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TUF 10G and a title shot PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaz Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Passmoor comes into the arena with L'amour Toujours by Gigi Agostino blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaz Passmoor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fredrik Johansson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Passmoor.
Passmoor takes a swing at Johansson's ribcage but misses.
Passmoor shoots in and drives through. Johansson sprawls well.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Passmoor pushes him off.
Johansson tries to clinch but Passmoor moves out of range.
Passmoor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johansson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Passmoor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Passmoor tries for a kimura but Johansson is defending well.
Passmoor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Passmoor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johansson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Passmoor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johansson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Passmoor's guard! Nice work there by Johansson!
Passmoor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Passmoor striking off his back but it's not causing Johansson any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Passmoor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johansson stacks Passmoor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johansson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Passmoor is looking for a sweep.
Johansson tries for a kimura but Passmoor is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Passmoor throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Johansson tries to score with some ground and pound. Passmoor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Passmoor manages to get back to half guard.
Passmoor missing with punches from the bottom.
Johansson is keen to just control but Passmoor is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Passmoor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Passmoor looks to clinch
and Johansson counters with a left to the body.
Passmoor is breathing heavily.
Johansson throws a head kick but Passmoor moves out of range.
Passmoor ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson misses with a few strikes there.
Passmoor shoots for a double leg takedown but Johansson sprawls well. He's pushed Passmoor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johansson closes the distance but Passmoor moves to the side
and Passmoor counters with a left to the body.
Johansson clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Johansson - that landed with a thud.
Johansson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Passmoor successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Passmoor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johansson uses it to pass to side control.
Johansson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Passmoor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johansson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Passmoor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Johansson pulls his head out easily.
Johansson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gaz Passmoor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Passmoor gets a clinch.
Passmoor gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Johansson regains guard.
Passmoor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Passmoor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Passmoor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Passmoor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Passmoor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johansson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Passmoor uses it to pass to side control.
The ground and pound from Passmoor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Passmoor has hold of Johansson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Johansson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Passmoor cranks the arm and Johansson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Johansson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gaz Passmoor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Row (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitz comes to the cage accompanied by Sleepwalking by Blindside. Bob Row struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Jake Jitz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Row!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Row misses the shot to the body.
Jitz cracks Row with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That has opened up Bob Row's cut even more.
Row stuffs the takedown attempt from Jitz. Jitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Row throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Row swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Row misses with a series of wild punches.
Row takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Row circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jitz misses the shot to the body.
Jitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jitz fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jitz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Row's waist but Row gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jitz off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Jitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Jitz.
Jitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Row swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jake Jitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jitz lands a nice hook to Row's body. Row takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Row dodges the punch combination from Jitz.
Row throws a shot from downtown. Jitz moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jitz misses with a takedown attempt - Row sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Row misses with a combination
and Jitz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Row looks gassed!
Row dodges the punch combination from Jitz.
Jitz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Row moves out of range of the body kick from Jitz.
Jitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Row as he avoids it easily.
Jitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jitz tries to work over Row's front leg with a kick but Row checks it.
Row clinches up with Jitz and pushes him back against the cage.
Row breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jitz slips a straight right by Row.
Jitz tries for a takedown but Row sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Row misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jitz throws a push kick but Row slaps the foot to one side.
Jitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Row gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The cut above Bob Row's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitz tries for a takedown but Row sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Jitz misses.
Row misses with a leg kick.
Jitz wants to clinch but Row slips to the side
and Row counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Row prevents Jitz from breaking the clinch.
Jitz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Row prevents it.
Jitz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Row prevents the takedown attempt.
Row works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Row is trying to break the clinch but Jitz has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Row.
Jitz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Row tries to break the clinch but Jitz is controlling the position.
Row is pushing Jitz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Row lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitz blocks a body shot from Row.
Jitz can't break the clinch.
Jitz is trying to drag Row to the mat but Row just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jitz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jitz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Row gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Row keeps control of Jitz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Row.
Jitz tries to pull guard but Row won't allow it.
Row breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jitz wants to clinch but Row slips to the side
and Row connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jitz ducks under a wild hook from Row.
Jitz tries to clinch but Row moves away
and Row moves into the clinch.
Jitz wants to get back to striking at distance but Row won't allow it.
Jitz keeps control of Row as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jitz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jitz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jitz wants to break free but Row has control.
Row throws a punch but it's blocked by Jitz.
Row manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Row throws a head punch that misses.
Jitz tries to break the clinch but Row is controlling the position.
Row misses with a punch on the inside.
Jitz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Row scores with a hook to the body.
Jitz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Row smiles and moves away.
Row gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jitz shoots and misses
and Row counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jitz misses with a takedown attempt
and Row counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Row stuffs the takedown attempt from Jitz. Jitz gets slowly back to his feet.
Jitz wants to clinch but Row slips to the side
and Row counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Row is trying to break free.
Jitz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jitz wants to get back to striking at distance but Row won't allow it.
Jitz tries to pull guard but Row holds him up against the cage and eventually Jitz drops back down to his feet.
Row breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Row's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Row throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Row takes the fight into the clinch.
Row displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jitz up against the cage.
Row can't find room to land a body shot as Jitz controls the action.
Jitz can't break the clinch.
Jitz is trying to break the clinch but Row has him pressed against the cage.
Jitz manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Row throws a series of punches but Jitz avoids them all with ease.
Jitz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jitz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Row throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jitz lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jitz closes the distance but Row moves to the side
and Row counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Row on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bob Row's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Row is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Jitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Row takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Jitz there.
Row takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bob Row's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Jitz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Tyler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Byron Sanders's chin.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Byron Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanders.
Sanders looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tyler is avoiding damage well.
Tyler avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanders.
Sanders postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Tyler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyler is looking for a sweep.
Tyler struggling a bit here.
Tyler taking a bit of punishment here - Sanders scoring with strikes.
Tyler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanders connects with a decent elbow.
Sanders scoring with punches from side control.
Tyler is rocked!
Sanders is working Tyler over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Tyler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanders scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tyler is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sanders can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Byron Sanders!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coco Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mr black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Coco Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr black!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
black drives through with a takedown into guard.
black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
black trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
black wanted to stand there but Lopez had control of the position.
black showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
black trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
black trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lopez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lopez is looking for a triangle but black pushes his legs off easily.
Lopez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
black postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
black landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
black throwing strikes from guard but Lopez blocks nicely.
black content to stall in guard here.
black trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lopez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing black from controlling successfully.
black drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lopez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now black has Lopez in his guard.
black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lopez is one step ahead there.
black working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
black throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
black manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
black lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
black fails to land the takedown.
black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
black tries to clinch up.
black shoots in for a double leg but Lopez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lopez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing black from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
black pushing down on Lopez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
black sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lopez defending well though.
black drops an elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Ground and pound from black.
black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
black controlling the action here.
black is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lopez defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
black is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
black with the ground and pound from mount.
black scoring with strikes but Lopez is staying in there.
Lopez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
black dominating with strikes here.
black unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
black controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Lopez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
black is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). mr black!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen Trap Door as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tiago Mendez enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Stiglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiglitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stiglitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mendez doesn't seem bothered though.
Stiglitz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mendez gets a takedown into half guard.
Mendez looks gassed!
Mendez trying to pass the guard but Stiglitz defending well.
Stiglitz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mendez is working for a kimura but Stiglitz is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stiglitz is trying to control but can't.
Mendez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stiglitz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stiglitz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendez on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stiglitz lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mendez sprawling to the canvas. Stiglitz follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mendez hang on?
Mendez is rocked!
It looks like Tiago Mendez has been cut.
Stiglitz slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stiglitz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mendez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz is taking a breather. Mendez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stiglitz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mendez is just riding it out for now. Stiglitz eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, if Stiglitz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stiglitz wants to stand up but Mendez has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Stiglitz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiago Mendez's cut.
That's time! Stiglitz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stiglitz thuds a left hand into Mendez's body.
Stiglitz lands with a cross.
Stiglitz closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mendez! Stiglitz dives in looking to finish! Mendez is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Stiglitz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Swiper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xahli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swiper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to High Hopes. Xahli has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne as his entrance music. 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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139 lbs
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140 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ritchie Swiper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Xahli!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swiper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xahli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swiper lands the left hand.
Xahli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swiper, pushing him back against the cage.
Swiper presses Xahli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xahli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xahli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xahli scores with a shoulder strike.
Swiper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xahli tries to clinch but Swiper moves out of range.
Xahli pushes Swiper up against the cage in a clinch.
Xahli gets through Swiper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xahli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Swiper takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ritchie Swiper has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Xahli.
Xahli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xavier Xahli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swiper scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swiper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Xahli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swiper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xahli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xahli moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xahli.
Swiper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xahli moves into the clinch.
Xahli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xahli misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiper can't break the clinch.
Xahli digs a right hand underneath Swiper's ribcage. Swiper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Xahli misses with an elbow strike.
Swiper scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Xahli on the inside.
Xahli misses with a punch on the inside.
Swiper wants to break free but Xahli has control.
Xahli lands a body punch.
Swiper is breathing heavily.
Xahli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xahli throws a series of punches but Swiper moves out of range.
Xahli cracks Swiper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Xahli.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swiper dodges the punch combination from Xahli.
Swiper slips a jab and a cross from Xahli.
Xahli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xahli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swiper.
Xahli is looking to clinch.
Xahli connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Swiper! He's out on his feet! Xahli rushes in and drops Swiper with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Xavier Xahli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Heracles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groote comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Into The Valley kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bas De Groote has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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240 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeus Heracles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groote scores with a takedown into Heracles's guard.
De Groote trying to control the position from guard on top but Heracles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heracles keeping full guard, as De Groote tries to pass.
Heracles looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but De Groote puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
De Groote has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Heracles defend it? De Groote steps over the head and cranks it - Heracles is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for De Groote!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bas De Groote!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JohnAmund Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentino Rosso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skaar's entrance music is Bad To The Bone. A fine choice. Valentino Rosso will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JohnAmund Skaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Valentino Rosso!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosso tries to clinch up.
Skaar throws a body punch but Rosso moves out of range.
Skaar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Rosso tries to escape but Skaar is in control.
Rosso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ground and pound from Skaar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rosso wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Skaar is looking to take a break and control but Rosso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rosso is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Skaar has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rosso avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Skaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar throws an elbow but Rosso slips to the side and avoids it well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Skaar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rosso!
Skaar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rosso is looking to escape.
Rosso wants to try and get back to his feet.
Skaar misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Skaar won't let Rosso get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rosso is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rosso looks gassed!
Skaar landing strikes, looking to finish!
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.
Skaar postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rosso bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Skaar and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JohnAmund Skaar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Last Shadow Puppets "The Age Of The Understatement" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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276 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Conan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Bull!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Bull is working away.
Bull is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones staying busy and making it hard for Bull to control.
Bull controls the action.
Jones is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Bull 's hooks.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bull. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Bull takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bull trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to control but Bull is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones wants to control but Bull is having none of it.
Bull looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Bull landing shots from mount.
Jones tries to hold on but Bull pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones is looking to improve his position but Bull isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bull.
Bull tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones tries to hold on but Bull pushes him away.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bull sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Bull's attempts to control the action.
Bull wants to control but Jones has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bull.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Bull which made him look bad.
Bull swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Bull lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bull gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bull throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Bull lands with a light punch inside.
Bull breaks from the clinch.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Bull sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bull connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bull thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Bull misses with a double jab.
Bull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Bull.
Jones is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Bull! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Terry Bull!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gronk Groenhud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenhud kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sometime Lonely by Kelly Chen. O Brien comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rocky Road to Dublin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gronk Groenhud has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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135 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by O Brien or perhaps it was just good defense by Groenhud which made him look bad.
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
Groenhud throws a right and a left that both miss.
Groenhud misses with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Groenhud.
O Brien darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Brien with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
O Brien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Groenhud keeps working.
O Brien sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud is trying to control but can't.
Groenhud is looking to improve his position.
O Brien is pressing down on Groenhud's thigh, looking to free his foot. Groenhud is holding on for now.
O Brien stalling.
O Brien wants to take a breather but Groenhud is having none of it.
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.
Groenhud pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Groenhud as O Brien shoots in.
Groenhud throws a series of punches but O Brien moves out of range.
Groenhud misses with a low kick.
O Brien shoots for a takedown but Groenhud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gronk Groenhud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie O Brien .
Groenhud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brien shoots in and bounces Groenhud off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Groenhud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Groenhud looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but O Brien puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Groenhud trying to get back to full guard but O Brien takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
O Brien looking to control and managing it successfully.
O Brien thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Groenhud gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Groenhud manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
Groenhud looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Groenhud looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Brien is one step ahead there.
O Brien trying to control but Groenhud is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien wants to pass the guard but Groenhud is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donnie O Brien will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Groenhud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Groenhud can't escape the position.
O Brien dominating with strikes here.
O Brien prevents Groenhud from getting the reversal.
Groenhud tries to lock up and control but O Brien gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
O Brien sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
O Brien wants to control the pace but Groenhud is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud tries to hold on but O Brien pushes him away.
O Brien controlling the pace for now.
Groenhud is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Brien landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Groenhud can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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.
Groenhud really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
O Brien controlling from mount.
Groenhud can't escape the position.
O Brien unloading with bombs!
O Brien prevents Groenhud from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from O Brien .
Groenhud is wriggling around trying to escape.
Groenhud is in a horrible position here. O Brien smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Brien lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Groenhud hang on?
O Brien scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Groenhud manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Groenhud wants to get back to full guard but O Brien has passed into side control.
Groenhud sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Brien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Brien fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Groenhud sprawls well initially but O Brien persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Groenhud is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Groenhud is pressing down on O Brien 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Groenhud being controlled here, momentarily.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Groenhud keeps moving.
O Brien is stalling in the full guard.
Groenhud wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
O Brien is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O Brien slips nicely into half guard.
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.
O Brien thows a huge punch but Groenhud dodges it nicely.
Groenhud is trying to control but can't.
O Brien wants to control but Groenhud is keeping him busy.
O Brien works his way into side control.
O Brien wants to control but Groenhud is keeping him busy.
O Brien is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Donnie O Brien just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Brien shoots in and bounces Groenhud off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien trying to control but Groenhud is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Groenhud is on top in guard.
O Brien lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Groenhud!
Groenhud tries to reverse the position but O Brien maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Brien is landing with some decent strikes but Groenhud is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
O Brien putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
O Brien controlling from the full mount.
O Brien landing strikes, looking to finish!
Groenhud in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Groenhud will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from O Brien misses.
O Brien closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Groenhud to the mat! Groenhud manages to get full guard.
O Brien won't allow Groenhud to sweep him here.
Groenhud has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Brien can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Groenhud has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Brien can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Groenhud keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is looking to work some ground and pound but Groenhud has wrist control.
Groenhud will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Brien sitting in guard here, content to control.
Groenhud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Brien checks a leg kick nicely.
Gronk Groenhud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Groenhud misses with a head kick.
Groenhud looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
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.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Groenhud as he avoids it easily.
O Brien scores a takedown into full mount!
O Brien connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Brien trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Groenhud bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Groenhud stopping the sweep attempt from O Brien .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to keep Groenhud in close.
Groenhud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Brien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Brien controls Groenhud momentarily but Groenhud frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Groenhud wants to get up but he can't break O Brien 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Groenhud wants to control from the top but O Brien keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Groenhud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Brien 's head.
Groenhud connects with a high kick.
O Brien misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Brien shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Groenhud's guard.
O Brien is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Groenhud seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Donnie O Brien will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Groenhud lands a head kick!
O Brien looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Groenhud bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Brien 's guard.
O Brien is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
O Brien can't keep his opponent in guard - Groenhud advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Groenhud passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for O Brien because Groenhud loaded up on that one.
O Brien is working to get back to half guard.
O Brien is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
O Brien tries to control the position but Groenhud now has his back.
Groenhud missing with punches from the back.
Groenhud looking for the choke but no joy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's 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.
Groenhud has the hooks in. O Brien is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Groenhud is trying to stick to O Brien 's back but O Brien is turning into Groenhud. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Groenhud's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by O Brien .
O Brien stopping the sweep attempt from Groenhud.
Groenhud is looking for a triangle but O Brien pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Groenhud throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
O Brien lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Donnie O Brien has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
O Brien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Groenhud is keeping the position for now.
Groenhud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gronk Groenhud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnie O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Brien sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Brien works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Groenhud is looking to improve his position.
O Brien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gronk Groenhud.
I think O Brien has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Donnie O Brien !
Donnie O Brien is the new bantamweight champion!
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