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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mike bob!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob swats away the attempt to clinch by bob.
bob fails with the takedown.
Rob avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rob tries to land a front kick but bob steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
bob tries to clinch there but Rob circles away.
Rob looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
bob wants to sweep here but Rob controlling him for the moment.
bob controls Rob momentarily but Rob frees himself.
bob is looking to sweep but instead, Rob has passed into half guard.
Rob postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for bob to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rob closes the distance but bob moves to the side
and bob counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
bob content to control rather than advance.
bob looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rob with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rob wants to get back to his feet.
bob controlling the action here.
bob is looking for a kimura here.
bob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rob is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bob is looking to take a break and control but Rob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
bob is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rob manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
bob postures up.
Rob wants to stand but bob is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
bob throws a body punch but Rob moves out of range.
bob tries for a takedown but Rob sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rob looks to clinch
and bob counters with a single leg into guard. Rob didn't expect that.
Rob escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. bob gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rob wants to stand but bob is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob keeping moving, preventing bob from controlling successfully.
bob looking to pass the guard.
Rob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike bob dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rob shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in bob's guard.
bob uses the cage to get back to his feet.
bob avoids the body shot from Rob.
bob scores with a takedown into Rob's guard.
mike bob has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rob keeping moving, preventing bob from controlling successfully.
bob prevents Rob from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Rob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
bob avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bob wants to control from the top but Rob keeps moving.
Rob wants to sweep but no luck.
Rob lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for bob!
bob is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Rob throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
bob tries to get back to half guard but can't.
bob is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Rob has taken his back.
Rob working for a choke but bob is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob throwing sloppy strikes.
Rob avoiding bob 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rob working for the choke.
Rob not allowing bob to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, bob has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rob avoiding bob 's attempts to control his hands.
Rob tries to keep control of the position but bob is staying busy.
Rob gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rob is looking to control bob but bob is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Rob dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
bob has his takedown stuffed
and Rob counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rob slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
bob wants to stand but Rob is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if bob can do anything to dispel that myth.
bob is wriggling around but Rob manages to pass to half guard.
bob trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bob is looking to escape.
Rob works his way into full mount!
bob is controlling an arm, preventing Rob from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Rob can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as bob is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
bob wants to control but Rob is having none of it.
Rob landing strikes from the mount and bob is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bob tries to hold on but Rob pushes him away.
bob tries to control Rob's body but Rob pushes him off. bob squirms to his side and now Rob has his back!
bob trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rob has the hooks in. bob is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Rob is working for a rear naked choke. bob is not defending it well and Rob has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! bob refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of bob's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy Rob!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willian Detonator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orsino Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancini is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rise Against - Survive. Orsino Mancini told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Willian Detonator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Orsino Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancini looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mancini wants to pass the guard but Detonator is defending well.
Mancini wants to control but Detonator is keeping him busy.
Mancini tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Mancini is trying to control. Detonator wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Detonator is trying to stand up here but Mancini is controlling him well.
Detonator is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Detonator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Detonator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancini shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mancini showed some decent athleticism there.
Mancini missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Mancini seems content to control.
Detonator tries to kick Mancini off but Mancini keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mancini not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mancini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Detonator's head.
Mancini passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Detonator!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Detonator is squirming around, avoiding Mancini's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mancini trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Detonator is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Detonator is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mancini moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Detonator has worked his arm free - good work by Detonator!
Mancini trying to control the position but Detonator is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orsino Mancini dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Detonator lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mancini backs up against the cage.
Detonator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Detonator tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Detonator wants to clinch up but Mancini keeps it at a distance.
Detonator misses with a wild combination.
Willian Detonator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancini scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Detonator tries to buck Mancini off but Mancini is having none of it.
Detonator wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mancini is trying to get an arm triangle but Detonator is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini trying to control the position but Detonator is working away.
Mancini decides to stand back up. Mancini steps back and let's Detonator get back to his feet.
Detonator is looking to clinch.
Detonator fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Mancini keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancini tries to clinch
and Detonator counters with a series of strikes. Mancini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Detonator darts in trying to clinch
and Mancini counters by clinching up.
Mancini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Detonator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mancini tries to break the clinch but Detonator is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Detonator.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Detonator.
Detonator working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Detonator creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Detonator lands with a short shot to the head.
Detonator throws a punch but it's blocked by Mancini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detonator lands with a right to the head.
Detonator lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Detonator lands with a left to the head.
Detonator lands with a short shot to the head.
Detonator lands an uppercut.
Mancini is rocked!
Detonator misses with some punches.
Detonator lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mancini taking a breather.
Detonator lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mancini backwards.
Mancini is still on wobbly legs! Can Detonator finish him?
Detonator misses with some punches.
Detonator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancini seems to have recovered his senses.
Mancini wants a takedown but no success here.
Detonator breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mancini circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mancini counters by moving into the clinch.
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.
Detonator pushes Mancini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Detonator manages to break the clinch.
Detonator throws a nice looking combination but Mancini bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Detonator wants to clinch up but Mancini keeps it at a distance.
Detonator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mancini closes the distance and clinches.
Mancini goes for a takedown attempt but Detonator pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Detonator wants to clinch.
Detonator misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Willian Detonator will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Detonator swinging wilding here.
Detonator gets caught flat footed, as Mancini shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Detonator keeping moving, preventing Mancini from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mancini accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mancini passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mancini in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini tries to move to mount but Detonator blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Detonator regains half guard.
Mancini controlling the action here.
Mancini is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Detonator defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Detonator moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mancini pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Detonator is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini wants to get up but he can't break Detonator's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mancini trying to control the position from guard on top but Detonator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mancini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mancini throws a strike but Detonator rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mancini wants to stand and escape but Detonator is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mancini has his foot on Detonator's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Detonator works his way back into a safe position though.
Detonator stands up and waves to Mancini to follow him.
Detonator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Detonator closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mancini counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orsino Mancini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mancini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orsino Mancini!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odd Ivarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Odd Ivarov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder avoids the head kick by Ivarov.
Ivarov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thunder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ivarov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Thunder's legs.
Ivarov throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ivarov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ivarov cracks Thunder with a big elbow.
Thunder regains half guard, as Ivarov was trying to land strikes.
Ivarov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivarov misses with a body kick.
Thunder has a takedown stuffed.
Thunder could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ivarov shoots in but Thunder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivarov gets a takedown into half guard.
Ivarov is working for a kimura but Thunder is defending it quite comfortably.
Ivarov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivarov trying to mount his opponent but Thunder defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivarov content to control rather than advance.
Thunder gets back to full guard.
Ivarov looking to sit in guard and control but Thunder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivarov keeping moving, preventing Thunder from controlling successfully.
Thunder preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ivarov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ivarov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Thunder stacks Ivarov 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 Thunder!
Ivarov looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ivarov tries to bench press Thunder off him but Thunder keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thunder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ivarov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thunder wants to control but Ivarov is keeping him busy.
Ivarov struggling a bit here.
Thunder throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odd Ivarov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ivarov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thunder tries to clinch but Ivarov moves out of range.
Thunder tries to clinch up but Ivarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivarov throws a head kick that misses.
Ivarov keeps the fight on the outside.
Ivarov keeps the fight on the outside.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ivarov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivarov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Thunder as Ivarov shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivarov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivarov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thunder is out of range.
Ivarov clinches up with Thunder and pushes him back against the cage.
Ivarov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thunder gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dave Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odd Ivarov.
Ivarov is breathing heavily.
Thunder pulls guard effortlessly.
Ivarov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thunder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ivarov is controlling him.
Ivarov wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Thunder trying to control the position.
Ivarov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thunder is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Thunder throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ivarov trying to move into half guard but instead Thunder has managed to sweep!
Thunder postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thunder clinches but Ivarov breaks the clinch
and Ivarov counters with a leg kick.
Ivarov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ivarov tries to free his leg and advance position but Thunder is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivarov wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Thunder is trying to control the position but Ivarov postures up.
Ivarov looking to sit in guard and control but Thunder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thunder wants to control from the top but Ivarov keeps moving.
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.
Thunder wants to stand but Ivarov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ivarov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ivarov lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ivarov stopping the sweep attempt from Thunder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odd Ivarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ivarov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thunder fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivarov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ivarov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ivarov counters with a takedown into side control.
Thunder prevents Ivarov from moving into mount.
Ivarov trying to control the action but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Ivarov slows the pace down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder is not content to let Ivarov control the position.
Ivarov tries to advance to mount but Thunder instead regains half guard.
Ivarov is keen to just control but Thunder is a slippery customer.
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.
Thunder trying to hold on to Ivarov's head to control him but Ivarov postures up.
Ivarov trying to control from Thunder's half guard. Thunder has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ivarov trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ivarov thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivarov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thunder wants to clinch
so Ivarov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ivarov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thunder trying to control the position.
Ivarov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thunder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivarov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ivarov slips nicely into half guard.
Ivarov controlling the pace.
Ivarov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thunder wants to improve his position but Ivarov is controlling well.
Dave Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Odd Ivarov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thunder actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Odd Ivarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ivarov 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odd Ivarov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger comes to the cage accompanied by Song 2 by Blur. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Swagger back into the cage.
Anderson wants a takedown.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Swagger dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Swagger is out of range.
Swagger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Swagger tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Swagger avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Swagger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Swagger looking for a sweep. Not yet Swagger, not yet.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Anderson trying to control but Swagger is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swagger will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Swagger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Swagger slips a straight right by Anderson.
Swagger rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson has Swagger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Swagger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Darren Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Anderson.
Swagger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swagger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Swagger's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Swagger wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Swagger keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Swagger looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anderson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Swagger!
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Swagger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Swagger is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swagger looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson lands a big elbow.
Swagger is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Swagger tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
Anderson looking to finish Swagger with some ground and pound. This is bad for Swagger!
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson lands a big shot there that rocks Swagger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Swagger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swagger is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Swagger hang on?
Swagger tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is looking to improve his position but Anderson isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Swagger is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson cracks Swagger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Swagger is in a horrible position here. Anderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Swagger is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swagger is desperately trying to improve his position but Anderson has a good base and remains in mount.
Anderson scoring with strikes but Swagger is staying in there.
Swagger wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Anderson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson lands a front kick.
Swagger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anderson to score with a decent uppercut.
Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Swagger!
Swagger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Swagger's face.
Swagger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Swagger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Swagger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Swagger's face.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swagger looks a forlorn figure.
Andrew Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swagger looks a forlorn figure.
Swagger gets back to half guard.
Anderson is trying to control. Swagger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anderson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Swagger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anderson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Swagger tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Swagger trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Swagger has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Swagger moves into full guard.
Anderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson scores a takedown into full mount!
Swagger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Anderson lands with some strikes.
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Swagger tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Anderson is landing with some decent strikes but Swagger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Swagger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Swagger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Swagger taking shots to the head.
Anderson with shots to the head and body - Swagger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Anderson lands a big shot there that rocks Swagger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Anderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Swagger is surviving well by controlling Anderson's body position as best he can.
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Swagger looks a forlorn figure.
Swagger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Anderson tries to control but Swagger wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Swagger defends it well.
Anderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Anderson 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Swagger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Swagger tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Swagger clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Anderson lands a shot to the head.
Can Swagger hold on?! Anderson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Anderson scores with punches and elbows.
Anderson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Swagger grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Anderson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Swagger could be in trouble here!
Anderson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swagger manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anderson's guard. Nice work there by Swagger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Swagger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Swagger?
Swagger is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Swagger is in trouble!
Swagger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swagger is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Swagger is surviving well by controlling Anderson's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Swagger tries to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Anderson cracks Swagger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Swagger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson lands a big shot there that rocks Swagger but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Swagger is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Anderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Anderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Swagger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Swagger is bucking up trying to escape but Anderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Darren Swagger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Anderson dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anderson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wu comes into the arena with L.L.Cool J - Mama said knock you out blaring out of the sound system. Jordan Bob is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelly Wu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordan Bob!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu has a takedown stuffed.
Wu shoots for a double leg takedown but Bob sprawls well. He's pushed Wu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bob connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wu's hands.
Bob drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wu throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bob forces his way into half guard.
Wu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wu keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Wu wants to get back to his feet but Bob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bob lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob postures up in Wu's guard and throws a big left but Wu blocks it.
Wu wants to stand but Bob is controlling the position.
Wu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bob throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Bob or perhaps it was just good defense by Wu which made him look bad.
Bob gets the takedown into side control.
Bob decides to stand back up. Bob steps back and let's Wu get back to his feet.
Wu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bob. That one must have hurt.
Bob is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wu is breathing heavily.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Wu as Bob shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wu stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wu misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bob.
Kelly Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wu misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Wu.
Wu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wu is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Bob closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wu to the mat! Wu manages to get full guard.
Wu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bob looking to sit in guard and control but Wu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bob striking off his back but it's not causing Wu any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob keeping full guard, as Wu tries to pass.
Wu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wu has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.
Wu works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wu wants to get up but he can't break Bob's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.
Bob is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wu is controlling him.
Bob is working an open guard so Wu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bob throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wu. What's that going to do exactly?
Wu with good strikes from the mount here!
Wu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wu thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Wu.
Bob defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kelly Wu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bob counters by clinching up.
Wu keeps control of Bob as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wu has Bob pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bob manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bob gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Wu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wu wants the takedown. Bob is fighting it off but Wu persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bob's guard against the cage.
Wu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bob looking for a sweep. Not yet Bob, not yet.
Bob bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wu's guard.
Wu wants to get back to his feet but Bob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bob stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bob moves into the clinch.
Bob gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wu.
Bob wants the takedown. Wu is fighting it off but Bob persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wu's guard against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu has his foot on Bob's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bob works his way back into a safe position though.
Bob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wu is keeping the position for now.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bob trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bob thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bob tries to free his leg and advance position but Wu is retaining full guard.
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.
Wu looking for a guillotine here but Bob defends easily.
Wu trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wu tries to strike from the bottom.
Wu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bob's guard.
Wu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wu stands and steps away. Bob gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bob fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wu.
Wu misses with a takedown
and Bob counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wu!
Wu is squirming around, avoiding Bob's attempts to control the action.
Kelly Wu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bob. What's that going to do exactly?
Wu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bob won't let Wu get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bob lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wu regains half guard.
Bob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wu pushes Bob off looking to stand but Bob dives back in and keeps control.
Wu wants to control but Bob is keeping busy.
Wu tries to roll over but Bob keeps him under control.
Bob seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bob.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wu punching from the bottom.
Wu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wu tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jordan Bob will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bob shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wu forces Bob back against the cage and clinches.
Wu tries for a takedown but Bob manages to get underhooks.
Wu scores with a knee to the head.
Bob tries to pull guard but Wu holds him up against the cage and eventually Bob drops back down to his feet.
Wu tries to score a body lock takedown but Bob shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bob pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Wu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bob pulls guard successfully.
Wu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bob trying to control the position here.
Wu wants to get up but he can't break Bob's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wu stands up from Bob's guard - Wu perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu is looking to score with low kicks.
Bob lands with an overhand left.
Bob throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wu's waist but Wu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bob off to one side.
Bob takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Wu.
Wu moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Wu moves into the clinch.
Wu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob.
Bob is pressed up against the cage. Wu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bob down to the mat. Bob avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bob pushes Wu up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to break free but Wu has control.
Wu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Wu.
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Wu's shoulder, as Wu tries to avoid the shot.
Wu stuffs the takedown attempt from Bob. Bob gets slowly back to his feet.
Wu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wu throws a combination. Bob tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bob shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wu pinned against the cage. Wu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bob closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wu tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bob counters with a takedown into side control.
Bob has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wu!
Bob breaks from Wu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wu wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bob landing punches.
Wu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bob scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wu won't allow Bob to pass to mount.
Wu striking from half guard on the bottom.
Wu gets back to full guard.
Wu is wriggling around but Bob manages to pass to half guard.
Wu is trying to stand back up but Bob is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wu looking for a guillotine here but Bob defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jordan Bob.
I think Bob has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jordan Bob!
Jordan Bob is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bloggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Carlos Guntin Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Guntin Rodriguez's choice of entrance music: Skinhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bloggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Carlos Guntin Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guntin Rodriguez tries to bum rush Bloggs with a series of wild strikes but Bloggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bloggs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Guntin Rodriguez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bloggs is controlling him.
Bloggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guntin Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloggs drops back looking for a leg! Guntin Rodriguez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guntin Rodriguez manages to kick Bloggs off! Bloggs jumps back into Guntin Rodriguez's guard.
Bloggs wants to control from the top but Guntin Rodriguez keeps moving.
Guntin Rodriguez looking for a guillotine here but Bloggs defends easily.
Bloggs is pushing down on Guntin Rodriguez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guntin Rodriguez is fighting to maintain full guard but Bloggs has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guntin Rodriguez is not content to let Bloggs control the position.
Bloggs in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Guntin Rodriguez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bloggs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Bloggs!
Joe Bloggs retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Under the Knife - Rise Against. Wuzz has chosen Lützenkirchen - Cairo on Acid as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jamie Franklin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jamie Franklin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Franklin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin swinging wilding here.
Jamie Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin throws a leg kick but Wuzz moved away.
Franklin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wuzz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuzz.
Wuzz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Franklin looks to land a body kick but Wuzz moved away.
Franklin throws a leg kick which misses Wuzz's front leg but catches the back leg as Wuzz tries to avoid it.
Wuzz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin looks to land a body kick but Wuzz moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wuzz shoots in and drives through. Franklin sprawls well.
Wuzz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but Franklin shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Franklin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
Wuzz misses with a takedown attempt - Franklin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jamie Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Wuzz.
Franklin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wuzz. That did some damage!
Wuzz fails to land the takedown.
Franklin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wuzz is able to avoid easily.
Wuzz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jamie Franklin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wuzz wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franklin, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries to clinch up.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuzz.
Wuzz slips a jab from Franklin.
Franklin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuzz.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franklin but Franklin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Franklin thumps Wuzz with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Franklin, right into the meat.
Franklin scores with a nice body kick.
Wuzz looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franklin misses with a low kick.
Good work by Wuzz as he checks the leg kick.
Franklin scores with a one two! Wuzz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franklin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franklin cracks the inside of Wuzz's front leg.
Franklin tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Wuzz with that takedown attempt.
Franklin punishes Wuzz's body with a nice straight punch.
Franklin lands a nice shot that snaps Wuzz's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wuzz avoids the head kick by Franklin.
An inside leg kick lands from Franklin.
Franklin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Franklin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wuzz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Franklin lunges at Wuzz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wuzz's hand.
Franklin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franklin throws a head kick that Wuzz semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wuzz dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Wuzz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Franklin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Franklin looks to land a combination but Wuzz avoids it well.
Franklin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wuzz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franklin. Franklin obviously looking to wear him down.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wuzz.
Jamie Franklin is winning the standup battle so far.
Franklin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wuzz.
Wuzz tries to clinch up.
Wuzz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Franklin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wuzz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Franklin as Wuzz shoots in.
Wuzz is breathing heavily.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wuzz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franklin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin scores with a punch to the head.
Franklin throws a head kick that Wuzz semi-blocks.
Franklin takes a swing at Wuzz's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Wuzz wants to clinch.
Franklin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wuzz checks a low kick from Franklin.
Franklin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Wuzz or perhaps it was just good defense by Franklin which made him look bad.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wuzz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wuzz tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jamie Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Wuzz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franklin. That's going to slow Wuzz down.
Franklin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wuzz avoids the head kick by Franklin.
Franklin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wuzz tries to clinch but Franklin is having none of it.
A shot to de liver by Franklin. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wuzz's calf.
Franklin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin scoring well with a low kick there.
Franklin cracks Wuzz with a good jab.
Wuzz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Franklin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franklin.
Franklin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wuzz.
Franklin swinging wilding here.
Franklin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Franklin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Franklin.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin throws a leg kick which misses Wuzz's front leg but catches the back leg as Wuzz tries to avoid it.
Franklin digs a good hook to Wuzz's body.
Franklin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wuzz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wuzz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franklin can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin scores with a one two! Wuzz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franklin scores with a head kick.
Franklin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wuzz at a distance.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Franklin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wuzz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franklin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wuzz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Franklin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Franklin.
Wuzz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Franklin misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wuzz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jamie Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wuzz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin lunges at Wuzz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wuzz's hand.
Franklin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wuzz can do to turn this around?
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wuzz.
Franklin is looking to wear down Wuzz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Franklin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franklin lands with an overhand left.
Wuzz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Franklin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wuzz circles away quickly and effectively.
Franklin swings for the body but Wuzz moves out of range.
Wuzz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franklin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wuzz takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Franklin.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Wuzz moves out of range easily.
Franklin misses with a series of wild punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wuzz might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Franklin has got the better of the exchanges.
An inside leg kick from Franklin misses.
Wuzz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franklin motions for Wuzz to come forward. Franklin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wuzz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wuzz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wuzz gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Franklin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Franklin pushes Wuzz off looking to stand but Wuzz dives back in and keeps control.
Wuzz is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Franklin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Franklin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wuzz on the ground.
Franklin is trying to stand back up but Wuzz is controlling him
Franklin pushes Wuzz off and gets back to his feet.
Wuzz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Franklin.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Wuzz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick from Franklin lands but Wuzz takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franklin.
Franklin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Franklin misses with a double jab.
Franklin throws a nice head kick!
Franklin thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Franklin clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Franklin.
Franklin throws a body kick that misses.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wuzz wants to clinch.
Wuzz fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin misses with a body kick.
Franklin throws a solid leg kick but Wuzz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Franklin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin lands with a nice combination. Wuzz backs away looking to recover.
Franklin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Franklin misses with a low kick as Wuzz jumps back.
Franklin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wuzz tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wuzz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wuzz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wuzz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Franklin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wuzz has Franklin in his guard.
Franklin gets to his feet - Wuzz follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wuzz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Franklin tries to avoid it but Wuzz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Franklin to the ground. Franklin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wuzz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Franklin.
Franklin lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
Franklin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jamie Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Wuzz.
Franklin throws a one two combo.
Franklin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franklin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wuzz.
Franklin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Franklin duly obliges.
Wuzz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but Wuzz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wuzz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Franklin can pounce on him.
Franklin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Franklin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Franklin. Franklin obviously looking to wear him down.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Franklin scores with a jab to the head.
Franklin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wuzz's sensitive parts.
Franklin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Franklin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franklin. That's going to slow Wuzz down.
Franklin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Franklin had his way with Al Wuzz in that 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Franklin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
Franklin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franklin is looking to slow Wuzz down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Franklin.
Franklin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wuzz moves away.
Wuzz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franklin pinned against the cage. Franklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wuzz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Franklin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Franklin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wuzz. Wuzz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franklin throws a series of punches but Wuzz avoids them all with ease.
Franklin throws a body kick that misses.
Franklin tries a low kick but Wuzz avoids it.
Wuzz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Franklin throws a head kick that misses.
Franklin throws a head kick that Wuzz semi-blocks.
Franklin tries to score with a low kick but Wuzz moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Franklin misses with a leg kick.
Franklin lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Franklin.
Franklin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Franklin as he avoids it easily.
Franklin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wuzz blocks a head kick by Franklin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Franklin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin throws a leg kick but Wuzz checks it.
Wuzz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Franklin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wuzz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wuzz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Franklin tries to bum rush Wuzz with a series of wild strikes but Wuzz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wuzz shoots for a double leg takedown but Franklin sprawls well. He's pushed Wuzz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamie Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Wuzz.
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Franklin as he jumps to the side.
Franklin feints and then cracks Wuzz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wuzz down.
Franklin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franklin cracks the inside of Wuzz's front leg.
Al Wuzz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franklin looks to land a combination but Wuzz avoids it well.
Franklin lands a lovely overhand right.
Jamie Franklin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wuzz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wuzz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Franklin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Franklin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Franklin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:43
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:43
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Franklin!
Jamie Franklin retains his lightweight title!
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