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R.A.F.C. 19: New Beginning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). craig whitehead is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Dixon or perhaps it was just good defense by whitehead which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from whitehead. No joy for Dixon on that attempt.
No luck for Dixon with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dixon fails with the takedown.
Dixon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dixon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dixon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dixon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around whitehead's waist but whitehead gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dixon off to one side.
Dixon closes this distance looking for a takedown but whitehead circles away.
whitehead closes the distance and clinches.
whitehead drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dixon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon looking for a takedown.
Dixon has picked whitehead up - he's going for a ride! Dixon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
whitehead lands with a few short shots to the body.
Dixon trying to control from half guard but whitehead is working away.
whitehead flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
whitehead striking from the bottom.
whitehead trying to control but Dixon postures up.
whitehead is trying to get back to full guard.
whitehead has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dixon is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, whitehead has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dixon shoots in and drives through. whitehead sprawls well.
Dixon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but whitehead swivels and escapes.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
whitehead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
whitehead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Dixon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
whitehead fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dixon sprawls well initially but whitehead persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead passes the guard and advances to mount!
whitehead lands a heavy elbow.
Dixon is in a horrible position here. whitehead smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dixon wants to hold on but whitehead pushes him away.
whitehead has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
whitehead swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Dixon is now in whitehead's guard. A big mistake from whitehead there, giving up the dominant position!
Dixon looking to sit in guard and control but whitehead gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dixon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
whitehead postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dixon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
whitehead stands up over Dixon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
whitehead is stalling in the full guard.
whitehead drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and whitehead jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dixon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dixon showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dixon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and whitehead counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dixon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Phil Dixon has been cut.
Dixon tries for a takedown but whitehead circles away easily
so whitehead counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
whitehead preventing the sweep.
Dixon trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dixon has momentary wrist control but whitehead slips an elbow through the middle.
whitehead passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dixon tries to bench press whitehead off him but whitehead keeps the position.
whitehead working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
whitehead wants to control but Dixon is keeping him busy.
Dixon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead is chipping away with strikes.
Dixon is looking to reverse the position.
Dixon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dixon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dixon tries to roll over but whitehead keeps him under control.
whitehead scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dixon trying to hold on to whitehead's head to control him but whitehead postures up.
whitehead seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
whitehead trying to control from half guard but Dixon is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dixon trying to control from the bottom.
whitehead lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dixon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dixon tries for a takedown but whitehead circles away easily
and whitehead counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
whitehead throws a leg kick but Dixon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dixon with a poor takedown
and whitehead counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from whitehead.
whitehead keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dixon is trying to maintain the position but whitehead is very close to passing his half guard.
Dixon wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead wants to work for an arm triangle but Dixon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
whitehead is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dixon defends it well.
Dixon is staying active underneath whitehead, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dixon with a lazy takedown attempt
and whitehead counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dixon taking some punishment here, with whitehead in his half guard.
whitehead lands strikes from half guard.
whitehead looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dixon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dixon actively working from the bottom here.
Dixon tries to get to full guard but whitehead has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon blocking the ground and pound attempt from whitehead.
Dixon is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but whitehead pulls his head out easily.
Dixon looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dixon with a poor takedown
and whitehead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dixon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and whitehead counters with a shoot takedown. Dixon fights it but they end up in guard.
whitehead decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dixon, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dixon has his takedown stuffed
and whitehead counters with a shoot takedown. Dixon fights it but they end up in guard.
Dixon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
craig whitehead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phil Dixon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
whitehead gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dixon tries for a takedown. No joy.
whitehead is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dixon can't fight it off and eventually whitehead manages to take the fight to the floor. Dixon looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
whitehead lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dixon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
whitehead wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
whitehead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dixon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
whitehead won't allow Dixon to sweep him here.
whitehead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon looking to control.
Dixon working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because whitehead has passed into half guard!
whitehead seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dixon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. whitehead lands a nice short elbow.
Dixon is pressing down on whitehead's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
whitehead sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dixon has his foot on whitehead's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. whitehead works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
whitehead avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
whitehead wants to control from the top but Dixon keeps moving.
whitehead trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dixon had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. whitehead is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dixon Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take whitehead's back instead.
whitehead just trying to survive but Dixon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dixon connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for whitehead to escape the position.
Dixon is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but whitehead has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dixon is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. whitehead knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften whitehead for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
whitehead turns into Dixon and is now in his guard.
Dixon keeping moving, preventing whitehead from controlling successfully.
Dixon has momentary wrist control but whitehead slips an elbow through the middle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dixon misses with a takedown
so whitehead counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dixon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
whitehead landing some decent shots from guard.
craig whitehead is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead passes Dixon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from whitehead.
Dixon actively working from the bottom here.
whitehead keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
whitehead works his way into side control.
whitehead trying to control the action but Dixon is working from the bottom.
whitehead decides to stand back up.
Phil Dixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Dixon.
And that's the end of the fight!
craig whitehead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well whitehead 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... craig whitehead!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uchi Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Uchi Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ty Anderson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson avoids the head kick by Mata.
Mata scores with a three punch combo!
Mata shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Mata tries to pass.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Mata is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Mata stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Mata tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Mata trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is looking for a triangle but Mata pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson working for a triangle but Mata defends it easily.
Mata with a nice head shot there.
Mata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Anderson keeping full guard, as Mata tries to pass.
Mata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Mata tries to pass.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mata might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mata passes into half guard.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Mata, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Mata against the cage but Mata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mata stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson looks gassed!
A solid body kick from Mata.
Mata scores with a head kick.
Mata lands a head kick. Anderson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Mata, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Mata against the cage but Mata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uchi Mata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Anderson.
Mata throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Mata jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Mata misses.
Mata thumps Anderson with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Mata.
Mata fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Mata moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
Mata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mata is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Mata circles away and we're back to standing.
Mata misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mata misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mata!
Anderson prevents Mata from getting the reversal.
Anderson blocks Mata's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mata is looking to escape.
Mata regains half guard.
Mata tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working Mata over with strikes.
Mata regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mata 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.
Mata trying to strike off his back.
Mata is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mata 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.
Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mata throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mata 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.
Mata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uchi Mata dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson tries to clinch but Mata moves out of range.
Mata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mata wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson has his foot on Mata's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mata works his way back into a safe position though.
Mata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mata scoring with some ground and pound.
Mata is working Anderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Mata slips an elbow through the middle.
Mata is in close to Anderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Anderson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Anderson 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mata scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mata advances position into side control!
Check out the look on Mata's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mata scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mata landing a few strikes.
Anderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mata is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mata's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mata's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mata's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Anderson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mata has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Anderson doesn't have the hooks in and Mata manages to turn into his guard.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mata.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matais looking to pass into half guard but Anderson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Anderson is in guard.
Anderson slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Mata.
Mata tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata is working hard here to advance position.
Anderson passes to side control.
Anderson decides to stand back up.
Anderson shoots and misses
and Mata makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mata fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Mata.
A combination from Mata does no damage.
Mata misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson shoots in and drives through. Mata sprawls well.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Uchi Mata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Anderson.
Mata throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mata connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata scores a takedown into full mount!
Anderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Mata has a good base and remains in mount.
Uchi Mata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mata with a couple of short strikes.
Mata raining down shots from the mount!
Mata throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mata looking to finish with strikes here!
Mata thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Anderson regains half guard.
Mata throws a strike but Anderson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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 Uchi Mata will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Mata saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mata drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mata scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mata cracks Anderson with a big elbow.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mata landing a few strikes.
Mata in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mata throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anderson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mata connects with a decent elbow.
Anderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anderson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Mata is controlling him well.
Anderson wants to control but Mata is keeping busy.
Mata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anderson is staying active underneath Mata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mata's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mata's back!
Anderson is trying to stick to Mata's back but Mata is turning into Anderson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Anderson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mata.
Mata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mata tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mata looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Mata's brow.
Mata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
Mata throws a big right hand that misses.
Mata drops back looking for a leg! Anderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson manages to kick Mata off! Mata jumps back into Anderson's guard.
Mata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mata pushes down on Anderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mata thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Mata missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Mata is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Anderson!
Mata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mata is landing with some decent strikes but Anderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mata misses with a head shot.
Anderson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mata. What's that going to do exactly?
Mata postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Mata maintains control.
Mata working the ground and pound effectively.
Mata lands with some strikes.
Mata punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Mata maintains control.
The referee warns Anderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson tries to reverse the position but Mata maintains control.
Mata pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anderson regains half guard.
Anderson trying to hold on to Mata's head to control him but Mata postures up.
Anderson tries to roll over but Mata keeps him under control.
Mata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ty Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson landing a few short strikes.
Anderson is staying active underneath Mata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Uchi Mata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uchi Mata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mata has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uchi Mata!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Ojankaivaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Zentsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sami Ojankaivaja has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Sami Ojankaivaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Zentsov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojankaivaja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zentsov.
Zentsov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ojankaivaja stuffs the takedown attempt from Zentsov. Zentsov gets slowly back to his feet.
Zentsov wants to clinch
and Ojankaivaja counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zentsov kicks Ojankaivaja off and gets back to his feet.
Zentsov has closed the distance and engaged Ojankaivaja in a clinch.
Zentsov tries to land knees in the clinch but Ojankaivaja avoids the damage to the body.
Zentsov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zentsov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ojankaivaja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zentsov tries to land a knee to the head but Ojankaivaja blocks with his arms.
Zentsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ojankaivaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zentsov tries to land a knee to the head but Ojankaivaja blocks with his arms.
Zentsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zentsov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ojankaivaja's brow.
Ojankaivaja lands an uppercut.
Zentsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zentsov misses with a knee to the head.
Ojankaivaja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojankaivaja has Zentsov pushed against the cage.
Zentsov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ojankaivaja gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Zentsov stalling the fight.
Zentsov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zentsov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ojankaivaja closes the distance and clinches.
Zentsov misses with a knee strike.
Zentsov looking to throw knees to the head but Ojankaivaja is blocking nicely.
Ojankaivaja'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.
Zentsov tries to land a knee to the head but Ojankaivaja blocks with his arms.
Zentsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Ojankaivaja keeps control of Zentsov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zentsov can't get the takedown.
Sami Ojankaivaja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Zentsov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zentsov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ojankaivaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ojankaivaja has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zentsov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zentsov misses with a knee to the head.
Zentsov looks gassed!
Zentsov scores a nice knee to the body.
Zentsov looking to throw knees to the head but Ojankaivaja is blocking nicely.
Ojankaivaja displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zentsov up against the cage.
Zentsov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zentsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ojankaivaja prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ojankaivaja is pushing Zentsov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ojankaivaja being controlled against the cage.
Ojankaivaja blocks an elbow strike from Zentsov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ojankaivaja backwards.
Ojankaivaja tightens his grip and picks Zentsov up, before dumping him to the ground. Zentsov manages to land in guard.
Zentsov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zentsov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ojankaivaja manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ojankaivaja passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zentsov!
Ojankaivaja looking for a guillotine from mount but Zentsov is having none of it.
Ojankaivaja avoids the attempt from Zentsov to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ojankaivaja kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ojankaivaja looking to control but Zentsov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ojankaivaja is really struggling to control Zentsov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zentsov squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zentsov is trying desperately to improve position.
Zentsov wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Ojankaivaja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zentsov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zentsov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Zentsov as Ojankaivaja shoots in.
Ojankaivaja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ojankaivaja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ojankaivaja takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zentsov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zentsov with a poor takedown
and Ojankaivaja decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zentsov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zentsov controls Ojankaivaja momentarily but Ojankaivaja frees himself.
Ojankaivaja is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ojankaivaja looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zentsov trying to keep a closed guard but Ojankaivaja is proving a slippery customer.
Ojankaivaja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zentsov wants to get back to his feet but Ojankaivaja passes into half guard.
Ojankaivaja is just content to waste time from the top position. Zentsov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Zentsov wants to stand but Ojankaivaja is controlling the position.
Ojankaivaja wants to pass the guard but Zentsov is keeping the position.
Zentsov controls Ojankaivaja momentarily but Ojankaivaja frees himself.
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.
Ojankaivaja stops Zentsov from standing up.
Zentsov has an active guard here but Ojankaivaja has managed to pass into half guard.
Zentsov is looking to control Ojankaivaja's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zentsov avoid being mounted?
Ojankaivaja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zentsov sees it coming and defends easily.
Ojankaivaja trying to mount his opponent but Zentsov defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice uppercut lands for Zentsov. That snapped Ojankaivaja's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov closes the distance but Ojankaivaja moves to the side
and Ojankaivaja counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sami Ojankaivaja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zentsov pushes Ojankaivaja off looking to stand but Ojankaivaja dives back in and keeps control.
Ojankaivaja is trying to control. Zentsov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ojankaivaja is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zentsov sees it coming and defends easily.
Zentsov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ojankaivaja wants to take a breather but Zentsov is having none of it.
Zentsov is looking to escape.
Zentsov wants to control but Ojankaivaja is keeping busy.
Ojankaivaja wants to work for an arm triangle but Zentsov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ojankaivaja tries to keep at a distance but Zentsov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zentsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ojankaivaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Zentsov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ojankaivajas head.
Zentsov is trying to break the clinch but Ojankaivaja has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zentsov looking to slow down the pace here.
Ojankaivaja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zentsov with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Zentsov.
Ojankaivaja has Zentsov pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ojankaivaja avoids a wild elbow strike from Zentsov.
Ojankaivaja content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zentsov throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrei Zentsov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Ojankaivaja misses with a hook.
Zentsov looks to clinch
and Ojankaivaja counters with a single leg into guard. Zentsov didn't expect that.
Ojankaivajais looking to pass into half guard but Zentsov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zentsov is in guard.
Ojankaivaja wants to sweep but no luck.
Ojankaivaja will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zentsov wants to get up but he can't break Ojankaivaja's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zentsov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ojankaivaja dives on top into guard.
Zentsov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ojankaivaja is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Zentsov.
Ojankaivaja tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zentsov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ojankaivaja off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ojankaivaja rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ojankaivaja tries to roll over but Zentsov keeps him under control.
Zentsov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ojankaivaja has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zentsov is working away from the top position though.
Ojankaivaja wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Zentsov wants to control but Ojankaivaja is keeping him busy.
Zentsov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Zentsov has managed to clinch.
Ojankaivaja has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zentsov regains guard immediately.
Zentsov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ojankaivaja uses it to pass to side control.
Zentsov is trying to control Ojankaivaja's posture but Ojankaivaja avoids it.
Ojankaivaja has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Zentsov!
Ojankaivaja in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zentsov is bucking up trying to escape but Ojankaivaja cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zentsov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zentsov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Zentsov keeping control of the position.
Ojankaivaja looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zentsov is trying to stand back up but Ojankaivaja is controlling him
Zentsov wants to stand back up but Ojankaivaja manages to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ojankaivaja taking a breather here.
Ojankaivaja working away.
Ojankaivaja swings around for an armbar but Zentsov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ojankaivaja's guard.
Zentsov wants to stand but Ojankaivaja has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zentsov chips away with some ground and pound.
Zentsov tries to stand but Ojankaivaja is controlling from the bottom.
Zentsov postures up.
Ojankaivaja working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zentsov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zentsov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Ojankaivaja showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ojankaivaja 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Ojankaivaja!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Way (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Six Feet Deep by Six Ft Ditch kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rikki Way looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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240 lbs
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281 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikki Way!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski scores with a jab. Way acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Rikki Way has been cut.
Way looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A jab-cross combination lands for Kowalski and sends Way crashing to the mat! Kowalski follows him down to the mat - Way regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kowalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kowalski gets a clinch.
Kowalski tries to break the clinch but Way is controlling the position.
Way prevents Kowalski from breaking the clinch.
Kowalski gets through Way's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rikki Way's cut is getting worse.
Kowalski gets through Way's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kowalski can't break the clinch.
Kowalski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kowalski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalski steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Way is out on his feet! Kowalski sets himself and nearly takes Way's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Kowalski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Pogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Pogu looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Pogu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez misses with the combination.
Hernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kimbo Pogu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez has a takedown stuffed.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Pogu moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Pogu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Pogu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pogu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernandez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hernandez misses with a leg kick
and Pogu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pogu.
Pogu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hernandez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hernandez looks gassed!
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Pogu holds him up against the cage and eventually Hernandez drops back down to his feet.
Hernandez wants a takedown but no success here.
Kimbo Pogu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pogu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pogu is trying to trip Hernandez. He has hold of a leg but Hernandez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pogu persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pogu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Pogu pushing down on Hernandez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pogu is working for a kimura but Hernandez is defending it quite comfortably.
Hernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Pogu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hernandez won't allow Pogu to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pogu is trying to work for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
Pogu stops Hernandez from getting back to his feet.
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Hernandez wants to get back to full guard.
Pogu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hernandez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pogu.
Pogu wants to free his trapped foot but Hernandez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pogu is looking for a kimura here.
Hernandez manages to get to full guard.
Hernandez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Pogu wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Pogu forces his way into half guard.
Pogu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pogu is trying to work for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Pogu 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.
Hernandez with a poor takedown
and Pogu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pogu is looking for a kimura here.
Hernandez is trying is best to control the position here.
Pogu is pressing down on Hernandez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hernandez is holding on for now.
Pogu wants to work for an arm triangle but Hernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hernandez has one foot on Pogu's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hernandez scores with a takedown into Pogu's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Pogu keeps moving.
Pogu wants to sweep here but Hernandez controlling him for the moment.
Hernandez trying to control but Pogu is working from the bottom.
Pogu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hernandez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pogu is working for a kimura but Hernandez is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez manages to get to full guard.
Pogu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hernandez is trying to keep Pogu in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pogu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pogu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hernandez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Pogu drags him back down.
Hernandez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hernandez is trying to control Pogu's posture but Pogu avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hernandez is trying to control the action in half guard but Pogu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pogu wants to get back to full guard.
Hernandez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pogu actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pogu misses with a head kick.
Hernandez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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 Kimbo Pogu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Hernandez scores with a takedown into Pogu's guard.
Hernandez gets to his feet - Pogu follows without any prompting.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pogu wants to clinch.
Pogu scores with a push kick.
Pogu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pogu showed some decent athleticism there.
Hernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pogu is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pogu stops Hernandez from standing up.
Hernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pogu wants to pass the guard but Hernandez is keeping the position.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pogu pushes down on Hernandez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pogu is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hernandez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kimbo Pogu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiazer Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Wong struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Kiazer Soze had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiazer Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Wong!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soze slips a jab and a cross from Wong.
Wong throws a right hand that Soze ducks under and follows up with a left that Soze also avoids with ease.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wong throws a sloppy head kick and Soze moves out of range easily.
Soze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soze throws a combination that misses
letting Wong counter with a right hand.
Wong lands a nice shot that snaps Soze's head back.
Wong misses with a double jab.
Wong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soze counters with a straight right hand.
Wong misses with a combination
and Soze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Soze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soze throwing strikes from guard but Wong blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong wants to stand up but Soze is controlling him.
Soze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Soze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Soze prevents Wong from getting back to his feet.
Soze is looking to work some ground and pound but Wong has wrist control.
Soze wants to pass the guard but Wong is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Soze falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soze thuds his shin into the meat of Wong's side.
Wong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soze decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wong's guard.
Soze wants to control from the top but Wong keeps moving.
Soze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wong keeping full guard, as Soze tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Soze postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Soze, into his guard.
Wong postures up.
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.
Wong has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soze is proving hard to escape from.
Soze throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Soze trying to control the position.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Soze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong wants to get up but he can't break Soze's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Soze wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiazer Soze dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wong looks to land a body kick but Soze moved away.
Soze shoots for a double leg takedown but Wong sprawls well. He's pushed Soze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wong throws a combination that misses
and Soze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Soze.
Wong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Soze fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wong has had enough of the clinch but Soze keeps him there for the moment.
Wong can't break the clinch.
Wong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Soze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiazer Soze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wong walks away with a smile on his face. Soze gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wong misses with a double jab
and Soze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Soze is keen to just control but Wong is a slippery customer.
Soze seems to be looking for submissions.
Wong is trying to stand.
Wong is breathing heavily.
Soze is looking to advance position but Wong won't allow it.
Soze frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Soze throws a lazy right hand but Wong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soze slips a jab and a cross from Wong.
Soze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Wong as he connects with a hook.
Wong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
James Wong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Wong there.
James Wong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Wong misses.
Wong misses with a combination
and Soze counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong is trying to stand.
Soze working for a guillotine from mount but Wong is in no mood to give up.
Soze with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Soze is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wong has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wong!
Soze throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wong puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Soze tries to get to full guard but Wong has control of the leg.
Wong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soze keeps working.
Soze pushes Wong off and gets back to his feet.
Wong's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wong duly obliges.
Wong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiazer Soze dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wong misses with a double jab
and Wong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Soze with that takedown attempt.
Wong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Soze counters with a three punch combo that has Wong backing up. Wong nods at Soze to acknowledge the strikes.
Wong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soze shoots in but no luck this time.
Soze scores with a three punch combo!
Soze misses with a leg kick
and Wong counters with a three punch combo that has Soze backing up. Soze nods at Wong to acknowledge the strikes.
Wong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soze counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wong is defending against the submission attempts here by Soze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze thows a huge punch but Wong dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wong has one foot on Soze's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Wong. No joy for Soze on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiazer Soze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wong misses with a series of wild punches.
Wong throws a combination that misses
and Soze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Soze counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wong's guard now.
Soze is looking to work some ground and pound but Wong has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze tries to free his leg and advance position but Wong is retaining full guard.
Soze trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Soze slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze trying to control the action but Wong is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soze closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Soze tries to move to mount but Wong blocks the move with his legs.
Soze wants to control but Wong is keeping him busy.
Kiazer Soze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Soze seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Soze slows the pace down.
Soze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wong knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong dodges the ground and pound from Soze.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiazer Soze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soze, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiazer Soze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hart Nox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hit Em Up. This should be a great matchup!
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235 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Denzel Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hart Nox!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nox shoots in and drives through. Douglas sprawls well.
Nox takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nox misses with a looping right.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Nox is avoiding it.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Nox circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nox shoots in but Douglas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Nox throws a right hand that Douglas ducks under and follows up with a left that Douglas also avoids with ease.
Douglas moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Nox letting Douglas take a breather here.
Nox slowing the pace effectively.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nox.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas.
Nox looks gassed!
Nox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas can't get the takedown.
Nox swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Douglas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Denzel Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hart Nox.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nox scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
Nox has Douglas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Douglas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Douglas. That's going to slow Nox down.
Douglas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Douglas works the jab nicely.
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!
Douglas drops Nox with a big left hand and mounts him. Nox is in big trouble!
Nox is rocked!
It looks like Hart Nox has been cut.
Douglas looking to control but Nox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nox is still in real trouble! Can Douglas finish him?
Douglas content just to control the position here.
Nox seems to have recovered his senses.
Douglas tries to control but Nox wriggling away.
Nox is trying desperately to improve position.
Nox taking shots to the head.
Douglas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nox is looking to escape.
Douglas wants to finish this one by submission but Nox is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nox is surviving well by controlling Douglas's body position as best he can.
Douglas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nox looks a forlorn figure.
Nox is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Douglas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Douglas is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nox is surviving well by controlling Douglas's body position as best he can.
Nox holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Douglas tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nox really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Douglas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to control but Nox wriggling away.
Douglas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nox manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nox is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Douglas off and has taken his back!
Douglas turns into Nox and is now in his guard.
Nox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Douglas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nox's guard.
Douglas wants to control but Nox is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Douglas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Douglas seems to be working for a kimura but Nox defends the submission attempt.
Douglas trying to control the action but Nox is working from the bottom.
Douglas seems to be looking for submissions.
Douglas is trying to control the action in half guard but Nox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nox missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Douglas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nox looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hart Nox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Douglas swings for the body but Nox moves out of range.
Nox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Douglas here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douglas as he jumps to the side.
Nox waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Douglas.
Nox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Nox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Nox 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Douglas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nox walks into a jab.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nox looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Nox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Douglas's waist but Douglas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nox off to one side.
Douglas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nox on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nox is breathing heavily.
Douglas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Douglas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nox can do to turn this around?
Douglas connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nox takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Douglas rushes Nox with punches - Nox moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Nox goes down! Douglas follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denzel Douglas!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Pelham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuervo comes to the cage accompanied by I know you want me. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jean Pelham was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
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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, Jose Cuervo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Pelham!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Jean Pelham has been cut.
Cuervo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cuervo unloading with bombs!
Pelham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pelham sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cuervo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pelham wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuervo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cuervo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pelham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pelham works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cuervo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelham being controlled here, momentarily.
Cuervo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cuervo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo landing with the ground and pound.
Cuervo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cuervo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cuervo connects with a couple of short punches.
Cuervo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Pelham to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cuervo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Pelham pulls down on the head and he's put Cuervo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jean Pelham!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lex Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamster Hamill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lex Titan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamster Hamill!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamill is looking to clinch.
Titan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamill.
Titan thows a body shot but no joy.
Titan scores with the left hand. Hamill knows he should have avoided that one.
Hamill takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Titan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Titan.
Titan tries to clinch but Hamill moves out of range.
Hamill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Titan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hamill tries to clinch there but Titan circles away.
Titan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hamill is just out of range.
Nice body kick there by Hamill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamill tries a head kick but it misses.
Titan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hamill throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hamill throws a low kick but Titan avoids it.
Hamill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Titan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hamill shoots in looking for a takedown. Titan tries to sprawl out of it but Hamill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Titan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Titan blocks a head kick by Hamill.
Hamill slips under a jab.
Hamill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Titan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamill circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamill tries to clinch up but Titan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamill misses with a head kick.
Hamill ducks under a wild hook from Titan.
Titan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamill moves away.
Hamill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Titan moves out of range of the body kick from Hamill.
Titan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hamill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Titan blocks a low kick nicely.
Titan moves out of range of the leg kick from Hamill.
Titan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hamill sprawls well initially but Titan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Titan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hamill has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hamill makes his way to full guard, as Titan worked for a kimura.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamill is retaining full guard.
Titan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Titan 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.
Titan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamill has wrist control.
Titan landing with the ground and pound.
Titan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Hamill wants to stand but Titan is controlling the position.
Hamill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Titan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hamill moves away.
Titan digs a good body shot into Hamill's ribs.
Hamill looks gassed!
Titan lands a nice hook to Hamill's body. Hamill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Titan thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamill walks into a stiff left hand from Titan.
A swing and a miss from Titan.
Titan jabs at Hamill's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Titan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Titan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Titan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hamill.
Titan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Titan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hamill.
Titan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Titan counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Hamill! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lex Titan!
Lex Titan retains his lightweight title!
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pop
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mgr
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