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Cage Legends 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Monroe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe wants to clinch up but Zoolander keeps it at a distance.
Monroe wants to clinch up but Zoolander keeps it at a distance.
Zoolander rushes Monroe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zoolander can't break the clinch.
Monroe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Derek Zoolander has been cut.
Monroe is pressed up against the cage. Zoolander has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Monroe down to the mat. Monroe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Zoolander shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monroe but Monroe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Monroe! Zoolander is out on his feet! Monroe rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Zoolander is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Zoolander is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Monroe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Kilmers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Villa's choice of entrance music: Get Sexy. Maurice Kilmers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Kilmers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Villa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilmers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Villa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kilmers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Villa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kilmers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kilmers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kilmers controlling the pace for now.
Villa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kilmers trying to control but Villa is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilmers seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Villa has recovered full guard.
Kilmers trying to control but Villa is working from the bottom.
Villa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kilmers looking to pass the guard.
Villa looking for a guillotine here but Kilmers defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Villa wants to stand and escape but Kilmers is having none of it.
Kilmers wants to control from the top but Villa keeps moving.
Kilmers pushes down on Villa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kilmers is breathing heavily.
Kilmers is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Villa reverses the position - he's now on top in Kilmers's guard.
Villa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kilmers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kilmers being controlled here, momentarily.
Villa wants to get up but he can't break Kilmers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Villa!
Villa is looking to improve his position but Kilmers isn't that keen on the idea.
Villa tries to hold on but Kilmers postures up.
Kilmers stands up from mount. Strange move.
Villa tries for a takedown but Kilmers circles away easily
and Kilmers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kilmers is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kilmers is pressing down on Villa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Villa is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa trying to hold on to Kilmers's head to control him but Kilmers postures up.
Kilmers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kilmers wants to control the pace but Villa is squirming around nicely.
Kilmers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Villa has worked his arm free - good work by Villa!
Villa can't do much from the bottom here.
Kilmers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Villa has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Kilmers 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.
Nice body punch from Villa.
Villa gets caught flat footed, as Kilmers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Villa looking to control.
Kilmers passes Villa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Villa wants to control but Kilmers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kilmers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kilmers working for a submission but Villa is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Villa is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Villa has worked his arm free - good work by Villa!
Villa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Villa manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilmers trying to mount his opponent but Villa defends it.
Kilmers wants to control but Villa is keeping him busy.
Kilmers is trying to work for a kimura but Villa is defending well.
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.
Kilmers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Villa defends it well.
Villa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kilmers pulls his head out easily.
Villa is staying active underneath Kilmers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Villa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilmers.
No luck for Kilmers with that takedown attempt.
Kilmers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmers looking to control but Villa passes into half guard.
Villa decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kilmers avoids a kick to the body.
Kilmers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Villa keeping full guard, as Kilmers tries to pass.
Villa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kilmers pushing down on Villa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kilmers wants to work for an arm triangle but Villa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa is trying to get back to full guard.
Kilmers uses his free foot to push down on Villa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Villa.
Kilmers goes for an armbar but Villa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Villa.
Kilmers is trying to keep Villa in close.
Kilmers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Villa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kilmers lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Villa!
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 Maurice Kilmers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kilmers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kilmers misses with a body shot.
Villa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kilmers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Villa wants to get back to full guard.
Kilmers is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Villa is squirming around, avoiding Kilmers's attempts to control the action.
Kilmers 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 Kilmers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maurice Kilmers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ciaran Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed has chosen The Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Solid chin |
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ciaran Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Reed!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Reed throws a nice head kick!
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reed but Reed pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ciaran Anderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Reed. No joy for Anderson on that attempt.
Anderson looks for a takedown but Reed sprawls well.
Anderson checks a low kick from Reed.
Reed stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Reed.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Reed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reed's waist but Reed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Reed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Reed as Anderson shoots in.
Reed throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Reed.
Reed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reed. That one must have hurt.
Reed throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anderson.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reed is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Reed circles away and we're back to standing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reed, right into the meat.
Reed lands a high kick!
Reed tries a head kick but it misses.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reed's waist but Reed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
A head kick misses from Reed.
Reed lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Reed throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reed is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Reed trying his best to control but Anderson has mounted him.
Reed can't escape the position.
Anderson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Reed turns into him and now he's in Anderson's guard.
Anderson working for a triangle but Reed defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Anderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to finish Reed with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reed!
Anderson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Reed turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Anderson off and cradles Reed's limp body as Anderson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ciaran Anderson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between fabio jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Tyke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, fabio jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Tyke!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyke misses with a few strikes there.
jones misses with a double jab
and Tyke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyke, as that shot connected.
jones wants to clinch
and Tyke counters with a straight right hand.
jones is rocked!
jones misses with a few strikes there.
jones fails with the takedown
and Tyke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tyke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyke lands with a straight right. jones didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tyke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps jones's head backwards.
Tyke scores with a hook to the body. jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyke works over jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
jones seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fabio jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jones is breathing heavily.
Tyke throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends jones stumbling backwards into the cage! jones bounces back off the cage towards Tyke, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Tyke lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Tyke celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Henry Tyke!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between sack broder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Pritchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, sack broder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Pritchett!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
broder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
broder misses with a takedown attempt - Pritchett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
broder swats away the attempt to clinch by Pritchett.
broder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pritchett.
Pritchett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pritchett looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
broder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pritchett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
broder keeping full guard, as Pritchett tries to pass.
broder is looking for a triangle but Pritchett pushes his legs off easily.
Pritchett advances to half guard.
Pritchett is looking for a kimura here.
Pritchett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchett wants to work for an arm triangle but broder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
broder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pritchett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. broder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pritchett.
Pritchett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
broder tries to roll over but Pritchett keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
broder looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pritchett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
broder is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
broder changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pritchett looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pritchett tries to buck broder off but broder is having none of it.
broder wants to stand but Pritchett has his arm trapped.
Pritchett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
broder is breathing heavily.
Pritchett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pritchett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
broder tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pritchett controls his leg.
Pritchett is positioning himself well to prevent broder advancing to mount.
Pritchett is pressing down on broder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
broder is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pritchett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pritchett has escaped and now he's on top!
Pritchett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
broder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pritchett controls the pace.
Pritchett pushing down on broder's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pritchett is pressing down on broder's thigh, looking to free his foot. broder is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, broder has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pritchett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
broder tries to get to full guard but Pritchett has control of the leg.
Pritchett controlling the action here.
Pritchett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pritchett is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
broder is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Pritchett pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Pritchett dominated that round.
That's time! broder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pritchett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
broder goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pritchett avoids the head kick by broder.
broder with a lazy takedown attempt
so Pritchett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pritchett tries to free his leg and advance position but broder is retaining full guard.
Pritchett passes broder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
broder pushes Pritchett off but Pritchett dives into side control.
broder pushes Pritchett away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pritchett gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pritchett cracks broder with a big right hand but broder just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pritchett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by broder, who protects the arm well.
Pritchett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused broder some visible discomfort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pritchett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pritchett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. broder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
broder is looking to regain half guard here but Pritchett keeps moving and retains side control.
Chris Pritchett has got the better of the ground game so far.
broder is working hard here to advance position.
broder takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pritchett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pritchett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
broder is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pritchett's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
broder is defending against the submission attempts here by Pritchett.
broder is trying to get back to full guard.
broder moves into full guard.
broder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pritchett slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Pritchett seems content to control.
Pritchett stops broder from getting back to his feet.
Pritchett has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can broder defend it? Pritchett steps over the head and cranks it - broder is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pritchett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Pritchett!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Bacinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaz Ghonda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaz Ghonda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Bacinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaz Ghonda!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghonda drives through and clinches with Bacinski against the cage.
Bacinski has had enough of the clinch but Ghonda keeps him there for the moment.
Bacinski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ghonda prevents Bacinski from breaking the clinch.
Ghonda wants a takedown but no success here.
Ghonda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bacinski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bacinski tries to break the clinch but Ghonda is controlling the position.
Bacinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ghonda manages to break the clinch.
Bacinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Ghonda.
Ghonda has Bacinski up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghonda fails to pull guard.
Anton Bacinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaz Ghonda.
Bacinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Ghonda won't allow it.
Ghonda is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bacinski is trying to break free.
Ghonda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bacinski looks for a takedown but Ghonda sprawls well.
Ghonda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Anton Bacinski has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ghonda shoots in and drives through. Bacinski sprawls well.
Ghonda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacinski sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bacinski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bacinski is trying to maintain the position but Ghonda is very close to passing his half guard.
Bacinski tries to roll over but Ghonda keeps him under control.
Bacinski holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bacinski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bacinski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bacinski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ghonda wants to control from the top but Bacinski keeps moving.
Ghonda wants to stand but Bacinski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bacinski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ghonda is one step ahead there.
Ghonda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bacinski looking for a sweep. Not yet Bacinski, not yet.
Ghonda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ghonda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bacinski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bacinski gets caught flat footed, as Ghonda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ghonda looks gassed!
Bacinski keeping moving, preventing Ghonda from controlling successfully.
Bacinski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ghonda!
Bacinski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacinski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ghonda tries to lock up and control but Bacinski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ghonda is bucking up trying to escape but Bacinski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bacinski has isolated one of Ghonda's arms. Ghonda looking to fight him off but Bacinski twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Bacinski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sherman Stafford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stafford comes to the cage accompanied by Sherman's too sexy. Brady has chosen Killer on the loose as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sherman Stafford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus Brady!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady is looking to chop away at Stafford's legs.
Stafford shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brady's guard.
Stafford sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brady working a defensive guard here.
Brady is pulling down on Stafford's head. It's preventing any offense from Stafford, at least for the moment.
Brady is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stafford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady 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.
Stafford slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stafford's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Stafford controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sherman Stafford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brady with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stafford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stafford slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stafford prevents Brady from getting back to his feet.
Stafford tries to free his leg and advance position but Brady is retaining full guard.
Brady will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stafford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brady trying to strike off his back.
Stafford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brady is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stafford is controlling him.
Stafford sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stafford prevents Brady from getting back to his feet.
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.
Stafford controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brady wants to get back to his feet but Stafford is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stafford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sherman Stafford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brady throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherman Stafford dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brady throws a right hand that Stafford ducks under and follows up with a left that Stafford also avoids with ease.
Seamus Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brady tries to clinch but Stafford moves away
and Stafford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brady is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stafford is controlling him.
Stafford sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady 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.
Stafford won't allow Brady to get back to his feet.
Brady trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stafford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sherman Stafford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brady falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stafford counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stafford.
Stafford passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stafford moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brady tries to improve position but can't.
Brady trying to remain calm as Stafford controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stafford off and has taken his back!
Brady missing with punches from the back.
Brady looking for the RNC.
Brady avoiding Stafford 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stafford preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Brady.
Stafford trying to control the hands but Brady breaks the grip.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sherman Stafford just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brady tries to clinch
and Stafford decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brady's guard.
Stafford trying to control but Brady is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sherman Stafford dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Brady scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Stafford's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brady wants to stand but Stafford has his arm trapped.
Stafford tries to improve position but can't.
Stafford struggling a bit here.
Brady looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stafford is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
I wouldn't like to be where Stafford is right now.
Brady working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stafford parries the strikes from Brady easily there. Brady is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stafford to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Brady scores with a four punch combination!
Brady closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stafford decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brady's guard.
Brady looking for a sweep. Not yet Brady, not yet.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Stafford from controlling successfully.
Brady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stafford's guard.
Brady must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brady trying to control but Stafford is working from the bottom.
Stafford trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady wants to stand but Stafford has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stafford is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stafford looking to control.
Brady stands up from Stafford's guard - Brady perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stafford checks a low kick from Brady.
Stafford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady with a poor takedown
and Stafford counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stafford.
Stafford slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stafford trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherman Stafford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brady thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stafford won't allow Brady to sweep him here.
Stafford stops Brady from standing up.
Stafford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stafford looking to sit in guard and control but Brady gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brady slips nicely into half guard.
Stafford trying to hold on to Brady's head to control him but Brady postures up.
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 Sherman Stafford.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stafford, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sherman Stafford!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Sherman Stafford!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Sherman Stafford!
Sherman Stafford wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Norman Bates was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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213 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Bates!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradshaw feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bradshaw gets to his feet - Bates follows without any prompting.
Bradshaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Bates drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bates wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bradshaw, who protects the arm well.
Bates tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bates lands an elbow.
Bates working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bradshaw tries to bench press Bates off him but Bates keeps the position.
Bradshaw is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw sneaks back into half guard.
Bates wants to pass the guard but Bradshaw is defending well.
Bates lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bradshaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bradshaw missing with punches from the bottom.
Bates trying to control from half guard but Bradshaw is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bradshaw shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bates counters with a shoot takedown. Bradshaw fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw wants to sweep here but Bates controlling him for the moment.
Bradshaw working a defensive guard but Bates manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bradshaw is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bates connects with a decent elbow.
Bradshaw is trying to get back to half guard.
Bates tries to move to mount but Bradshaw blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Bradshaw's face as Bates controls the position.
Bradshaw is looking to reverse the position.
Bates is trying to get an arm triangle but Bradshaw is defending well.
Bates looks gassed!
Bradshaw struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bradshaw is looking to reverse the position.
Bates fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bradshaw tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bates looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bradshaw is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bradshaw wants to improve his position but Bates is controlling well.
Bradshaw punching from the bottom.
Bradshaw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bates's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bates's back!
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.
Bradshaw throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Bates!
Bradshaw lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Bradshaw tries to get the hooks in deep but Bates pushed the leg off.
Bradshaw controlling well, preventing Bates from escaping the position.
Bradshaw lands punches and elbows.
Bradshaw is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bradshaw lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Bates.
Bradshaw has the hooks in. Bates is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Bradshaw scores with punches from the back.
Bradshaw throwing damaging strikes from the back! Bates could be in trouble here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradshaw loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bates hold on?
Bradshaw connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Bates to escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
The referee is taking a good look at Bates as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bradshaw!
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 Justin Bradshaw will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bradshaw shoots in and bounces Bates off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bradshaw throwing strikes from guard but Bates blocks nicely.
Bates working for a triangle but Bradshaw defends it easily.
Bradshaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bradshaw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bradshaw is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bates preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bradshaw stopping the sweep attempt from Bates.
Bates is breathing heavily.
Bates has momentary wrist control but Bradshaw slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bates is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bradshaw tries to roll over but Bates keeps him under control.
Bradshaw gets back to full guard.
Bates connects with a couple of short punches.
Bradshaw wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bates is now in half guard.
Bates is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bradshaw trying to control from the bottom.
Bates is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bradshaw trying to control here.
Bradshaw throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bradshaw looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bates!
Bates should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bradshaw tries to control but Bates wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Bradshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bates hang on?
Bates really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bradshaw pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bradshaw putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw landing strikes from the mount.
Bradshaw with a couple of short strikes.
Bates is squirming around, avoiding Bradshaw's attempts to control the action.
Bradshaw postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bates looks a forlorn figure.
Bates is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bradshaw putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bradshaw lands a big shot there that rocks Bates but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates can't escape the position.
Bradshaw working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Bradshaw connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bradshaw working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bradshaw raining down shots from the mount!
Bradshaw with the ground and pound from mount.
Bates is looking to get to half guard.
Bates defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bradshaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradshaw landing strikes from the mount and Bates is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bates is looking to improve his position but Bradshaw isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Bradshaw dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bradshaw gets a takedown into half guard.
Bradshaw working Bates over with strikes.
Bradshaw scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bates tries to roll over but Bradshaw keeps him under control.
Bates looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bradshaw lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justin Bradshaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bates is looking to improve his position.
Bradshaw working over Bates with some ground and pound. Bates looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradshaw works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bradshaw is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bates can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bradshaw tries to control but Bates wriggling away.
Bradshaw in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bradshaw content just to control the position here.
Bradshaw lands a big shot there that rocks Bates but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bradshaw working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bradshaw cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bradshaw landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates is bucking up trying to escape but Bradshaw cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bradshaw postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bates looks a forlorn figure.
Bates is trying to escape the mount.
Bradshaw scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bradshaw breaks from Bates's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bradshaw lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bradshaw scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bates?
Justin Bradshaw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bradshaw controlling from the full mount.
Bates wants to hold on but Bradshaw pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates working to try and regain half guard.
Bradshaw controlling from the full mount.
Bates is desperately trying to improve his position but Bradshaw has a good base and remains in mount.
Bradshaw controlling his opponent.
Bradshaw trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bates is trying to escape the mount.
Bradshaw is landing with some decent strikes but Bates is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bradshaw controlling the pace for now.
Bradshaw's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Justin Bradshaw just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bradshaw looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Bradshaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bradshaw 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Justin Bradshaw!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Justin Bradshaw!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Justin Bradshaw!
Justin Bradshaw wins by unanimous decision!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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