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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khadir Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahm Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Khadir Hadji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Rahm Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel drives through and clinches with Hadji against the cage.
Hadji taking a breather.
Emanuel landing knees to the body.
Emanuel wants the takedown. Hadji is fighting it off but Emanuel persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hadji's guard against the cage.
Emanuel trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hadji is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hadji looking for a sweep. Not yet Hadji, not yet.
Emanuel wants to get up but he can't break Hadji's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hadji pulls Emanuel in close to his closed guard and prevents Emanuel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hadji is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hadji blocks the strikes from Emanuel.
Hadji is taking a breather. Emanuel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Emanuel trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel is trying to stand.
Hadji not doing much here.
Hadji wants to pass to mount but Emanuel is defending the position.
Hadji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emanuel keeps working.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hadji scores with a takedown into Emanuel's guard.
Emanuel lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Emanuel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hadji is controlling him.
Emanuel looks gassed!
Hadji wants to pass the guard but Emanuel is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emanuel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emanuel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hadji can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hadji controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hadji is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Emanuel Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hadji's back instead.
Hadji just trying to survive but Emanuel is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
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.
Emanuel is looking for the choke from the back position but Hadji is controlling his hands well.
Hadji trying to control the hands but Emanuel breaks the grip.
Emanuel is trying to stick to Hadji's back but Hadji is turning into Emanuel. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Emanuel's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hadji.
Hadji content to stall in guard here.
Hadji working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Emanuel's head.
Hadji postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hadji is in close to Emanuel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Emanuel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hadji. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emanuel doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Emanuel wants to sweep here but Hadji controlling him for the moment.
Emanuel being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khadir Hadji dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Emanuel stuffs the takedown attempt from Hadji. Hadji gets slowly back to his feet.
Hadji avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khadir Hadji is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hadji scores with a takedown into Emanuel's guard.
Emanuel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hadji controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hadji drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emanuel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emanuel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emanuel!
Hadji is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Emanuel off and has taken his back!
Emanuel trying to control the hands but Hadji won't let him.
Emanuel is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hadji.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel trying to control the hands but Hadji won't let him.
Emanuel tries to escape but Hadji has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Emanuel is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Emanuel is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Good control from Hadji.
Hadji has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emanuel trying to control the position but Hadji manages to sink in the hooks.
Hadji is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Khadir Hadji just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hadji tries to keep at a distance but Emanuel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hadji tries to pull guard but Emanuel won't allow it.
Hadji tries to stall but Emanuel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emanuel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hadji clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hadji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hadji wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hadji is working for takedown but Emanuel is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khadir Hadji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadji manages to break the clinch.
Emanuel lands a nice looking body kick.
Rahm Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emanuel rushes Hadji and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emanuel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hadji is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Emanuel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Emanuel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel forces Hadji back against the cage and clinches.
Emanuel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel wants to clinch but Hadji slips to the side
and Hadji counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hadji.
Hadji is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Emanuel wants to get back to his feet but Hadji is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hadji stands up over Emanuel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hadji manages to pass to side control.
Hadji prevents Emanuel from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Hadji.
Emanuel wants to control but Hadji is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadji stands up out of the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hadji shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emanuel as he avoids it easily.
Emanuel rushes Hadji and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emanuel breaks the clinch.
Emanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hadji connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khadir Hadji dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Emanuel clinches but Hadji breaks the clinch
and Hadji counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Emanuel!
Hadji tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Emanuel wants to hold on but Hadji pushes him away.
Hadji dominating with strikes here.
Hadji get's back to his feet.
Emanuel gets caught flat footed, as Hadji shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Emanuel working a defensive guard here.
Hadji controlling from the top position.
Emanuel trying to keep a closed guard but Hadji is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji won't allow Emanuel to sweep him here.
Emanuel being controlled here, momentarily.
Emanuel keeping moving, preventing Hadji from controlling successfully.
Hadji avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hadji sitting in guard here, content to control.
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.
Hadji trying to control the position from guard on top but Emanuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emanuel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hadji slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Emanuel wants to get back to his feet but Hadji is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hadji has managed to clinch.
Emanuel breaks from the clinch.
Hadji has a takedown stuffed.
Hadji 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.
Emanuel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Emanuel looking for a sweep. Not yet Emanuel, not yet.
Rahm Emanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hadji controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Emanuel wants to stand and escape but Hadji is having none of it.
Hadji slips nicely into half guard.
Emanuel trying to hold on to Hadji's head to control him but Hadji postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel tries to kick Hadji off but Hadji keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hadji is trying to work for a kimura but Emanuel is defending well.
Hadji wants to pass the guard but Emanuel is defending well.
Hadji is keen to just control but Emanuel is a slippery customer.
Khadir Hadji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emanuel actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khadir Hadji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hadji, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khadir Hadji!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kon Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has chosen Closer as his entrance music. Kon Parker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Marvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kon Parker!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marvin circles away.
Parker shoots in for a double leg but Marvin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parker wants to clinch up but Marvin keeps it at a distance.
Marvin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Parker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Parker connects with a looping right hand.
Marvin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marvin pinned against the cage. Marvin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
King Marvin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kon Parker.
Marvin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marvin.
It looks like Kon Parker has been cut.
Marvin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marvin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Parker.
Parker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marvin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marvin misses with a few strikes there.
Marvin connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marvin scores with a jab. Parker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marvin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Parker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker feints and then cracks Marvin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marvin down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Marvin.
Parker is pushing Marvin's head away, looking to escape. Marvin manages to hold on to the position though.
Parker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marvin tries to move to mount but Parker blocks the move with his legs.
Parker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marvin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Parker pushes Marvin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marvin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Parker looks gassed!
Marvin cracks Parker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Marvin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Marvin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marvin scores with punches from side control.
Marvin lands an elbow.
Marvin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Parker to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marvin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Parker is not content to let Marvin control the position.
Check out the look on Marvin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Marvin moves into full mount!
Marvin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marvin raining down shots from the mount!
Marvin lands a big shot there that rocks Parker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parker tries to hold on but Marvin pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marvin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is in a horrible position here. Marvin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marvin lands a big elbow.
Marvin tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
Parker defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marvin.
Parker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Marvin.
A nice elbow there by Marvin.
Marvin tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
Parker tries to hold on but Marvin postures up.
Parker is squirming around, avoiding Marvin's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Parker is in a horrible position here. Marvin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marvin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Parker looks a forlorn figure.
Marvin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parker is bucking up trying to escape but Marvin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Marvin is landing with some decent strikes but Parker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marvin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Parker's face.
Marvin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Parker is now in Marvin's guard. A big mistake from Marvin there, giving up the dominant position!
Marvin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marvin looking for a sweep. Not yet Marvin, not yet.
Marvin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Marvin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kon Parker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Parker with a poor takedown
and Marvin counters with a nice uppercut.
Marvin slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker tries to clinch there but Marvin circles away.
Parker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marvin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marvin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King Marvin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker missing with punches from the bottom.
Marvin lands strikes from half guard.
Marvin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Parker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marvin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marvin passes to full mount!
Parker is breathing heavily.
Marvin with good strikes from the mount here!
Marvin landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin cracks Parker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marvin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marvin lands a big shot there that rocks Parker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Parker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marvin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marvin quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Marvin but it's paid off an Parker is forced to tap! Nice work by Marvin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). King Marvin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dunlop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vinny Martin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dunlop!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlop clinches with his opponent.
Dunlop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dunlop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dunlop manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dunlop pushes Martin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Dunlop has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dunlop wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Dunlop lands with a light punch inside.
Dunlop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Dunlop.
Martin tries for a takedown but Dunlop manages to get underhooks.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunlop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunlop is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martin tries for a takedown but Dunlop manages to get underhooks.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin tries to clinch up but Dunlop circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunlop pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin prevents Dunlop from breaking the clinch.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Dunlop, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Dunlop keeps him there for the moment.
Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunlop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dunlop ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Dunlop tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martin can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunlop is trying to break free.
Martin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dunlop gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dunlop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunlop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martin tries for a takedown but Dunlop manages to get underhooks.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Dunlop has him pressed against the cage.
Dunlop is trying to break free.
Dunlop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Dunlop is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Dunlop prevents Martin from breaking the clinch.
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.
Dunlop tries to pull guard but Martin holds him up against the cage and eventually Dunlop drops back down to his feet.
Dunlop tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin tries to pull guard but Dunlop holds him up against the cage and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
Martin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunlop just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dunlop throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Dunlop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunlop is working for takedown but Martin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Martin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dunlop misses with a knee strike.
Dunlop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunlop.
Martin with a knee to the head.
Dunlop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin tries to pull guard but Dunlop won't allow it.
Dunlop has Martin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dunlop pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Martin tumbling to the mat - Dunlop dives into Martin's guard.
Dunlop looks gassed!
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Dunlop is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop gets to his feet - Martin follows without any prompting.
Dunlop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunlop swats away the attempt to clinch by Martin.
James Dunlop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunlop closes the distance and clinches.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dunlop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martin fails to pull guard.
Dunlop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dunlop walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dunlop tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Dunlop connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martin's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunlop tries to clinch up.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunlop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin throws the left hand but Dunlop avoids the punch easily.
Dunlop forces Martin back against the cage and clinches.
Dunlop throws a head punch that misses.
Martin tries to pull guard but Dunlop won't allow it.
Martin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunlop just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dunlop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Martin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dunlop's face.
Dunlop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dunlop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunlop has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dunlop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dunlop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dunlop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunlop.
Dunlop tries for a takedown but Martin manages to get underhooks.
Martin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dunlop is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dunlop misses with a knee strike.
Dunlop throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dunlop fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martin.
Dunlop misses with a knee to the head.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Dunlop.
Martin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Martin is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunlop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunlop tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Martin landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin lands a right hand.
Martin jumps guard but Dunlop stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunlop lands a right hand.
Martin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dunlop walks away with a smile on his face. Martin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dunlop doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunlop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunlop tries to clinch
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Martin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dunlop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martin is leaning against Dunlop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martin fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Martin wants to stall.
Martin with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martin.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunlop just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dunlop pulls guard successfully.
Martin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dunlop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunlop isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Martin stacks Dunlop on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Martin!
Martin taking a break here but Dunlop is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin prevents Dunlop from standing back up.
Dunlop is refusing to be controlled, as Martin sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin trying to pass the guard but Dunlop defending well.
Dunlop is pressing down on Martin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dunlop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Dunlop is tightening it up a little... Martin has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Martin reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Martin taps out! nice BJJ there by Dunlop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Dunlop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Daley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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150 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Daley!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley shoots in and drives through. Hardy sprawls well.
Hardy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardy working a defensive guard here.
Daley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Daley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Daley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daley postures up.
Daley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Daley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Daley scoring with punches and elbows.
Hardy is trying to buck Daley off.
Hardy is trying to control Daley's posture but Daley avoids it.
Daley wants to control for a moment but Hardy uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hardy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley is refusing to be controlled, as Hardy sits in half guard.
Daley trying to control but Hardy postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hardy's guard.
Hardy trying to control the position.
Daley preventing the sweep.
Daley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hardy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daley manages to get himself to full guard.
Daley looks gassed!
Daley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley postures up.
Daley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Daley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Daley can't handle though.
Daley wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Daley wants to stand but Hardy is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Hardy fails with the takedown
and Daley counters with a single leg into guard. Hardy didn't expect that.
Hardy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Daley is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Daley defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Daley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hardy with a poor takedown
and Daley counters with a takedown into side control.
Hardy is trying to control Daley's posture but Daley avoids it.
Hardy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Daley's best efforts.
Daley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daley lands strikes from half guard.
Daley wants to pass the guard but Hardy is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daley thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Hardy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hardy wants to stand back up but Daley manages to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to control Daley's posture but Daley avoids it.
Daley decides to stand back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hardy.
Nate Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy is looking to clinch.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Daley circles away easily
and Daley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hardy trying to control from the bottom.
Daley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley wants to work for an arm triangle but Hardy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Daley is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardy is trying to stand.
Daley looks to land a strike but Hardy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hardy is trying to keep Daley in close.
Hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daley won't be happy with that.
Jay Daley has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy in side control, throwing shots but Daley defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hardy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hardy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hardy working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daley can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Daley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hardy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hardy wants to control but Daley is keeping him busy.
Daley is looking to regain half guard here but Hardy keeps moving and retains side control.
Hardy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Daley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Daley shoots in but no luck this time.
A head kick misses from Daley.
Hardy has his takedown stuffed
and Daley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hardy!
Daley controlling the position easily from mount.
Hardy tries to lock up and control but Daley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Daley blocks Hardy's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Daley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daley working Hardy over with strikes here.
Daley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hardy wants to control but Daley is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardy tries to buck Daley off but he can't manage it.
Daley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Daley unloading with bombs!
Daley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hardy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hardy wants to control but Daley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daley wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Daley is controlling him.
Daley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hardy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hardy pinned against the cage. Hardy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hardy shoots in and drives through. Daley sprawls well.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Daley keeps it at a distance.
Daley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nate Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Daley.
Hardy tries for a takedown but Daley circles away easily
and Daley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hardy's guard now.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hardy is trying to control the position but Daley postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley won't allow Hardy to sweep him here.
Daley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Daley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Daley is thwarting Hardy's attempts to control the position.
Nate Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daley is stalling here. Hardy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Daley seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hardy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Daley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Daley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Daley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Len Compton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Len Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Conroy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy looks for a takedown but Compton sprawls well.
Compton looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Conroy shoots in and drives through. Compton sprawls well.
Compton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Conroy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Compton pinned against the cage. Compton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Len Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Conroy.
Compton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Compton wants to pass the guard but Conroy is defending well.
Compton stops Conroy from getting back to his feet.
Conroy is looking for a sweep. Compton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Conroy is pressing down on Compton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton throws a big right hand that misses.
Conroy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Compton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Conroy looking to control.
Conroy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Compton is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Conroy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Compton's back instead.
Compton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Conroy has the hooks in. Compton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conroy tries to keep control of the position but Compton is staying busy.
Conroy has the hooks in. Compton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Can Compton hold on?! Conroy is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Conroy is hanging on to Compton's back as he tries to escape.
Conroy is cranking Compton's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Compton! He's tightened the choke and Compton is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Conroy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stalin has chosen Sexy Chick as his entrance music. Jordan Dennis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Stalin's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Stalin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stalin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stalin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Stalin. No joy for Dennis on that attempt.
Dennis wants to clinch up but Stalin keeps it at a distance.
Dennis is looking to clinch but Stalin is avoiding it.
Stalin forces Dennis back against the cage and clinches.
Stalin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dennis tries to throw a body punch but Stalin avoids it by throwing Dennis back against the cage.
Dennis jumps guard but Stalin stands there with Dennis around his waist. Dennis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stalin.
Dennis tries to score a body lock takedown but Stalin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalin keeps control of Dennis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dennis working aggressively here.
Stalin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dennis.
Dennis wants a takedown but no success here.
Dennis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stalin smiles and moves away.
Dennis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stalin counters with a two punch combo.
Dennis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stalin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalin lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis takes a shot to the head.
Stalin wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennis won't allow it.
Dennis can't get the takedown.
Dennis jumps guard but Stalin stands there with Dennis around his waist. Dennis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dennis has him pressed against the cage.
Stalin drags the fight down to the ground.
Stalin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stalin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dennis.
Stalin striking off his back but it's not causing Dennis any problems.
Dennis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stalin will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stalin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stalin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dennis looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dennis shoots and misses
and Stalin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dennis is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Stalin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dennis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stalin misses with a two punch combination.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stalin tries a head kick but it misses.
Stalin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dennis has a closed guard, preventing Stalin from standing up.
Stalin thows a big elbow that misses.
Stalin tries to free his leg and advance position but Dennis is retaining full guard.
Stalin advances to half guard.
Stalin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dennis is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dennis is trying to maintain the position but Stalin is very close to passing his half guard.
Dennis is trying to get back to full guard.
Stalin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dennis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dennis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dennis is trying to control. Stalin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stalin is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dennis wants to take a breather but Stalin is having none of it.
Dennis winds up and cracks Stalin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dennis thows a huge punch but Stalin dodges it nicely.
Dennis tries to stand and escape but Stalin is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dennis throws a head kick that Stalin semi-blocks.
Stalin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dennis takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalin prevents the takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Stalin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Stalin dominated that round.
That's time! Dennis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dennis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stalin.
Dennis tries to clinch there but Stalin circles away.
Stalin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dennis feints and as Stalin raises his hands in defense, Dennis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stalin wants to sweep here but Dennis controlling him for the moment.
Stalin lands a decent punch to the body there.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dennis gets to his feet - Stalin follows without any prompting.
Stalin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dennis backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dennis has Stalin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Dennis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stalin is looking to break free of the clinch but Dennis has double underhooks.
Stalin avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Stalin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stalin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Dennis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dennis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stalin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalin goes for a takedown attempt but Dennis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dennis lands with a nice body punch.
Dennis with a poor takedown
and Stalin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dennis is looking to clinch.
Stalin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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.
Dennis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stalin swinging wilding here.
Dennis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dennis clinches.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stalin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dennis lands with a left to the head.
Stalin is looking to break free of the clinch but Dennis has double underhooks.
Dennis misses with a knee to the head.
Dennis jumps guard but Stalin stands there with Dennis around his waist. Dennis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dennis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stalin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis has momentary wrist control but Stalin slips an elbow through the middle.
Dennis trying to control the position.
Dennis wants to sweep here but Stalin controlling him for the moment.
Stalin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dennis wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheers as Stalin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dennis doesn't seem phased though.
Dennis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jordan Dennis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dennis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stalin keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stalin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dennis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dennis thows a big elbow that misses.
Dennis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stalin, up you get!
Dennis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stalin to the mat! Stalin manages to get full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalin keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Stalin striking off his back but it's not causing Dennis any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Dennis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stalin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dennis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stalin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A left and a right from Stalin both land. Nice combination.
Dennis moves out of range of the body kick.
Dennis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stalin counters by clinching up.
Stalin breaks from the clinch.
Dennis shoots and misses
and Stalin counters with a two punch combo.
Stalin misses with a two punch combination.
Dennis shoots and misses
and Stalin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stalin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dennis wants to control but Stalin postures up.
Dennis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dennis is trying to control the action in half guard but Stalin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stalin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dennis decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Stalin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dennis closes the distance but Stalin moves to the side
enabling Stalin to counter with a crisp jab.
Dennis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stalin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dennis throws a head kick that half lands.
Stalin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stalin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stalin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dennis trying to control but Stalin postures up.
Dennis looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis has hold of Stalin's hands but Stalin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dennis wants to control but Stalin is keeping busy.
Stalin prevents Dennis from standing back up.
Dennis wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stalin throws a series of punches but Dennis moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Dennis.
Dennis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stalin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stalin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dennis tries to clinch up.
Dennis darts in trying to clinch
and Stalin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalin throws a strike but Dennis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Stalin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stalin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stalin landing strikes from the mount and Dennis is in trouble!
Dennis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stalin.
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.
Dennis wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stalin.
Dennis wants to control but Stalin is having none of it.
Stalin punching from mount but Dennis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dennis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dennis wants to control but Stalin is having none of it.
Dennis tries to reverse the position but Stalin maintains control.
Stalin avoids the attempt from Dennis to control.
Dennis bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Stalin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stalin 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 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Stalin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Santos has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Hill's chin.
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Bobby Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill fakes the leg kick and cracks Santos in the body.
Hill clinches up against the cage.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Hill just leaning against Santos, taking a breather.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos scores with a three punch combo!
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hill cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Dave Santos has been cut.
Santos wants to clinch
and Hill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hill lands a shot 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!
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hill misses with a combination
and Santos counters by clinching up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hill.
Hill breaks the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Hill closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the cage.
Santos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hill has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill lands the left hand.
Santos looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
Good exchange - Hill coming out on top.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hill drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Hill works on Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Hill cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but Hill keeps him there for the moment.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Hill.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hill lands a shot to the body.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hill is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Santos to the mat. Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hill throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
Hill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That has opened up Dave Santos's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill with a hook.
Hill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Hill moves into the clinch.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Hill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Hill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Hill has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Santos is trying to keep an underhook but Hill manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Hill postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Santos to stand up.
Hill lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hill landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hill gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Hill has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Hill.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill is working Santos over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hill as the two fighters clinch.
Hill breaks the clinch.
Hill tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill misses with a double jab.
Santos tries to clinch
and Hill counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Hill shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Hill.
The cut above Dave Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santos.
Hill lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Santos tries to pull guard but Hill won't allow it.
Bobby Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Santos.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Hill.
Hill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Hill pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill wants a takedown.
Santos jumps into guard, dragging Hill to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Santos's cut.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos closes the distance but Hill moves to the side
and Hill counters with a two punch combo.
Hill throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santos's head.
Hill throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Hill connects with a single shot there.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bobby Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hill gets back to full guard.
Hill uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hill tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Santos slams his shin into Hill's torso.
Hill goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos clinches but Hill breaks the clinch
and Hill counters by clinching up.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Hill counters by clinching up.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Hill as the two fighters clinch.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Hill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Hill scores with a nice head shot.
Hill scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hill looks to land a combination. Santos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dave Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Hill. That snapped Santos's head back.
Hill scores with a hook.
Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Hill.
A right hook to the body lands for Hill.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dave Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Hill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Morgan (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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177 lbs
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174 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Van Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bravo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Morgan avoids it well.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Bravo.
Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Bravo tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bravo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Richard Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Morgan.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Bravo tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Richard Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Bravo misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morgan.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bravo as he avoids it easily.
Bravo lands a jab.
Bravo throws and low kick but Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.
Bravo throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Bravo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bravo throws the kick towards the body but Morgan avoids it.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Bravo thows a body shot but no joy.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
Bravo cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morgan dodges the punch combination from Bravo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Morgan or perhaps it was just good defense by Bravo which made him look bad.
Morgan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bravo tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Bravo swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bravo.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Bravo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bravo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bravo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravo.
Bravo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Bravo tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Bravo scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bravo misses with the combination.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morgan drops back looking for a leg! Bravo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bravo manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into Bravo's guard.
Morgan won't allow Bravo to get back to his feet.
Morgan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bravo is looking to get back to his feet here but Morgan is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bravo's back.
Bravo breaks Morgan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bravo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bravo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Bravo tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bravo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bravo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Richard Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bravo circles away.
Bravo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bravo takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Bravo catches Morgan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bravo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan shoots for a takedown but Bravo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richard Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan takes one on the button.
Morgan is rocked!
Bravo steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Morgan is out on his feet! Bravo sets himself and nearly takes Morgan's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richard Bravo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Marsh has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kingston tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Marsh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kingston trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Marsh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kingston is one step ahead there.
Kingston thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marsh 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.
Kingston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kingston's guard.
Marsh chips away with some ground and pound.
Marsh stopping the sweep attempt from Kingston.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marsh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marsh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kingston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marsh.
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.
Kingston wants to sweep but no luck.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingston preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kingston shoots in and bounces Marsh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marsh pulls Kingston in close to his closed guard and prevents Kingston from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston stopping the sweep attempt from Marsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh wants to hit a switch here but Kingston passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Marsh there!
Kingston working the ground and pound effectively.
Marsh wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Marsh breaks Kingston's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kingston trying to control the position.
Marsh stopping the sweep attempt from Kingston.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kingston working for a triangle but Marsh defends it easily.
Marsh is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kingston throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Kingston dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kingston looks for a takedown but Marsh sprawls well.
Marsh shoots and misses
and Kingston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marsh wants to sweep here but Kingston controlling him for the moment.
Marsh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kingston trying to control but Marsh postures up.
Kingston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kingston.
Kingston looking for a guillotine here but Marsh defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh preventing the sweep.
Marsh throwing strikes but missing.
Kingston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marsh passes Kingston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kingston tries to roll over but Marsh keeps him under control.
Kingston tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Marsh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kingston sees it coming and defends easily.
Kingston is looking to control Marsh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kingston avoid being mounted?
Kingston striking from half guard on the bottom.
Kingston trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Marsh lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marsh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kingston counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marsh's guard now.
Marsh looking to control but Kingston passes into half guard.
Kingston works his way into full mount!
Kingston looking to control but Marsh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kingston landing shots from mount.
Kingston lands a big shot there that rocks Marsh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marsh wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Marsh preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kingston.
Marsh is trying to defend against the choke here but Kingston has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kingston Tightens the hold and Marsh taps out furiously! Kingston displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Walter Kingston!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willian Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Nansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willian Wallace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Nansen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nansen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nansen working the head and body with strikes.
Nansen working over Wallace with some ground and pound. Wallace looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nansen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nansen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nansen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wallace looking for submissions off his back.
Nansen drops an elbow to the side of Wallace's head.
Nansen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wallace knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nansen is working for a submission of some sort.
Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace gets full guard.
Nansen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nansen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wallace has his foot on Nansen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nansen works his way back into a safe position though.
Nansen wants to control from the top but Wallace keeps moving.
Wallace has his feet on Nansen's thighs here. He's pushed Nansen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Nansen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Willian Wallace!
Willian Wallace is the new lightweight champion!
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