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GFL 12 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ham lll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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133 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ham lll!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - lll circles away.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Drake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drake tries to clinch up.
lll is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
lll slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
A head kick misses from Drake.
lll lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jesse Drake has been cut.
Drake avoids the head kick by lll.
lll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
lll moves into the clinch successfully.
lll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
lll closes the distance and clinches.
Drake pulls guard.
lll wants to get up but he can't break Drake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. lll manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake tries to stand but lll is controlling from the bottom.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but lll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lll looking for a sweep. Not yet lll, not yet.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
lll is trying to control the position but Drake postures up.
Drake won't allow lll to sweep him here.
lll uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Drake misses with a head kick.
lll throws a nice head kick!
lll throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
lll pushes Drake off and gets back to his feet.
lll looks gassed!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but lll is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to break the clinch but lll is controlling the position.
Drake avoiding damage as lll throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by lll.
Drake prevents the takedown attempt.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and lll counters with a good, hard body kick but Drake shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake fails with the takedown.
lll doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lll moves out of range as Drake throws a body kick.
lll has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by lll.
lll looking to stall.
lll can't break the clinch.
lll breaks the clinch.
Drake jabs lll right on the nose. lll blinks but takes it well.
lll throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
lll looks to clinch
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ham lll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
lll stuffs the takedown attempt from Drake. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake lands with an uppercut that bounces lll off the cage and back into rage.
Ham lll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
lll fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
lll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
lll swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake looks to clinch
and lll counters with a body kick that stops Drake in his tracks momentarily.
Drake avoids the body shot from lll.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from lll.
Drake rushes lll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
lll is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
lll blocks an uppercut.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
lll misses with a knee to the head.
Drake lands with a right to the head.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drake can pounce on him.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
lll manages to break the clinch.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ham lll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Drake's cut.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
lll keeps the fight on the outside.
lll throws a head kick that misses.
lll circles away from the clinch attempt.
lll tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
No luck for Drake with that takedown attempt.
Drake blocks a head kick by lll.
lll tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drake.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drake is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by lll.
lll blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake manages to break the clinch.
lll moves into range and clinches up with Drake.
lll is breathing heavily.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for lll.
lll wants to break free but Drake has control.
lll manages to break the clinch.
lll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lll throws a chopping leg kick but Drake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
lll tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
lll chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drake can pounce on him.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
lll throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Drake tries to clinch up.
lll tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake throws a head kick that misses
and lll moves into the clinch.
A short right from Drake.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from lll in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
lll prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
lll misses with a knee strike.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but lll won't allow it.
lll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake misses with a kick to the body.
lll walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
lll stuffs the takedown attempt from Drake. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
lll tries to land a body kick
and Drake counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Drake catches lll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but lll paws at him with a jab and circles away.
lll throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but lll pushes him off.
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
lll swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Drake is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but lll is surviving well by controlling Drake's body position as best he can.
lll is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Drake with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lll is bucking up trying to escape but Drake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
lll somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
lll goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drake prevents it.
lll throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Drake lands with a right to the head.
Drake pushes lll back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
lll taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake looks for a takedown but lll sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lll wants to clinch
and lll takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
lll is looking to clinch.
Drake clinches with his opponent.
Drake lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by lll.
lll keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from lll.
lll tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but lll is blocking nicely.
lll lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake tries for a takedown but lll manages to get underhooks.
lll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Drake's cut.
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!
lll tries to clinch up.
lll lands with a kick to the temple. Drake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
lll fails with an attempt to clinch.
lll misses with a body shot.
Drake throws a low kick but it's checked well by lll.
Drake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but lll bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
lll throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
lll swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
lll tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to land a front kick but lll steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drake lands a nice leg kick that just misses lll's sensitive parts.
Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake tries to break the clinch but lll is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but lll has him pressed against the cage.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake wants to break free but lll has control.
Drake has had enough of the clinch but lll keeps him there for the moment.
lll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
lll tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake tries to land a front kick but lll steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
lll using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through lll's defenses.
lll is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
lll tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
lll tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drake throws a shot to the body.
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.
lll tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from lll. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
Drake wants to clinch up but lll keeps it at a distance.
lll looks to clinch
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has lll backing up. lll nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
lll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but lll shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jesse Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
lll looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
lll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and lll counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by lll.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
lll breaks the clinch.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lll tries to clinch
and Drake counters by clinching up.
lll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
lll tries to clinch up.
Drake moves into the clinch.
lll pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown. lll tries to sprawl out of it but Drake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. lll manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
lll tries to clinch but Drake moves away
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
lll tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake scores with a nice strike.
lll closes the distance but Drake moves to the side
and Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake stops a takedown attempt from lll.
Drake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through lll's defenses.
Drake keeps control of lll as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
lll breaks the clinch.
lll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
lll goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but lll swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
lll fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the cage.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but lll is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drake throws an elbow but misses.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
lll drags the fight down to the ground.
lll scrambles and gets back to his feet.
lll throws a half hearted mid kick.
lll tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ham lll.
I think lll has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ham lll!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Paulo Thiago has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Paulo Thiago seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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134 lbs
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138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Thiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiger Vector!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Vector with that takedown attempt.
Thiago is looking to clinch.
Vector throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thiago misses with an uppercut. Vector saw that one coming.
Thiago moves into the clinch successfully.
Vector tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thiago breaks from the clinch.
Thiago looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thiago has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vector is proving hard to escape from.
Thiago chips away with some ground and pound.
Thiago trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vector's guard.
Vector looking to control.
Thiago lands a couple of elbows.
Vector tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thiago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago stands up from Vector's guard - Thiago perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thiago drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thiago is looking to stand up but Vector won't let him.
Vector bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thiago's guard.
Vector preventing the sweep.
Vector trying to control but Thiago is working from the bottom.
Thiago is looking for a triangle here but Vector uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Thiago taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vector trying to control the position but Thiago is working away.
Thiago wants to get back to his feet but Vector drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Vector tries to stand but Thiago is controlling his head.
Vector throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vector wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thiago keeps working.
Thiago looking for a sweep but Vector has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Vector wants to control the pace but Thiago is squirming around nicely.
Vector looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vector content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thiago tries to hold on but Vector postures up.
Vector lands a big shot there that rocks Thiago but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Vector connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thiago is trying to escape the mount.
Vector lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vector is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Vector dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector won't let Thiago get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Vector has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thiago has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Thiago wants to get back to his feet.
Vector gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Vector tightening his grip on Thiago, looking for the choke.
Thiago is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vector is hanging on to Thiago's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Vector dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vector misses with a takedown
and Thiago counters with a head kick.
Thiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Vector with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vector drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thiago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paulo Thiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiger Vector.
Thiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Vector circles away.
Thiago throws a good cross that connects.
Thiago is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thiago missing with a left hand there. Vector was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vector doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thiago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vector tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thiago just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vector shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thiago has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Vector to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Thiago is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Vector pulls down on the head and he's put Thiago to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tiger Vector!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ross Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsu Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko has chosen National Anthem as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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148 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsu Ko!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko clinches with his opponent.
Winner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Winner.
Winner avoids the elbow strike from Ko, against the cage.
Winner breaks from the clinch.
Winner moves in looking to clinch but Ko pushes him off.
Winner could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ko lands a hook that snaps the head of Winner backwards.
Ko misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Ko.
Ko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winner dodges an elbow strike from Ko.
Winner jumps guard but Ko stands there with Winner around his waist. Winner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winner wants to clinch up but Ko keeps it at a distance.
Winner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Winner is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ko has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko is pressing down on Winner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Ko is retaining full guard.
Ko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ko looks gassed!
Winner wants to get up but he can't break Ko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Winner gets to his feet. Ko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Winner closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Ko on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winner.
Winner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winner moves into the clinch.
Ko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ko throws an elbow that misses.
Winner digs a right hand underneath Ko's ribcage. Ko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Winner lands an elbow inside.
Ko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Winner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ko scores with a spinning back kick!
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ko breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko misses with a two punch combination.
Winner tries to clinch up
and Ko counters by moving into the clinch.
Ko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winner has him pressed against the cage.
Winner decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ko is controlling him.
Ko looking to pass the guard.
Ko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Winner wriggles free and stands up.
Ko clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ko tries to break the clinch but Winner is controlling the position.
Winner breaks the clinch.
Ko lands a jab to the nose.
Winner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Ko on the inside.
Winner cracks Ko with a nice body shot.
Winner throws a punch but it's blocked by Ko.
Ko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ko tries to bum rush Winner with a series of wild strikes but Winner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ko tries to clinch
and Winner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winner.
Ko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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 Ross Winner will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Winner misses with a takedown attempt - Ko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Winner scores with a one two! Ko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ko is looking to clinch but Winner is avoiding it.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but Winner pushes him off.
Winner clinches up against the cage.
Ko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winner backwards.
Ko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winner has him pressed against the cage.
Ko prevents Winner from breaking the clinch.
Ko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winner swats away the attempt to clinch by Ko.
Ko misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ko tries to bum rush Winner with a series of wild strikes but Winner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner has Ko up against the cage in a clinch.
Winner prevents Ko from breaking the clinch.
Ko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ko lands with a light punch inside.
Ko has had enough of the clinch but Winner keeps him there for the moment.
Winner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ko stops a takedown attempt from Winner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Winner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Winner.
Winner tries to score a body lock takedown but Ko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Winner takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ko clinches but Winner breaks the clinch
and Winner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko moves away.
A head kick misses from Ko.
Ko takes the fight into the clinch.
Winner missing with knees to the body.
Ko looking to throw knees to the head but Winner is blocking nicely.
Ko wants to break free but Winner has control.
Ko has a couple of punches blocked by Winner.
Winner lands a shot to the body.
Winner wants a takedown.
Winner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ko moves into the clinch.
Ko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Winner tightens his grip and picks Ko up, before dumping him to the ground. Ko manages to land in guard.
Winner wants to get up but he can't break Ko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ko keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Winner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ko working for a triangle but Winner defends it easily.
Ko wants to sweep here but Winner controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner gets to his feet - Ko follows without any prompting.
Ko throws a right and a left that Winner avoids nicely.
Winner thumps Ko with a low kick.
Ko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Winner. That one must have hurt.
Winner gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Winner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ko darts in trying to clinch
and Winner counters with a single leg into guard. Ko didn't expect that.
Ko wants to sweep but no luck.
Winner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ko tries to keep at a distance but Winner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ko blocks it with crossed arms.
Winner wants to get back to striking at distance but Ko won't allow it.
Ko has had enough of the clinch but Winner keeps him there for the moment.
Ko misses with the head strike.
Ko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner misses with a body shot.
Winner closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Winner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko misses with some punches.
Winner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winner gets a clinch.
Ko throws a head punch that misses.
Ko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winners head.
Ko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ko has had enough of the clinch but Winner keeps him there for the moment.
Winner jumps guard but Ko stands there with Winner around his waist. Winner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ko can't break the clinch.
Ko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ko is trying to break free.
Winner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ko just stands there and leans against the cage.
Winner is working for takedown but Ko is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Winner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner fails to pull guard.
Ko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko tries to clinch but Winner moves away
and Winner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ko misses with a two punch combination.
Winner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Winner scores with a kick to the body.
Ko tries to clinch but Winner moves out of range.
Ko moves in looking to clinch but Winner pushes him off.
Ko tries to clinch but Winner is having none of it.
Winner shoots in and bounces Ko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Winner content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ko wants to sweep here but Winner controlling him for the moment.
Winner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Winner lunges at Ko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ko's hand.
Winner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ko tries a head kick but it misses.
Winner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ko. That one must have hurt.
Ko wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.
Winner wants to clinch up but Ko keeps it at a distance.
Winner checks a low kick from Ko.
Ross Winner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Winner takes one on the button.
Winner rushes Ko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ko lands a hook that snaps the head of Winner backwards.
Winner tries to score a body lock takedown but Ko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Winner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Winner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winner tries to keep at a distance but Ko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ko digs a right hand into Winner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winner's gas tank.
Winner tries to pull guard but Ko holds him up against the cage and eventually Winner drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Ko.
Katsu Ko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by Winner.
Katsu Ko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ko lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Winner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Winner, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Winner!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Cech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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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, Steve Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Cech!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Cech avoids it well.
Stevenson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cech takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stevenson cracks a nice hook into Cech's ribs.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steve Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cech blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Cech avoids them all with ease.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Cech uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cech avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Cech uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stevenson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cech. Cech circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cech tries to close the distance and clinch but Stevenson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cech tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Cech.
Cech falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A low kick from Cech misses
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Cech misses its intended target.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cech slips a jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cech misses with a double jab
and Stevenson counters with a series of strikes. Cech will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cech circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevenson is looking to clinch.
Cech looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cech should have avoided that one.
Stevenson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cech counters by clinching up.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Cech won't allow it.
Cech prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cech throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Cech.
Cech slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses the body punch
and Cech counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cech counters with a series of strikes. Stevenson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cech wants to clinch but Stevenson slips to the side
and Stevenson counters with a left and a right that stings Cech.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cech circles away.
Cech walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cech lands a head kick. Stevenson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cech misses with a head kick.
Stevenson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cech looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cech on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Stevenson - that will leave a mark!
Cech looks gassed!
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cech moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Cech takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cech throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevenson jabs at Cech's body.
Stevenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cech avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stevenson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cech's hands.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Cech keeps it at a distance.
Cech shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Cech slips a jab from Stevenson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stevenson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cech takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cech takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cech throws a head kick that misses.
Stevenson misses with a combination
and Cech connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevenson misses with a combination
and Cech counters with a left and a right that stings Stevenson.
Cech is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Cech misses
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cech throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Stevenson both land. Nice combination.
Cech closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stevenson counters with a three punch combo that has Cech backing up. Cech nods at Stevenson to acknowledge the strikes.
Cech is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cech clinches up with Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cech misses with a two punch combination.
Cech has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stevenson finds it's way round the side to connect with Cech's head.
Cech blocks a head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cech is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevenson finish him?
Stevenson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cech counters with a low kick, right behind Stevenson 's knee.
Cech seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cech counters by clinching up.
Cech is trying to break free.
Stevenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Cech with a series of wild strikes but Cech uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cech counters with a one-two to the body.
Stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevenson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cech is breathing heavily.
Stevenson misses with a combination
and Cech counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stevenson breaks the clinch.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cech tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Cech with a series of wild strikes but Cech uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cech counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Cech ducks under and follows up with a left that Cech also avoids with ease.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Cech avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Cech.
Nice body kick from Cech.
Cech tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson misses with a combination
and Cech holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cech doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cech has had enough of the clinch but Stevenson keeps him there for the moment.
Stevenson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve Stevenson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cech in his tracks.
Cech swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stevenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Cech misses
and Stevenson counters with a two punch combo.
Stevenson throws a one two combo.
Stevenson misses with a double jab
and Cech counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cech throws a head kick that misses
and Stevenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cech tries a head kick but it misses.
Cech takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson looks to land a combination but Cech avoids it well.
A jab from Stevenson finds it's way through Cech's defenses.
Cech has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stevenson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stevenson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cech looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cech throws out a loose jab but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Cech bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson throws a lazy head kick
and Cech counters with a right hand to the body.
Cech clinches but Stevenson breaks the clinch
and Stevenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cech keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stevenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cech tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stevenson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stevenson!
Cech defending well as Stevenson loads up on a big left hand.
Cech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevenson moves away.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cech.
Stevenson lands a nice hook to Cech's body. Cech takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cech takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevenson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cech counter with a right hand.
Stevenson lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stevenson misses with a double jab
and Cech makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stevenson really felt that one!
A shot to the body from Cech misses
and Stevenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Cech fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson with a hook.
Cech avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cech doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson throws a shot from downtown. Cech moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cech moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevenson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cech takes one on the button.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Cech avoids them all with ease.
Cech avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson tries to clinch up
and Cech finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stevenson throws a series of punches but Cech avoids them all with ease.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stevenson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cech counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cech has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cech there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve Stevenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cech with a hook.
Stevenson throws a combination that misses
and Cech counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cech throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stevenson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cech pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stevenson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Cech avoids nicely.
Cech works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stevenson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Stevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson misses with a body shot
and Cech counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Stevenson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cech tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Cech throws a leg kick but Stevenson sees it coming and moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stevenson.
Yuri Cech has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Stevenson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cech looks to land a left hand but Stevenson moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stevenson, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Stevenson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hendry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willian Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Hendry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Hendry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willian Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace shoots in for a takedown but Hendry shows good takedown defense.
Hendry looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hendry but Hendry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark Hendry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willian Wallace.
Wallace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hendry decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wallace has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Hendry. Oh but Wallace has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Hendry goes limp - he's gone! Wallace jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Willian Wallace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is National Anthem. Zhang Zu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zhang Zu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Luis Diaz has been cut.
Zu fails to land with a series of punches.
Zu tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zu. That one must have hurt.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Zu.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zu but Zu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zu!
An inside leg kick lands from Zu.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Zu sprawls well.
Zu thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zu, right into the meat.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Zu circles away.
Zu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Zu scores with a leg kick.
Zu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zu throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Zu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zu misses with the combination.
Zu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zu.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zu, right into the meat.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping leg kick lands for Zu.
Zu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zu.
Zu cracks the inside of Diaz's front leg.
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!
Zu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zu connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zu.
Zu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zu throws a nice head kick!
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zu connects with a high kick.
Zu throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Zu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Zu lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zu.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zu is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
Zu feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Zu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Zu pushes Diaz away with a front kick.
Zu lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zu throws a head kick that half lands.
Zu looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Zu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zu thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
Zu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zu lands with a slapping head kick.
Zu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zu swinging wilding here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zu. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Zu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Zu feints and then cracks Diaz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diaz down.
Zhang Zu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zu throws a nice head kick!
Zu throws a nice head kick!
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zu can pounce on him.
Zu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Zu throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zu lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Zu.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zu.
Zu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zu scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Diaz manages to mount him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Zu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Diaz's cut.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz is pushing down on Zu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zu is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zu trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz works his way into full mount!
Zu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz wants to finish this one by submission but Zu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diaz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Zu is in no mood to give up.
Zu is trying to stand up.
Diaz takes Zu's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Zu is in trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Diaz is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Zu knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Zu for a finish.
Diaz trying to control momentarily.
I really don't envy Zu right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Zu tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz looking to break Zu's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Zu remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Diaz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zu is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Zu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Zu has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luis Diaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Zu thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Zu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zu.
Zhang Zu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zu throws a head kick that half lands.
Diaz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Zu thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zu fakes the leg kick and cracks Diaz in the body.
Zu throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zu scores with a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zu.
Zu throws a nice head kick!
Zu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Zu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Zu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Zu lands a high kick!
Zu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crunch! Zu slams his shin into Diaz's torso.
Zu swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Zu throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Zu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zu can pounce on him.
A solid body kick from Zu.
Zu goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zu. Zu obviously looking to wear him down.
Zu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz.
Zu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
Zu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zu lands a front kick.
Zu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zu.
Zu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zu.
Diaz shoots in and bounces Zu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Zu is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Diaz slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zu, who protects the arm well.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Zu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zu wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zhang Zu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhang Zu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dunlop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Dunlop will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dunlop!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a right and a left that Dunlop avoids nicely.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones is working Dunlop over against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones is looking to clinch but Dunlop is avoiding it.
Dunlop dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Dunlop closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Dunlop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Dunlop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dunlop wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Dunlop will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dunlop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunlop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
It looks like Pedro Jones has been cut.
Dunlop blocking some punches.
Dunlop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunlop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunlop, right into the meat.
Dunlop shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunlop has managed to clinch.
Jones has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dunlop regains guard immediately.
Dunlop has his feet on Jones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Dunlop throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Dunlop lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Dunlop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Dunlop looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunlop fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunlop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunlop misses the shot to the body.
Dunlop is looking to clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Dunlop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dunlop closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunlop tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones tries to stand and escape but Dunlop is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunlop wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is looking to advance position but Dunlop won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop trying to control from the bottom.
Dunlop avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones trying to control the action but Dunlop is working from the bottom.
Dunlop pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Dunlop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunlop throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Dunlop gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Dunlop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dunlop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dunlop gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dunlop wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Dunlop is keeping the position.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones prevents Dunlop from getting back to his feet.
Jones cracks Dunlop with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dunlop, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunlop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dunlop wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunlop throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dunlop dives on top into guard.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dunlop puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Dunlop showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Dunlop from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dunlop manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dunlop controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Dunlop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones wants to control from the top but Dunlop keeps moving.
Jones stands up over Dunlop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dunlop throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones gets to his feet - Dunlop follows without any prompting.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dunlop as he jumps to the side.
Dunlop tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dunlop won't be happy with that.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dunlop pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dunlop doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Dunlop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunlop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries to clinch but Dunlop moves out of range.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunlop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
Dunlop trying to land knees to the body.
Dunlop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dunlop's guard.
Jones wants to stand and escape but instead Dunlop has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dunlop decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
Dunlop tries to clinch
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dunlop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dunlop.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedro Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunlop tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Dunlop tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch up but Dunlop circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunlop misses with the head strike.
Dunlop keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dunlop swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunlop with a knee to the head.
Dunlop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Dunlop working aggressively here.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunlop tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones clinches up with Dunlop and pushes him back against the cage.
Dunlop misses with the head strike.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Dunlop's takedown attempt.
Jones manages to pull guard.
Jones trying to strike off his back.
Dunlop wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is looking to stand up but Dunlop isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dunlop trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pedro Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones tries to control but Dunlop wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones thowing shots but they're missing.
Dunlop keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dunlop manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dunlop is looking to escape.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dunlop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dunlop tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dunlop is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunlop defending well though.
Dunlop flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
James Dunlop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Jones!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Troy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten takes one on the button.
It looks like Joe Rutten has been cut.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten clinches.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Troy keeps him there for the moment.
Troy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troy looks to clinch
and Rutten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Troy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Troy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troy landing knees to the body.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Troy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Troy has had enough of the clinch but Rutten keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten lands with a light punch inside.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Troy won't allow it.
Rutten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutten jumps guard.
Rutten pushes Troy off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Troy tries to clinch but Rutten moves away
and Rutten counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Troy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Troy avoids a wild elbow strike from Rutten.
Troy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Troy is looking to clinch.
Troy wants to clinch but Rutten slips to the side
and Rutten moves into the clinch.
Troy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troy lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Rutten.
Rutten tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Troy dodges an elbow strike from Rutten.
A knee to the head by Troy.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Troy is trying to break free.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutten lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rutten fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troy lands an elbow just above Rutten 's eye.
Troy can't break the clinch.
Troy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Troy lands a left hand.
Rutten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Troy keeps him there for the moment.
Troy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
Troy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Troy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Troy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Troy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troy clinches up with Rutten and pushes him back against the cage.
Rutten working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Troy wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
Troy scores with a knee to the head.
Troy digs a right hand underneath Rutten's ribcage. Rutten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutten prevents Troy from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Troy on the inside.
Troy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Troy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Troy is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but Rutten blocks with his arms.
Troy is leaning against Rutten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Troy scores with a knee to the head.
Troy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Troy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutten trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy landing knees to the body.
Troy wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Rutten prevents Troy from breaking the clinch.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but Rutten blocks with his arms.
Rutten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rutten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Troy's brow.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutten lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutten keeps control of Troy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Troy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Rutten.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutten tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Troy just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rutten moves into the clinch.
Troy wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Troy is controlling the position.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but Rutten blocks with his arms.
Troy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Troy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Troy cracks Rutten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Troy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Troy - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Troy lands a jab to Rutten's midsection.
Troy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Troy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Troy lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Troy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Rutten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Rutten.
Joe Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Troy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Troy jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Rutten lands a front kick.
Troy misses with a body kick.
Troy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rutten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Troy tries to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling the position.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Troy wants to clinch but Rutten slips to the side
and Rutten makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Troy really felt that one!
Troy tries to clinch
and Rutten counters by moving into the clinch.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutten lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troy can't break the clinch.
Rutten jumps guard but Troy stands there with Rutten around his waist. Rutten gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troy landing knees to the head.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten lands an elbow that stopped Troy in his tracks for a moment.
Troy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troy is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Troy blocks with his arms.
Troy can't break the clinch.
Troy scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Troy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Troy wants to clinch
and Rutten counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rutten.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rutten won't allow Troy to get back to his feet.
Rutten is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Troy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Troy closes the distance and pushes Rutten back into the cage.
Troy is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
Troy working aggressively here.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Troy is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
Rutten with a knee to the head.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rutten wants a takedown but no success here.
Troy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troy can't break the clinch.
Troy lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Troy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
Rutten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troy lands a left hand.
Rutten wants to get back to striking at distance but Troy won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Troy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Troy has had enough of the clinch but Rutten keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Troy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rutten keeps control of Troy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Danny Troy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Troy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troy landing knees to the head.
Troy is pressed up against the cage. Rutten has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Troy down to the mat. Troy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Troy throws a combination that misses
and Rutten counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rutten.
Troy wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten keeps control of Troy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Troy landing knees to the body.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but Rutten blocks with his arms.
Rutten avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
Rutten has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Troy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Troy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Troy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Troy lands a nice knee to the body.
Troy lands an elbow that stopped Rutten in his tracks for a moment.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Troy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy looks to clinch
and Rutten counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Troy swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rutten tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rutten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rutten dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Rutten's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Troy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten.
Troy tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Troy lands with a nice combination. Rutten backs away looking to recover.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Troy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Troy.
Rutten clinches up with Troy and pushes him back against the cage.
Rutten is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Troy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Troy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Troy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troy is trying to break free.
Troy is trying to break free.
Rutten lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Troy.
Rutten misses with an elbow strike.
Troy lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Troy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Troy lands a damaging elbow.
Troy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but Rutten blocks with his arms.
Troy keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutten wants to break free but Troy has control.
A hook to the body from Troy.
Troy lands a right hand.
Troy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Troy tries to clinch but Rutten moves away
and Rutten counters with a takedown into side control.
Rutten advances to full mount.
Troy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rutten is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rutten misses with a head shot.
Troy regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Troy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to work for an arm triangle but Troy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rutten stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Troy to get to his feet.
Troy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Troy breaks from the clinch.
Troy moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Troy throws an elbow but misses.
Troy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutten struggles to land a body shot inside as Troy controls his hands.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Troy lands an elbow just above Rutten 's eye.
Troy lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Troy.
Troy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Troy.
A nice left hand lands by Troy.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Troy keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Troy controls the action.
Troy avoids a wild elbow strike from Rutten.
Troy lands with a short shot to the head.
Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troy tries to clinch
and Rutten counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troy.
Rutten moves into the clinch.
Rutten takes a shot to the head.
Rutten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Troy prevents it.
Troy tries to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling the position.
Troy lands an elbow that stopped Rutten in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutten lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rutten misses with an elbow strike.
Troy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Rutten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rutten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rutten decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rutten stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troy.
Troy moves away from the strike by Rutten.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Troy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Troy is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Troy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rutten clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Rutten's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Rutten moves into the clinch.
Rutten looking for a takedown.
Troy lands a nice elbow.
Troy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Troy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten clinches up against the cage.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Troy is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Troy.
Troy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Troy lands a nice shot to the body.
Troy lands an elbow inside that Rutten shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Troy.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but Rutten blocks with his arms.
Troy manages to break the clinch.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Troy moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Troy.
Troy lands with a slapping head kick.
Troy wants to clinch.
Rutten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Troy tries to avoid it but Rutten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Troy to the ground. Troy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troy clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
and Rutten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Troy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Troy can't break the clinch.
Troy avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Troy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rutten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troy landing knees to the body.
Troy wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Troy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutten can't break the clinch.
Troy manages to break the clinch.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Troy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Troy.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danny Troy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutten throws a jab when Troy was well out of range.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Troy tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Rutten looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a series of strikes that have Rutten backpedaling.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Troy is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Rutten scores with a spinning back kick!
Troy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten moves into the clinch.
Troy landing knees to the head.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Troy tries to clinch up
and Rutten moves into the clinch.
Troy avoids a wild elbow strike from Rutten.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Troy avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten wants to clinch.
A head kick from Troy lands but Rutten takes it in his stride.
Troy is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten drives through and clinches with Troy against the cage.
Rutten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troy can't break the clinch.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Troy wants to clinch
and Rutten counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rutten.
Danny Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short left from Troy.
Troy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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 Joe Rutten.
I think Rutten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 39:37
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 38:38
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joe Rutten!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Pearson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Pearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Richards!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
Pearson is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
Pearson moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richards decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Richards is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pearson is trying to get back to full guard.
Richards is working for a submission of some sort.
Richards is pressing down on Pearson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pearson is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pearson looking for submissions off his back.
Richards is trying to work for a kimura but Pearson is defending well.
Richards wants to work for an arm triangle but Pearson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pearson is staying active underneath Richards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richards controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richards is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pearson is just riding it out for now. Richards eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pearson tries to roll over but Richards keeps him under control.
Richards performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson looking for submissions off his back.
Richards is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pearson sees it coming and defends easily.
Pearson trying to control from the bottom.
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pearson wants to stand back up but Richards manages to pass into side control.
Richards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richards working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Richards tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Richards has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Richards is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pearson is trying to escape and Richards transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pearson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Richards! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Richards!
Kevin Richards is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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