.
Brand in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berisha has his foot on Brand's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brand works his way back into a safe position though.
Brand has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berisha striking from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Berisha working for a triangle but Brand defends it easily.
Berisha 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand trying to control the position from guard on top but Berisha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berisha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brand wants to clinch up but Berisha keeps it at a distance.
Brand tries to clinch up.
Brand tries for a takedown but Berisha circles away easily
and Berisha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brand!
Patrik Berisha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leif Brand.
Brand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brand tries to hold on but Berisha postures up.
Brand is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brand defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Berisha.
Berisha has control of Brand's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brand regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Berisha is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Brand tries to free his leg and advance position but Berisha is retaining full guard.
Brand tries to stand but Berisha is controlling from the bottom.
Brand with a flurry of punches that miss.
Berisha 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.
Brand is looking to stand up but Berisha won't let him.
Brand stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berisha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Berisha counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brand won't be happy with that.
Brand is trying to get back to half guard.
Brand is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Berisha tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berisha has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Berisha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brand has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brand manages to work his way to half guard, despite Berisha's best efforts.
Brand is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand is trying to stand up here but Berisha is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Berisha shoots in but no luck this time.
Brand wants to clinch
and Berisha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brand's guard now.
Brand is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berisha is controlling him.
Brand is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brand lands a decent punch to the body there.
Brand wants to stand up but Berisha is controlling him.
Berisha wants to pass the guard but Brand is keeping the position.
Berisha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brand 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrik Berisha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brand fails with the takedown
and Berisha counters with a shoot takedown. Brand fights it but they end up in guard.
Berisha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brand is looking to stand up but Berisha isn't so interested in that idea.
Brand is trying to control the position but Berisha postures up.
Brand is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berisha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Berisha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Brand pushes Berisha off looking to stand but Berisha dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Brand clinches but Berisha breaks the clinch
and Berisha counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berisha prevents Brand from escaping the position.
Berisha scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brand to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Brand's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Patrik Berisha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brand bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Brand tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berisha counters with a takedown into side control.
Brand tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berisha working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand tries to improve position but can't.
Brand is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Berisha's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brand tries to kick Berisha off but Berisha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brand tries to get to full guard but Berisha has control of the leg.
Berisha stops Brand from getting back to his feet.
Brand looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Berisha closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berisha pulls guard effortlessly.
Berisha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berisha is looking for a triangle but Brand pushes his legs off easily.
Berisha keeping full guard, as Brand tries to pass.
Brand tries to stand but Berisha is controlling from the bottom.
Berisha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brand.
Berisha controls Brand momentarily but Brand frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brand tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Berisha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Berisha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand gets back to full guard.
Berisha stopping the sweep attempt from Brand.
Brand trying to keep a closed guard but Berisha is proving a slippery customer.
Brand utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brand manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Berisha manages to get himself to full guard.
Brand would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brand is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Berisha looking for a sweep. Not yet Berisha, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrik Berisha dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brand.
Berisha forces Brand back against the ropes and clinches.
Brand is trying to break the clinch but Berisha has him pressed against the ropes.
Berisha keeps control of Brand as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brand tries for a takedown but Berisha manages to get underhooks.
Come on Berisha - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brand has had enough of the clinch but Berisha keeps him there for the moment.
Brand scores with a hook to the body.
Berisha blocks a body shot from Brand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berisha tries to pull guard but Brand won't allow it.
Berisha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brand pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brand looks to clinch
and Berisha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Berisha stops Brand from standing up.
Berisha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brand looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brand kicks Berisha off and gets to his feet.
Brand looks to clinch
and Berisha counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Berisha.
Berisha tries to pull guard but Brand won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrik Berisha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brand has had enough of the clinch but Berisha keeps him there for the moment.
Brand blocks an elbow strike from Berisha.
Berisha pulls guard effortlessly.
Berisha had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Brand is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Berisha Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Brand's back instead.
Brand tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Berisha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brand is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brand is trying to reverse the position but instead Berisha has taken his back - oops!
Brand covers up after that shot from Berisha.
Berisha is throwing strikes by Brand counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Brand regains half guard.
Berisha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brand knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brand shoots and misses
and Berisha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brand's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berisha thows a big elbow that misses.
Brand wants to stand but Berisha is controlling the position.
Brand throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Berisha preventing the sweep.
Brand lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Berisha!
Berisha sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brand passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Berisha!
Brand trying to control but Berisha is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand cracks Berisha with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brand unloading with bombs!
Berisha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berisha is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brand cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brand looking for a guillotine from mount but Berisha is having none of it.
Brand connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Berisha is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrik Berisha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berisha has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Patrik Berisha!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Patrik Berisha!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Patrik Berisha!
Patrik Berisha wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dennis van der geest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dennis van der geest had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, dennis van der geest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Glass!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van der geest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glass connects with a looping right hand.
Glass lands with a hook. van der geest tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
van der geest tries for a takedown but Glass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
van der geest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glass swats him away and circles back towards the center.
van der geest on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glass tries a head kick but it misses.
Glass drops his shoulder and cracks van der geest with a huge uppercut! van der geest goes down! Can Glass finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass stays in close to van der geest's body and controls the position.
Glass wants to pass the guard but van der geest is keeping the position.
van der geest has a closed guard, preventing Glass from standing up.
van der geest wants to sweep but no luck.
Glass wants to get up but he can't break van der geest's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
van der geest keeping moving, preventing Glass from controlling successfully.
van der geest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glass is one step ahead there.
Glass wants to pass the guard but van der geest is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Glass slips a straight right by van der geest.
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.
van der geest takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
van der geest is breathing heavily.
Glass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch up but van der geest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glass throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by van der geest.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands with a big left! van der geest is wobbled badly! Glass comes in with a flurry of punches and drops van der geest to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Glass!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the ring accompanied by Intro Song. Jones has chosen buck the world as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Decent 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Mitchell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mitchell wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Mitchell is controlling him well.
Mitchell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mitchell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones is trying to stand.
Jones is controlling an arm, preventing Mitchell from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Mitchell working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
Jones wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mitchell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jones is surviving well by controlling Mitchell's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You get the feeling that Jones really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jones looks gassed!
Mitchell stands up from mount. Strange move.
Martin Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Mitchell is controlling him.
Mitchell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mitchell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mitchell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mitchell is controlling him well.
Mitchell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mitchell prevents Jones from escaping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mitchell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchell gets the takedown into side control.
Mitchell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Mitchell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is trying to buck Mitchell off.
Mitchell works to advance to full mount. Jones defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mitchell is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Mitchell extends the arm and Jones is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dennis Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Agdgdwngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: National Anthem. 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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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Agdgdwngo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Agdgdwngo as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agdgdwngo but Agdgdwngo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
George Agdgdwngo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Diaz.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Agdgdwngo.
Agdgdwngo controlling from side mount.
Diaz tries to buck Agdgdwngo off but Agdgdwngo is having none of it.
Agdgdwngo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Agdgdwngo prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Agdgdwngo wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
Agdgdwngo stands up and beckons Diaz to join him on the feet.
Agdgdwngo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
Diaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Agdgdwngo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Agdgdwngo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Agdgdwngo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Agdgdwngo keeps moving and retains side control.
Agdgdwngo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Diaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Agdgdwngo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Diaz.
Agdgdwngo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Agdgdwngo wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Agdgdwngo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Agdgdwngo eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Agdgdwngo prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Agdgdwngo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Agdgdwngo's back!
Diaz tightening his grip on Agdgdwngo, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo rolls, trying to escape but Diaz keeps control of the position.
Agdgdwngo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Agdgdwngo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Agdgdwngo is in no mood to give up.
Agdgdwngo is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Agdgdwngo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Agdgdwngo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diaz tries for a kimura but Agdgdwngo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Diaz 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.
Agdgdwngo forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Agdgdwngo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Agdgdwngo catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Agdgdwngo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz regains half guard.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Agdgdwngo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diaz keeping busy on the bottom but Agdgdwngo has passed one foot through into half guard.
Agdgdwngo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Agdgdwngo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Agdgdwngo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Diaz.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Agdgdwngo there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Agdgdwngo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agdgdwngo misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agdgdwngo is keeping the position for now.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Diaz has hold of Agdgdwngo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Agdgdwngo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Diaz cranks the arm and Agdgdwngo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Agdgdwngo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Anderson Diaz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden's entrance music is Let the bodies hit the floor. A fine choice. Volkov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Trooper by Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Volkov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Durden.
Volkov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Durden has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Volkov stalks Durden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Durden's face. Durden staggers backwards, shaken.
Volkov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Durden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durden.
The referee calls for Durden to work.
Volkov goes for a takedown attempt but Durden pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Volkov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Durden darts in trying to clinch
and Volkov counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov checks a low kick from Durden.
Durden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov has Durden up against the ropes in a clinch.
Durden lands a hook that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Durden is pressed up against the ropes. Volkov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Durden down to the mat. Durden avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyler Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Volkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Durden.
Durden throws a head kick but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov throws a leg kick but Durden moved away.
Durden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Volkov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Volkov lands an uppercut.
Volkov has Durden pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Durden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Durden blocking some punches.
Durden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Volkov is keeping busy.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Durden pushes off an throws an elbow but Volkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Durden stalling against the ropes.
Volkov trying to stall but Durden improves his position.
Durden is looking to control Volkov's arms but Volkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durden has his back to the ropes.
Durden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Volkov misses with a punch to the body.
Durden stalling in the clinch but Volkov improves position.
Volkov is looking to break free of the clinch but Durden has double underhooks.
Durden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Durden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durden is looking to control Volkov's arms but Volkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durden has his back to the ropes.
Durden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durden gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Volkov.
Volkov lands a nice uppercut.
Volkov has Durden pressed against the ropes.
Volkov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Volkov throws an elbow but it misses.
Durden lands an uppercut.
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durden missing with knees to the body.
Durden lands an elbow just above Volkov 's eye.
The referee calls for Durden to work.
Durden blocking some punches.
Volkov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Volkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volkov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking to slow down the pace here.
Durden stops a takedown attempt from Volkov.
Durden misses with an elbow over the top.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The is referee keeping an eye on Durden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Durden blocks an elbow strike from Volkov.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Volkov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durden or not.
Durden pushes off an throws an elbow but Volkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Durden blocking some punches.
Volkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Volkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Durden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durden lands an elbow just above Volkov 's eye.
Volkov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Durden landing knees to the body.
Volkov looks gassed!
Volkov avoiding damage as Durden throws knees to the body.
Durden tries to land knees in the clinch but Volkov avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Volkov.
Durden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Volkov is keeping busy.
Durden prevents a takedown attempt there.
Volkov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Durden.
Volkov is trying to stall.
Durden has Volkov pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Durden for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Durden missing with knees to the body.
Volkov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Durden clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Durden trying to control the hands but Volkov breaks the grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volkov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.
Volkov gets a clinch.
Volkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right hook to the body lands for Volkov.
Volkov has a couple of punches blocked by Durden.
Volkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Volkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durden digs a right hand underneath Volkov's ribcage. Volkov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Volkov.
Volkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
Durden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Volkov.
Volkov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Volkov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Durden reverses the position - he's now on top in Volkov's guard.
Volkov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Durden puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Volkov defends it well.
Volkov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Durden manages to mount him!
Durden prevents Volkov from getting the reversal.
Durden controlling the pace for now.
Durden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Volkov is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkov is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Volkov gets back to half guard.
Volkov is looking for a sweep. Durden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Durden is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Volkov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Volkov missing with punches from the bottom.
Durden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Volkov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Volkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Durden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov wants to improve his position but Durden is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Volkov moves in looking to clinch but Durden pushes him off.
Volkov tries to clinch but Durden is having none of it.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Volkov tries to clinch but Durden moves away
and Durden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Volkov throws a series of punches but Durden moves out of range.
Volkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Durden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Volkov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Volkov pushes Durden up against the ropes in a clinch.
Volkov misses with some punches.
Durden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov trying to stall but Durden improves his position.
Durden misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durden.
Volkov wants to break free but Durden has control.
Volkov wants a takedown but no success here.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
Durden stalling in the clinch but Volkov improves position.
Durden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Durden as the two fighters clinch.
Durden misses with an elbow over the top.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Volkov lands with a right to the head.
Volkov lands with a light punch inside.
Volkov throws a head punch that misses.
Volkov is working Durden over against the ropes.
Volkov jumps guard but Durden stands there with Volkov around his waist. Volkov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Volkov - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vincent Volkov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Volkov forces Durden back against the ropes and clinches.
Volkov digs a right hand into Durden's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durden's gas tank.
Durden prevents a takedown attempt there.
Durden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durden keeps control of Volkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durden looking to stall.
Volkov working aggressively here.
Volkov pushes Durden back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Durden to work.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Durden lands with a light punch inside.
Volkov breaks the clinch.
Durden takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Durden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Volkov works the jab nicely.
Volkov lands a jab-cross combination.
Volkov tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a leg kick but Volkov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Volkov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Volkov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Volkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Volkov tries to clinch up.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Volkov lands a shot to the body.
Volkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Durden has him pressed against the ropes.
Volkov can't get the takedown.
Volkov is leaning against Durden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Volkov is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Durden gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyler Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Volkov.
Durden wants to stall.
Volkov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Volkov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Durden lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden has Volkov pressed against the ropes.
Durden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durden pushes Volkov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Volkov misses with the head strike.
Volkov works on Durden's body with a couple of short punches.
Durden lands an elbow that stopped Volkov in his tracks for a moment.
Volkov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durden lands with a right to the head.
Volkov tries to throw a body punch but Durden avoids it by throwing Volkov back against the cage.
Volkov misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Volkov.
Volkov pushes Durden back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Volkov avoids the elbow strike from Durden, against the ropes.
A short left from Durden.
Durden blocking some punches.
Durden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durden just leaning against Volkov, taking a breather.
Volkov misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov misses with a body punch.
Volkov is trying to stall.
Volkov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Durden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Volkov lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Volkov.
Durden blocking some punches.
Volkov tries to score a body lock takedown but Durden shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Durden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Volkov fails to land.
Volkov wants to break free but Durden has control.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Volkov throws an elbow but misses.
Volkov tries to stall but Durden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Durden lands a shot to the body.
Durden pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Volkov can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Volkov has Durden pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Durden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Durden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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.
Durden stalls.
Tyler Durden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Volkov avoiding damage as Durden throws knees to the body.
Durden lands an elbow that stopped Volkov in his tracks for a moment.
Durden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Volkov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Volkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Durden.
Volkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durden has Volkov pushed against the ropes.
Durden lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Volkov blocks an elbow strike.
Durden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Volkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Volkov misses with an elbow over the top.
Volkov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Durden prevents it.
Durden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands.
Volkov misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vincent Volkov.
I've got Volkov 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 William Gold scores the fight for Vincent Volkov!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Vincent Volkov!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Vincent Volkov!
Vincent Volkov wins by unanimous decision!
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