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R.A.F.C. 20: Bound for Glory PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Harryson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harryson's entrance music is John Lennon - Imagine. A fine choice. Mark Taylor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimbo Harryson's chin.
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265 lbs
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Great elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimbo Harryson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Taylor!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harryson wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Harryson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Taylor avoids the head kick by Harryson.
Taylor scores a takedown into full mount!
Harryson is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Taylor is going olschool here, as he tries to force Harryson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harryson shrugs it off.
Taylor throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Harryson has his hands clasped together but Taylor breaks the hold and Harryson is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Taylor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between one pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, one pac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex hurricane!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hurricane has a takedown stuffed.
hurricane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says pac as he avoids it easily.
hurricane tries to close the distance and clinch but pac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
pac looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for hurricane!
pac controlling from the full mount.
hurricane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
pac blocks hurricane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pac avoids the attempt from hurricane to control.
pac lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
pac avoids the attempt from hurricane to control.
pac controlling from the full mount.
hurricane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
pac punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pac controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by pac.
pac controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hurricane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
pac punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by pac.
pac takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
hurricane is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hurricane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
pac has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
pac controlling from mount.
pac is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hurricane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
hurricane tries to hold on but pac pushes him away.
hurricane is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hurricane looks gassed!
pac looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
pac takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. one pac just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The fight stays on the outside here - hurricane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice combination there by pac.
hurricane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick by hurricane misses
and pac counters with an outside leg kick.
pac shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
pac controlling from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
pac gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
one pac dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
hurricane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and pac counters with a takedown into side control.
pac happy to just control the position for now.
pac avoids the strikes from the bottom by hurricane.
pac is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down hurricane's shoulder. That is not cool.
hurricane tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but pac presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
pac scores with a couple of good head shots there.
pac controlling the position easily from mount.
hurricane is breathing heavily.
hurricane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pac working hurricane over with strikes here.
hurricane is in a horrible position here. pac smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
hurricane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
pac blocks hurricane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
pac lands a big elbow.
pac controlling from the full mount.
pac is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hurricane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
pac controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pac scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hurricane?
pac takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
pac putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
one pac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
pac controlling the pace for now.
pac landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pac controlling from the full mount.
hurricane is trying to escape the mount.
pac takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. one pac just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
pac feints and then cracks hurricane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow hurricane down.
A head kick by hurricane misses
and pac counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. pac connects with a nice short shot to hurricane's temple.
pac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that hurricane can do to turn this around?
pac decides to stand and escape the position.
one pac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pac has managed to clinch.
pac lands an elbow that stopped hurricane in his tracks for a moment.
pac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
hurricane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and pac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
pac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
hurricane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and pac counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
pac scores a nice knee to the body.
pac manages to break the clinch.
Alex hurricane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
hurricane tries to clinch but pac moves away
and pac counters by moving into the clinch.
pac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
hurricane trying to stall but pac improves his position.
pac is pushing hurricane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice elbow from pac.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
one pac dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
pac circles away from the clinch attempt
and pac counters with a head kick.
hurricane throws a head kick that misses
and pac counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by pac.
pac breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by hurricane misses
and pac counters by moving into the clinch.
hurricane can't break the clinch.
hurricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
pac gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
pac stalling.
pac wants the takedown. hurricane is fighting it off but pac persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in hurricane's guard against the cage.
hurricane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
pac is pushing down on hurricane's leg trying to pass to half guard. hurricane is fighting to maintain full guard but pac has managed to sneak the leg through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pac scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pac trying to control the pace.
pac works his foot free and advances to mount.
hurricane is desperately trying to improve his position but pac has a good base and remains in mount.
pac raining down shots from the mount!
pac blocks hurricane's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
hurricane is trying to escape the mount.
pac sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two 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.
pac's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
pac seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down hurricane for as long as he can get away with.
hurricane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
pac is working for a guillotine from mount but hurricane frees his head quite easily.
pac controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pac lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
pac takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
hurricane is trying to escape the mount.
pac controlling the position easily from mount.
Alex hurricane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
hurricane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
pac controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. one pac just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
hurricane darts in trying to clinch
and pac counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by pac.
hurricane throws a knee to the head but misses.
hurricane trying to land knees to the body.
pac is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. hurricane can't fight it off and eventually pac manages to take the fight to the floor. hurricane looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
pac sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
one pac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well pac has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... one pac!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes into the arena with The Imperial March blaring out of the sound system. Cooper has chosen Twilights Last Gleaming as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Malik had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Cooper!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper lands a slapping body shot.
Cooper throws a front kick aimed at Malik's knee but Malik avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooh a lovely combination from Cooper sends Malik down but not out. Cooper dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Joe Malik has been cut.
Malik is breathing heavily.
Cooper taking a breather here.
Cooper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cooper decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Cooper grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Malik takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Cooper cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Cooper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Warden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warden comes to the cage accompanied by bodies. Jason Warden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Warden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Warden working away.
Warden wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bailey, who protects the arm well.
Bailey wants to control but Warden postures up.
Bailey sneaks back into half guard.
Bailey is trying to control but can't.
Warden looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bailey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Warden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bailey pushes Warden off looking to stand but Warden dives back in and keeps control.
Bailey wants to control but Warden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Warden prevents Bailey from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warden lands with a punch from half guard.
Bailey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Warden.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warden tries to clinch up but Bailey circles away and keeps his distance.
Warden fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warden shoots in and drives through. Bailey sprawls well.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt
and Warden counters with a two punch combo.
Warden throws a right and a left that Bailey avoids nicely.
Warden throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Bailey tries to clinch
and Warden counters with a series of strikes. Bailey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt
and Warden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bailey's guard now.
Bailey keeping moving, preventing Warden from controlling successfully.
Bailey is working an open guard so Warden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
No luck for Bailey with that takedown attempt.
Jason Warden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shannon Bailey.
Bailey looks gassed!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Warden.
Warden lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey struggling a bit here.
Warden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bailey to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warden looks to land a combination. Bailey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Warden lands a front kick.
Warden scores with a takedown into Bailey's guard.
Warden wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Warden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bailey looking to control.
Warden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warden decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warden.
Warden shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from Warden.
Warden seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bailey trying to control here.
Warden thows a huge punch but Bailey dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bailey's head.
Warden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bailey keeps working.
Bailey is looking for a sweep. Warden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Warden is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Warden scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Warden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bailey is looking for a sweep. Warden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warden escapes and gets back to his feet.
Warden has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warden trying to land knees to the body.
Warden tries for a takedown but Bailey manages to get underhooks.
Bailey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Warden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Warden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Warden shoots in for a takedown but Bailey shows good takedown defense.
Warden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Warden clinches with his opponent.
Warden decides to pull guard.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Warden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jason Warden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bailey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Warden punching from the bottom - just letting Bailey know he's still in a fight.
Warden working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bailey trying to control but Warden is working from the bottom.
Warden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warden seems to be looking for submissions.
Bailey is looking to control Warden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bailey avoid being mounted?
Warden throws a strike but Bailey avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Warden trying to control but Bailey is working from the bottom.
Bailey pushes Warden off and scrambles back to his feet.
Warden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warden lands a front kick.
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.
Warden scores with a push kick.
Bailey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bailey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Warden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Warden throwing strikes but missing.
Warden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bailey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warden postures up.
Warden won't allow Bailey to get back to his feet.
Warden stands and steps away. Bailey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bailey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Warden counters with a series of strikes. Bailey will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bailey counters with a takedown into side control.
Warden is looking for a sweep.
Warden can't do much from the bottom here.
Warden is not content to let Bailey control the position.
Bailey advances to full mount.
Feeble punches landing from Warden - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Warden is working to get back to half guard.
Warden is working hard here to advance position.
Warden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to control but Warden wriggling away.
Warden throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bailey. What's that going to do exactly?
Bailey controlling his opponent.
Warden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Warden is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bailey tries to control but Warden wriggling away.
Bailey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shannon Bailey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Warden lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bailey takes a step back to recover.
Warden throws a combination that misses
and Bailey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bailey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Warden bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jason Warden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bailey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Warden counters with a shoot takedown. Bailey fights it but they end up in guard.
Warden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bailey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bailey is trying to control the position but Warden postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey has momentary wrist control but Warden slips an elbow through the middle.
Bailey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Warden controls the pace.
Bailey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bailey trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Warden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Warden.
Warden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bailey tries to escape but Warden is in control.
Warden working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Warden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Warden working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warden tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Warden stands up and beckons Bailey to his feet.
Warden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bailey's guard.
Warden slips nicely into half guard.
Warden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bailey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bailey is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Warden lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden stops Bailey from getting back to his feet.
Bailey wants to improve his position but Warden is controlling well.
Warden working the head and body with strikes.
Bailey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Warden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Warden lands a two punch combo.
Warden lands with a slapping head kick.
Warden fails to land with a series of punches.
Warden moves into the clinch successfully.
Warden tries for a takedown but Bailey manages to get underhooks.
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.
Warden is looking to break free of the clinch but Bailey has double underhooks.
Bailey tries to break the clinch but Warden is controlling the position.
Bailey looking for a takedown.
Warden manages to break the clinch.
Warden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Warden moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bailey has worked his arm free - good work by Bailey!
Warden in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bailey tries to bench press Warden off him but Warden keeps the position.
Bailey struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warden is trying to get an arm triangle but Bailey is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Warden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warden has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Warden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyer comes to the cage accompanied by Viva La Vida. Spackman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Forgot about Dre kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Spackman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Dyer.
Dyer tries to clinch up but Spackman circles away and keeps his distance.
Spackman fails with the takedown.
Spackman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spackman.
Dyer wants to sweep here but Spackman controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyer wants to stand and escape but Spackman is having none of it.
Dyer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dyer wants to sweep but no luck.
Dyer has his hands on Spackman's head, controlling the position.
Spackman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spackman won't allow Dyer to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dyer swings for the body but Spackman moves out of range.
Dyer throws out a loose jab but Spackman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyer looks to land a left hand but Spackman moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Dyer. No joy for Spackman on that attempt.
Spackman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dyer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Spackman works over Dyer with some ground and pound from guard.
Dyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Dyer, not yet.
Spackman wants to pass the guard but Dyer is keeping the position.
Dyer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spackman fails to land the takedown.
Shawn Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Spackman.
Spackman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dyer has control of Spackman's left arm, preventing Spackman from doing any damage.
Spackman prevents Dyer from getting back to his feet.
Spackman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dyer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dyer has escaped and now he's on top!
Spackman looks gassed!
Dyer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spackman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dyer escapes and throws Spackman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dyer wants to control but Spackman is keeping him busy.
Dyer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spackman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dyer decides to stand back up.
Dyer tries to clinch up.
Dyer throws a one two combo.
It looks like John Spackman has been cut.
Dyer fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer is looking to clinch but Spackman is avoiding it.
Dyer throws a head kick that misses.
Dyer is looking to clinch.
Dyer lands a big uppercut and Spackman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Spackman looks OK. Dyer waves Spackman back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyer tries to clinch but Spackman moves out of range.
Dyer lands a jab to Spackman's midsection.
Spackman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up John Spackman's cut even more.
Dyer cracks Spackman with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Spackman looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dyer finish him?
Spackman is rocked!
Dyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spackman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dyer lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Spackman is looking to close the distance but Dyer sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Spackman crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Spackman is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Shawn Dyer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Long Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Going In. Moore has chosen I Stand Alone - Godsmack as his entrance music. Long Dong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Long Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Moore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dong slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
The fighters circling - Dong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong sends Moore crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dong is motioning to the referee to let Moore up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Moore is rocked!
Moore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moore is still on wobbly legs! Can Dong finish him?
Dong throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Dong tries to clinch up.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dong as he jumps to the side.
Dong slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dong.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dong.
Moore shoots and misses
and Moore is countered with a crisp right hand from Dong that sends him to the canvas! Dong follows him to the mat into side control.
Long Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Moore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dong controls the position from side control.
Moore wants to control but Dong postures up.
Dong controlling the position.
Dong tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Moore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moore manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two 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.
Dong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moore drops back looking for a leg! Dong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dong manages to kick Moore off! Moore jumps back into Dong's guard.
Dong tries to strike from the bottom.
Moore advances position into side control!
Dong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moore's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moore sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moore with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dong trying to control here.
Moore prevents Dong from improving his position.
Moore is looking to take a break and control but Dong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Moore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Moore manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Moore gets full guard.
Dong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moore looking for subs off his back but Dong has passed one foot through into half guard.
Moore keeping control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Dong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
A big left from Dong misses.
Dong throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dong throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Rodney Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore slips a straight right by Dong.
Dong lands with an uppercut that bounces Moore off the cage and back into rage.
Moore gets a takedown into half guard.
Dong is staying active underneath Moore, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moore wants to work for an arm triangle but Dong is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Moore not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying to work for a kimura but Dong is defending well.
Dong wants to improve his position but Moore is controlling well.
Dong throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moore is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Dong thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moore wanted to stand there but Dong had control of the position.
Moore wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Moore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Moore wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moore closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moore is thwarting Dong's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dong defends it well.
Dong trying to control here.
Moore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dong defends it well.
Moore tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dong.
Dong actively working from the bottom here.
Moore is trying to work for a kimura but Dong is defending well.
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.
Moore trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dong misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Moore shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Dong misses.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dong.
Moore has his takedown stuffed
and Dong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dong.
Long Dong is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Long Dong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dong throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Dong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moore closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dong circles away.
Long Dong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Moore.
Moore shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moore was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dong is in a horrible position here. Moore smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dong tries to control the position but Moore now has his back.
Dong breaks Moore's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Moore has his foot on Dong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dong works his way back into a safe position though.
Dong advances to half guard.
Dong is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Moore still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Moore has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dong tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Moore presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong working to try and regain half guard.
Moore takes Dong's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Dong is in trouble.
Dong prevents Moore from getting a body triangle.
Moore has the hooks in. Dong is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Moore looking to break Dong's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Dong remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Moore will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Moore doesn't have the hooks in and Dong manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodney Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dong is in close to Moore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moore is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moore.
Dong gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Moore from controlling successfully.
Moore looking to pass the guard.
Dong has his foot on Moore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moore works his way back into a safe position though.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dong looking for a guillotine here but Moore defends easily.
Dong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Long Dong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moore wants to control from the top but Dong keeps moving.
Moore gets to his feet - Dong follows without any prompting.
Dong stuffs the takedown attempt from Moore. Moore gets slowly back to his feet.
Moore doesn't manage to clinch there - Dong circles away.
Dong catches Moore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodney Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moore scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Long Dong!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Pakkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes into the arena with Rule Britannia blaring out of the sound system. Pakkanen has chosen Loost Koos - Pakkasta as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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24
178 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Bradley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Pakkanen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakkanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bradley swivels and escapes.
Bradley tries to clinch there but Pakkanen circles away.
Bradley checks a leg kick.
Pakkanen walks into a stiff left hand from Bradley.
Pakkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bradley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pakkanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkanen fails with the takedown.
Paul Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Bradley missing with a left hand there. Pakkanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradley tries to clinch there but Pakkanen circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bradley throws an overhand right that lands on Pakkanen's shoulder, as Pakkanen tries to avoid the shot.
Bradley gets caught flat footed, as Pakkanen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pakkanen wants to control from the top but Bradley keeps moving.
Bradley looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradley, not yet.
Bradley pushes Pakkanen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pakkanen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakkanen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pakkanen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to escape but Pakkanen is in control.
Bradley tries to improve position but can't.
Pakkanen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bradley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bradley is trying to buck Pakkanen off.
Pakkanen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pakkanen prevents Bradley from escaping the position.
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 Paul Bradley will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bradley tries to clinch but Pakkanen moves out of range.
Bradley tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bradley.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch but Pakkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Bradley blocks the leg kick.
Bradley misses with a kick to the body.
Pakkanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradley sprawls well. He's pushed Pakkanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pakkanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bradley swivels and escapes.
Bradley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Bradley tries to clinch but Pakkanen is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Bradley. That snapped Pakkanen's head back.
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pakkanen.
Pakkanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bradley but Bradley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley throws a jab when Pakkanen was well out of range.
Bradley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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.
Pakkanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pakkanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bradley but Bradley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bradley swings for the body but Pakkanen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bradley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bradley punishes Pakkanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Pakkanen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bradley's corner calls for a 1-2. Bradley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pakkanen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bradley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pakkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bradley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bradley punishes Pakkanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Bradley misses with a straight left.
Paul Bradley is winning the standup battle so far.
Pakkanen throws a series of punches but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bradley throws a series of punches but Pakkanen avoids them all with ease.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pakkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradley throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Pakkanen tumbling to the canvas!
Pakkanen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pakkanen's guard.
Bradley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bradley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bradley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bradley moves in looking to clinch but Pakkanen pushes him off.
Bradley fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Pakkanen dodges the punch combination from Bradley.
Bradley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pakkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bradley tries to land a front kick but Pakkanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bradley clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bradley throws a right and a left that Pakkanen avoids nicely.
Pakkanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Pakkanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bradley's waist but Bradley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pakkanen off to one side.
Pakkanen shoots in but Bradley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley lands a head kick!
Pakkanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bradley finish him?
Bradley misses with a wild combination.
Pakkanen seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a looping overhand right but Pakkanen ducks down to avoid it.
Bradley misses with a looping left.
Paul Bradley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley tries to clinch up but Pakkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Pakkanen fails with the takedown.
Paul Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to clinch up.
Bradley swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakkanen.
Pakkanen moves out of range of the strikes.
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.
Bradley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pakkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bradley misses with a body kick.
Pakkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pakkanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bradley had his way with Petri Pakkanen in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pakkanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bradley wants to clinch
and Pakkanen counters with a straight right hand.
Pakkanen shoots in but no luck this time.
Pakkanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bradley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakkanen blocks a jab.
Bradley tries to clinch there but Pakkanen circles away.
A jab from Bradley does it's job there.
Bradley throws the left hand but Pakkanen avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bradley throws a lazy right hand but Pakkanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bradley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bradley misses with the combination.
Pakkanen fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley tries to clinch up but Pakkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Paul Bradley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pakkanen looks for a takedown but Bradley sprawls well.
Paul Bradley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Pakkanen.
Bradley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pakkanen slips a jab and a cross from Bradley.
Petri Pakkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pakkanen misses with an uppercut.
Bradley tries to land a front kick but Pakkanen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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 Paul Bradley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bradley, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bradley!
Paul Bradley retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slaven Donnech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Sparkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparkler has chosen One of These Days 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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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Slaven Donnech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Sparkler!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparkler slips a jab from Donnech.
Donnech jabs Sparkler right on the nose. Sparkler blinks but takes it well.
Donnech swats away the attempt to clinch by Sparkler.
Donnech throws a head kick that misses.
Donnech looks to land a body kick but Sparkler moved away.
Donnech throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sparkler blocks a head kick by Donnech.
Ric Sparkler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnech keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparkler closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Donnech tries for a takedown. No joy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Donnech tries to pull guard but Sparkler won't allow it.
Donnech wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparkler won't allow it.
Sparkler pushes off an throws an elbow but Donnech leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Donnech can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slaven Donnech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sparkler.
Donnech misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sparkler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
Sparkler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sparkler misses with an elbow over the top.
Donnech avoids the elbow strike from Sparkler, against the cage.
The referee calls for Sparkler to work.
Donnech is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sparkler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Donnech tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sparkler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Donnech avoids a wild elbow strike from Sparkler.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
Donnech dodges an elbow strike from Sparkler.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Donnech jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sparkler walks away with a smile on his face. Donnech gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Donnech goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sparkler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sparkler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Slaven Donnech has been cut.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
Donnech jumps guard but Sparkler stands there with Donnech around his waist. Donnech gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sparkler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donnech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donnech tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sparkler smiles and moves away.
Donnech avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparkler moves into range and clinches up with Donnech.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sparkler.
Donnech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Donnech is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sparkler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sparkler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparkler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sparkler misses with an elbow over the top.
Donnech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sparkler has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sparkler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donnech blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Donnech drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sparkler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler stalls.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Donnech tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sparkler just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donnech has had enough of the clinch but Sparkler keeps him there for the moment.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donnech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donnech is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Sparkler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sparkler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Sparkler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sparkler throws an elbow but misses.
Sparkler scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler landing knees to the body.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Sparkler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sparkler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donnech's defenses.
Sparkler crunches a lovely knee into Donnech's ribcage.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donnech's defenses.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sparkler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Slaven Donnech'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.
Donnech takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donnech misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slaven Donnech is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Donnech with that takedown attempt.
Sparkler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donnech finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sparkler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sparkler lands a nice looking body shot.
Sparkler thows a body shot but no joy.
Donnech tries to keep at a distance but Sparkler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Sparkler misses with an elbow over the top.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donnech blocks an elbow strike.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Donnech struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparkler controls his hands.
Ric Sparkler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sparkler misses with an elbow over the top.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Donnech dodges an elbow strike from Sparkler.
Sparkler blocks a body shot from Donnech.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donnech blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparkler is pressed up against the cage. Donnech has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sparkler down to the mat. Sparkler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donnech shoots in for a takedown but Sparkler shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slaven Donnech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparkler moves into the clinch successfully.
Sparkler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Donnech.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donnech is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sparkler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler gets underhooks to prevent Donnech's takedown attempt.
Donnech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sparkler has him pressed against the cage.
Sparkler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sparkler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sparkler stalling against the cage.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donnech changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sparkler fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donnech takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sparkler doesn't manage to clinch there - Donnech circles away.
Sparkler closes the distance and clinches.
Donnech tries to score a body lock takedown but Sparkler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sparkler lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnech throws a head punch that misses.
Donnech jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sparkler walks away with a smile on his face. Donnech gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Donnech fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sparkler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donnech drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sparkler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sparkler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Donnech lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Donnech blocks the elbow strike.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Sparkler.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sparkler lands a nice knee to the body.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donnech has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sparkler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sparkler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Donnech blocks an elbow strike.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparkler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Donnech tries for a takedown but Sparkler manages to get underhooks.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donnech can't break the clinch.
Donnech tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sparkler stops a takedown attempt from Donnech.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slaven Donnech's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sparkler tries to clinch up.
Sparkler just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparkler pushes Donnech up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Sparkler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donnech goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sparkler prevents it.
Sparkler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Donnech blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sparkler throws an elbow but misses.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sparkler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Donnech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sparkler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Donnech wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Donnech can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slaven Donnech. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Donnech drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sparkler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donnech's defenses.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler effectively controlling the action here.
Donnech has had enough of the clinch but Sparkler keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Sparkler.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparkler crunches a lovely knee into Donnech's ribcage.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler crunches a lovely knee into Donnech's ribcage.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler prevents the takedown attempt.
Donnech wants a takedown but no success here.
Sparkler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donnech's defenses.
Donnech is working for takedown but Sparkler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sparkler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler pushes off an throws an elbow but Donnech leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Donnech has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sparkler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sparkler keeps control of Donnech as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sparkler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler throws an elbow that misses.
Donnech blocks an elbow strike from Sparkler.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler is pressed up against the cage. Donnech has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sparkler down to the mat. Sparkler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sparkler tries to clinch up but Donnech circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparkler is looking to clinch.
Sparkler gets a clinch.
Sparkler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Donnech.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Sparkler stalling the fight.
Donnech looking for a takedown.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside that Donnech shrugs off.
Sparkler lands an elbow that stopped Donnech in his tracks for a moment.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Nice elbow from Sparkler.
Sparkler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donnech tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sparkler smiles and moves away.
Sparkler instigates a clinch.
Slaven Donnech has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnech takes an elbow to the temple.
Donnech jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sparkler walks away with a smile on his face. Donnech gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donnech wants to break free but Sparkler has control.
Sparkler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Sparkler lands an elbow just above Donnech 's eye.
Donnech blocks an elbow strike.
Sparkler lands a damaging elbow.
Sparkler misses with an elbow over the top.
Donnech wants a takedown.
Sparkler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow.
Donnech takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sparkler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sparkler.
Sparkler scores a nice knee to the body.
Sparkler lands an elbow inside.
Sparkler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sparkler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sparkler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donnech's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Sparkler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparkler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Sparkler!
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