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VFC 25: Chemistry PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Rhodes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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, Andre Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhodes throws a nice looking combination but Winner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhodes slips under a jab from Winner.
Rhodes drops his hands momentarily and Winner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Winner closes the distance and clinches.
Winner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rhodes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rhodes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rhodes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rhodes's efforts to push away.
Rhodes is trying to break the clinch but Winner is controlling him.
Winner breaks from the clinch.
Winner takes one on the button.
It looks like Andre Winner has been cut.
Winner moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.
Rhodes throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
Rhodes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winner to score with a decent uppercut.
Rhodes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Alex Rhodes has been cut.
Rhodes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rhodes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winner darts in and clinches Rhodes up against the cage.
Winner keeps control of Rhodes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rhodes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Winner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhodes throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a few strikes there.
Winner throws a series of punches but Rhodes avoids them all with ease.
Rhodes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rhodes looks gassed!
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rhodes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winner connects with the punch.
Winner lands with a hook. Rhodes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rhodes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Winner has Rhodes pressed against the cage, preventing Rhodes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winner lands a body punch.
Winner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rhodes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rhodes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winner.
Winner throws a shot to the body.
Winner lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winner throws a one two combo.
Winner cracks a nice hook into Rhodes's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner instigates a clinch.
Winner slowing the pace effectively.
Winner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winner clinches.
Rhodes wants to get back to striking at distance but Winner won't allow it.
Rhodes is looking to break free of the clinch but Winner has double underhooks.
Rhodes working hard to break the clinch.
Winner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rhodes misses with a double jab
and Winner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Winner.
Winner stalling.
Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes misses with a double jab.
Winner misses with the combination.
Winner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhodes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Winner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winner lands a lovely overhand right.
Alex Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rhodes misses with a body shot
and Winner counters with a nice body shot.
Winner misses with a double jab.
Winner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winner moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.
Winner clinches.
Winner breaks the clinch.
Winner lands a jab to the head.
Rhodes stalks Winner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Winner's face. Winner staggers backwards, shaken.
Winner darts in and clinches Rhodes up against the cage.
Rhodes wants to get back to striking at distance but Winner won't allow it.
Winner breaks the clinch.
Rhodes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rhodes lands the left hand.
Rhodes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhodes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Winner lands with a nice combination. Rhodes backs away looking to recover.
Winner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rhodes misses with a double jab
and Winner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rhodes misses with a combination
and Winner counters with a one-two to the body.
Rhodes misses with a hook. Winner ducked under it nicely.
Winner misses with a body shot.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhodes manages to avoid it.
Winner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhodes misses with a double jab.
Winner throws a series of punches but Rhodes moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rhodes misses with a combination
and Winner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winner works over Rhodes's head and body with a nice combination.
Rhodes lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Winner dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winner tries to bum rush Rhodes with a series of wild strikes but Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhodes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winner counters with a two punch combo.
Rhodes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winner misses with a body shot.
Rhodes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winner counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Winner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Winner slips under a jab from Rhodes.
Rhodes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winner counters with a series of strikes. Rhodes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rhodes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rhodes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rhodes lands a jab to Winner's midsection.
Winner moves out of range as Rhodes strikes.
A left and a right from Winner both land. Nice combination.
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rhodes throws out the jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winner.
Winner is working the combinations to good effect here.
Winner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhodes.
Rhodes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner.
Andre Winner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winner avoids the body shot from Rhodes.
Winner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Winner moves into the clinch.
Winner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhodes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rhodes fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhodes throws a jab but it's blocked by Winner.
Rhodes looks to score with a jab to the body but Winner is just out of range.
Rhodes takes a swing at Winner's ribcage but misses.
Rhodes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rhodes's head.
Rhodes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rhodes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rhodes throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhodes misses with a double jab
and Winner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rhodes manages to break the clinch.
Winner tries to bum rush Rhodes with a series of wild strikes but Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhodes misses with a double jab
and Winner counters by moving into the clinch.
Rhodes working hard to break the clinch.
Winner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a hook but Winner blocks it.
Winner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhodes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big left from Rhodes misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rhodes.
Andre Winner is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhodes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winner clinches up against the cage.
Rhodes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner counters with a stiff right hand.
Winner avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Rhodes does no damage.
Rhodes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhodes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Winner slips a jab from Rhodes.
Winner throws a right and a left that Rhodes avoids nicely.
Rhodes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winner scores with a one two! Rhodes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rhodes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rhodes throws a lazy right hand but Winner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhodes misses with a series of wild punches.
Winner staying out of range there.
Winner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rhodes tries to bum rush Winner with a series of wild strikes but Winner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winner prevents Rhodes from breaking the clinch.
Winner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rhodes up against the cage.
Winner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Rhodes does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rhodes throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Winner dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rhodes tries to bum rush Winner with a series of wild strikes but Winner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rhodes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winner.
Winner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rhodes is trying to break the clinch but Winner is controlling him.
Winner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rhodes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rhodes takes one to the side of the head.
Rhodes thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Rhodes.
Winner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rhodes.
Rhodes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winner lands with a straight right. Rhodes didn't see that one coming.
Winner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rhodes misses with a combination
and Winner counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhodes misses with a combination
and Winner counters by clinching up.
Rhodes has had enough of the clinch but Winner keeps him there for the moment.
Rhodes is trying to break the clinch but Winner has him pressed against the cage.
Rhodes wants to break free but Winner has control.
Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes thows a body shot but no joy.
Winner misses with the combination.
Winner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rhodes.
Winner has closed the distance and engaged Rhodes in a clinch.
Rhodes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rhodes looks to land a combination. Winner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winner lands a right hook to the body.
Rhodes tests Winner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Winner scores with a four punch combination!
Alex Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winner.
Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rhodes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winner lands a jab-cross combination.
Rhodes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rhodes tries to break the clinch but Winner is controlling the position.
Winner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rhodes throws a series of punches but Winner avoids them all with ease.
Rhodes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winner has closed the distance and engaged Rhodes in a clinch.
Winner breaks from the clinch.
Rhodes looks to land a left hand but Winner moved out of range nicely.
Rhodes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winner circles away quickly and effectively.
Rhodes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a wild combination.
Rhodes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Winner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rhodes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winner. Winner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice straight punches there by Winner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winner.
Rhodes lands a glancing blow to the side of Winner's head.
Rhodes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rhodes throws an overhand right that lands on Winner's shoulder, as Winner tries to avoid the shot.
Rhodes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rhodes is looking to break free of the clinch but Winner has double underhooks.
Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Winner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhodes fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhodes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winner.
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.
Winner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rhodes on the side of the head.
Winner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rhodes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rhodes has had enough of the clinch but Winner keeps him there for the moment.
Winner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Rhodes throws a shot to the body.
Winner gets a clinch.
Rhodes tries to circle away but Winner has him pinned against the cage.
Winner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhodes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhodes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Rhodes.
Winner lands a right hook to the body.
Rhodes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winner's hands.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhodes.
Andre Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rhodes throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Winner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Winner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between donny marlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Sankey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Sankey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 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
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, donny marlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Sankey!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
marlow shoots in for a takedown but Sankey shows good takedown defense.
marlow drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sankey tries to strike from the bottom.
marlow looking to pass the guard.
marlow wanted to stand there but Sankey had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sankey holds on and takes a little breather.
Sankey throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
marlow being controlled here momentarily.
marlow stands up and waves to Sankey to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
marlow is trying to control the position but Sankey postures up.
Sankey passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sankey working the body and head with strikes.
marlow wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
marlow taking a bit of punishment here - Sankey scoring with strikes.
Sankey working the head and body with strikes.
Sankey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
marlow is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sankey working the ground and pound.
Sankey tries to move to mount but marlow blocks the move with his legs.
Sankey is looking to take a break and control but marlow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
marlow is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankey working the ground and pound.
Sankey works to advance to full mount. marlow defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
marlow is breathing heavily.
The referee warns marlow that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sankey controlling from the full mount.
marlow tries to hold on but Sankey pushes him away.
Sankey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Sankey is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. marlow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sankey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sankey working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sankey wants to control the pace but marlow is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Sankey.
Sankey landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Sankey dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
marlow misses with a hook.
Sankey connects with a crisp jab.
Sankey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sankey drives through and clinches with marlow against the cage.
marlow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
marlow jumps guard but Sankey stands there with marlow around his waist. marlow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sankey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
marlow working hard to break the clinch.
Sankey breaks the clinch.
marlow tries to clinch
and Sankey counters by clinching up.
Sankey takes a shot to the head.
marlow takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sankey slowing the pace effectively.
Sankey breaks from the clinch.
Sankey pushes marlow away with a front kick.
Sankey fails to land with a series of punches.
Sankey has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
marlow has Sankey up against the cage in a clinch.
Sankey breaks from the clinch.
marlow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sankey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sankey stuffs the takedown.
Sankey throws a right hand that marlow ducks under and follows up with a left that marlow also avoids with ease.
marlow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
marlow slips a jab and a cross from Sankey.
Sankey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sankey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
marlow throws a lazy body kick
and Sankey counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for marlow!
Sankey trying to control but marlow is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
marlow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sankey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sankey with the ground and pound from mount.
marlow is working to get back to half guard.
Sankey controlling the pace for now.
marlow working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
marlow wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sankey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sankey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sankey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sankey dominating with strikes here.
Sankey working for a guillotine from mount but marlow is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sankey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dominic Sankey has got the better of the ground game so far.
marlow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sankey quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Sankey but it's paid off an marlow is forced to tap! Nice work by Sankey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominic Sankey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maike Mitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eder De Oliveria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch's entrance music is C'mon !. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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234 lbs
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258 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Maike Mitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eder De Oliveria!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitch misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Oliveria throws a front kick aimed at Mitch's knee but Mitch avoids it well.
De Oliveria shoots in and bounces Mitch off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Oliveria drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Oliveria jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mitch will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
De Oliveria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitch keeping moving, preventing De Oliveria from controlling successfully.
De Oliveria drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says De Oliveria as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Mitch screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with De Oliveria! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Eder De Oliveria!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merv Ridley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridley has chosen Don't Turn Off The Lights - Enrique Iglesias as his entrance music. Merv Ridley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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, Tom Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Merv Ridley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels tries to clinch up but Ridley circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels tries to clinch but Ridley moves out of range.
Ridley swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Michaels scores with a hook.
Ridley scores with a takedown into Michaels's guard.
Ridley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ridley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ridley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ridley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ridley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ridley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michaels is looking for a triangle but Ridley pushes his legs off easily.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Ridley from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ridley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ridley trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridley wants to pass the guard but Michaels is keeping the position.
Michaels is trying to keep Ridley in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ridley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Michaels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Ridley stands up from Michaels's guard - Ridley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ridley circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaels shoots and misses
and Ridley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ridley is keen to just control but Michaels is a slippery customer.
Ridley looks gassed!
Ridley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ridley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Michaels defends it well.
Ridley is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Michaels still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Michaels has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridley tries to buck Michaels off but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels decides to stand back up.
Michaels throws a right hand that Ridley ducks under and follows up with a left that Ridley also avoids with ease.
Michaels throws a lazy head kick
and Ridley counters with a single leg into guard. Michaels didn't expect that.
Michaels is trying to control the position but Ridley postures up.
Michaels escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ridley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ridley passes into half guard.
Michaels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ridley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridley stops Michaels from getting back to his feet.
Michaels is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ridley pulls his head out easily.
Ridley is trying to control the action in half guard but Michaels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ridley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Michaels sees it coming and defends easily.
Ridley seems to be working for a kimura but Michaels defends the submission attempt.
Michaels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridley wants to work for an arm triangle but Michaels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merv Ridley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michaels cracks Ridley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ridley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michaels's guard.
Michaels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Michaels has his foot on Ridley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ridley works his way back into a safe position though.
Ridley wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Ridley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Michaels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ridley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Michaels sees it coming and defends easily.
Merv Ridley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ridley trying to control from half guard but Michaels is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Michaels to get to his feet.
Michaels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michaels misses with a kick to the body.
Ridley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michaels tries to avoid it but Ridley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michaels to the ground. Michaels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michaels lands a two punch combo.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ridley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Michaels won't be happy with that.
Ridley lands a nice forearm strike.
Ridley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Michaels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels can't do much from the bottom here.
Ridley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Michaels is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Michaels struggling a bit here.
Ridley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Michaels sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ridley trying to control the action but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Michaels is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Ridley circles away.
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Ridley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Michaels works his way to full guard. Good work.
Michaels keeping full guard, as Ridley tries to pass.
Michaels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ridley manages to get himself to full guard.
Michaels trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ridley's guard.
Michaels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridley looking for a guillotine here but Michaels defends easily.
Ridley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Michaels tries to stand but Ridley is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels trying to control but Ridley is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merv Ridley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Michaels looks to land a combination but Ridley avoids it well.
Michaels darts in trying to clinch
and Ridley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ridley passes into half guard.
Ridley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ridley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ridley is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley wants to control but Michaels is keeping him busy.
Michaels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ridley 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.
Ridley is keen to just control but Michaels is a slippery customer.
Ridley prevents Michaels from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Michaels looks to clinch
and Ridley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Michaels's guard now.
Merv Ridley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ridley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ridley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michaels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ridley wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michaels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ridley content to stall in guard here.
Tom Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ridley trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michaels is looking for a triangle but Ridley pushes his legs off easily.
Ridley controlling from the top position.
Michaels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ridley is controlling him.
Michaels is trying to keep Ridley in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Merv Ridley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ridley 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merv Ridley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Veijo Unski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and roy d (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unski comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like Humppa. d has chosen do it as his entrance music. Veijo Unski had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Veijo Unski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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24
177 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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22
171 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Veijo Unski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, roy d!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from d does no damage.
Unski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. d sprawls well initially but Unski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Unski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
d is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. d manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Unski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
d manages to work his way to half guard, despite Unski's best efforts.
Unski is breathing heavily.
d wants to get back to his feet.
d wants to get back to full guard.
d moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
d 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.
d is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Unski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
d keeping moving, preventing Unski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
d tries to clinch but Unski moves out of range.
d fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Unski sprawls well initially but d persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Unski gets back to full guard.
d avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Unski keeping full guard, as d tries to pass.
d lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Unski keeping moving, preventing d from controlling successfully.
d keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Unski's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
d is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
d lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
d lands a couple of digs.
Unski trying to keep a closed guard but d is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
d lands a couple of decent looking shots.
d chips away with some ground and pound.
Unski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
d drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. d seems to have locked his on tight now - Unski screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for d, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). roy d!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diamond's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Big Gun - AC/DC . Karlsson has chosen Loyal to no one - Dropkick Murphys as his entrance music. 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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18
213 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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24
207 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diamond to score with a decent uppercut.
Karlsson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A right-left combo lands from Diamond.
Diamond lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karlsson backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diamond throws a nice looking combination but Karlsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diamond stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diamond misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karlsson slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Karlsson moves out of range.
Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Karlsson thumps Diamond with a low kick.
Diamond connects with a jab.
Diamond throws a right and a left that Karlsson avoids nicely.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diamond.
Diamond swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diamond scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson swinging wilding here.
Diamond misses with a combination
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karlsson slips a straight right by Diamond.
Karlsson feints and then cracks Diamond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diamond down.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the head.
Karlsson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karlsson misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Diamond misses
and Karlsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diamond really felt that one!
Karlsson lands a head kick. Diamond smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Karlsson thuds a left hand into Diamond's body.
Diamond takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson lands with a cross.
Karlsson has Diamond up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond can't break the clinch.
Karlsson breaks the clinch.
Diamond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karlsson.
Jack Diamond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to clinch up.
Diamond throws a shot to the body.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters with a nice body shot.
Diamond misses with a hook to the body
and Karlsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Karlsson wants to get up but he can't break Diamond's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Karlsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Karlsson wants to stand but Diamond has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Diamond is looking to stand back up but Karlsson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Diamond.
Karlsson prevents Diamond from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stefan Karlsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karlsson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Diamond misses its intended target.
Karlsson lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Diamond missing with a left hand there. Karlsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diamond throws a right hand that Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Karlsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with a left and a right that stings Diamond.
Karlsson scores with a punch to the head.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with a straight right hand.
Diamond walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good shot there by Karlsson.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters by clinching up.
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diamond at a distance.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Karlsson clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson landing knees to the head.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karlsson can't break the clinch.
Diamond wants to get back to striking at distance but Karlsson won't allow it.
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack Diamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlsson throws a sloppy head kick and Diamond moves out of range easily.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karlsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Diamond lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stefan Karlsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Karlsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karlsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Karlsson gets a clinch.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamond throws a right hand that Karlsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Karlsson also avoids with ease.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karlsson.
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karlsson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diamond's head.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Karlsson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karlsson has Diamond pressed against the cage, preventing Diamond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karlsson jumps into guard, dragging Diamond to the mat.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet but Diamond passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to get back to his feet.
Karlsson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Diamond connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karlsson's hands.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karlsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Diamond misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Karlsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diamond scores with a nice right hand.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Diamond misses.
Diamond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karlsson has time to react.
Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Diamond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Diamond, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diamond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice combination there by Diamond.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diamond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karlsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Diamond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karlsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karlsson scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Karlsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Karlsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diamond's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Karlsson has Diamond pressed against the cage, preventing Diamond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karlsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Karlsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diamond's head backwards.
Diamond ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses the shot to the body.
Diamond works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diamond's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Diamond duly obliges.
Diamond misses with a double jab
and Karlsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to pull guard but Diamond won't allow it.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diamond takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diamond stalks Karlsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Karlsson's face. Karlsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Diamond takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diamond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diamond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson slips a jab and a cross from Diamond.
Karlsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diamond.
Karlsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diamond looks to land a combination but Karlsson avoids it well.
Karlsson scores with a push kick.
Karlsson slips a straight right by Diamond.
Karlsson lands a head kick!
Stefan Karlsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diamond lands an overhand right.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlsson counters with a big head kick but Diamond shrugs it off.
Diamond avoids the head kick by Karlsson.
Diamond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karlsson moves into the clinch.
Karlsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jack Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlsson counters by clinching up.
Karlsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diamond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karlsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diamond is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Karlsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diamond misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Karlsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diamond thinking.
Diamond throws a combination that misses
and Karlsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diamond's knee momentarily.
Karlsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diamond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karlsson counters with a head kick.
A slow jab from Diamond misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Karlsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karlsson 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Karlsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jet leet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart's entrance music is The Sharpshooter. A fine choice. leet has chosen hhhhh as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
215 lbs
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19
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jet leet!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
leet misses with a wild body shot.
Hart is looking to slow leet down with leg kicks.
leet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
leet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hart tries to avoid it but leet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hart to the ground. Hart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
leet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
leet throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
leet swinging wilding here.
Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hart showed some decent athleticism there.
leet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
leet works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
leet has momentary wrist control but Hart slips an elbow through the middle.
Hart trying to control but leet is working from the bottom.
leet 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.
leet keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart forces his way into half guard.
Hart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
leet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
leet wants to sweep but no luck.
leet throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
leet trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Hart thows a big elbow that misses.
leet keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
leet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
leet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hart counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
leet moves into full guard.
leet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
leet can't keep his opponent in guard - Hart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
leet tries to roll over but Hart keeps him under control.
leet is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hart scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hart is keen to just control but leet is a slippery customer.
leet is looking for a sweep. Hart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hart is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. leet doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hart.
Hart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
leet looking for submissions off his back.
Hart working the head and body with strikes.
Hart is trying to control. leet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hart 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.
leet is looking for a sweep. Hart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hart working over leet with some ground and pound. leet looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. leet defending well though.
leet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hart is working for a kimura but leet is defending it quite comfortably.
leet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
leet works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
leet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
leet is trying to control. Hart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hart is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of leet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take leet's back!
leet breaks Hart's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hart is striking from the bottom but leet uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Hart wants to control but leet is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hart.
Hart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
jet leet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
leet blocks a head kick by Hart.
leet lands with a straight right. Hart didn't see that one coming.
A head kick misses from Hart.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hart.
leet with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hart counters with a body kick.
leet throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hart has leet pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hart pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending leet tumbling to the mat - Hart dives into leet's guard.
Hart not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart working some strikes from top position.
Hart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of leet's head.
leet is pulling down on Hart's head to control his posture.
leet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
leet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
leet trying to control the position.
Hart lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
leet keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Bret Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
leet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
leet is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for leet. That snapped Hart's head back.
The fighters circling - leet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
leet misses with a takedown
and Hart counters with a nice double leg into guard.
leet is breathing heavily.
Hart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hart passes into half guard.
leet moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
leet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
leet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but leet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart with a nice head shot there.
Hart is pushing down on leet's leg trying to pass to half guard. leet is fighting to maintain full guard but Hart has managed to sneak the leg through.
leet trying to control but Hart postures up.
leet regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hart passes leet's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
leet makes his way to full guard. A much better position for leet.
Hart cracks leet with a solid left hand.
Hart preventing the sweep.
Hart looking to pass the guard.
leet looking for a sweep. Not yet leet, not yet.
Hart stands up over leet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a couple of elbows.
Hart with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now leet is on top in guard.
leet trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hart wants to control but leet is keeping him busy.
leet landing a few short strikes.
Hart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
leet is looking for a sweep. Hart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hart drops an elbow to the side of leet's head.
leet gets full guard.
Hart connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart 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!
leet looks to score with a jab to the body but Hart is just out of range.
Hart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by leet as he checks the leg kick.
leet has his takedown stuffed
and leet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
leet moves out of range as Hart throws a body kick.
Hart scores with a punch to the head.
Hart explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hart tries to land a leg kick but leet saw it coming and moves away.
Hart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
leet is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hart asserts his dominance and retains side control.
leet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hart 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart scoring with punches and elbows.
Hart in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hart creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
leet is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
leet wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. leet manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
leet wants to sweep but no luck.
leet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart trying to control but leet is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now leet is on top in guard.
Hart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hart tries to strike from the bottom.
Hart punching from the bottom.
leet wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.
Hart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hart looking for submissions from the bottom but instead leet passes into half guard.
leet passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hart!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
leet connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
leet lands a heavy elbow.
Hart is desperately trying to improve his position but leet has a good base and remains in mount.
leet working Hart over with strikes here.
Hart sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
leet wants to free his trapped foot but Hart is holding on for dear life with his legs.
leet throwing shots but Hart is blocking nicely.
leet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hart is looking for a sweep. leet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hart slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hart wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
leet is looking to work some ground and pound but Hart has wrist control.
jet leet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
leet preventing the sweep.
leet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
leet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hart is looking to sweep but instead, leet has passed into half guard.
Hart looking for submissions off his back.
Bret Hart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
leet thows a huge punch but Hart dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
leet wants to pass to mount but Hart is defending the position.
leet thows a huge punch but Hart dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bret Hart.
Well Hart has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hart!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vichnou Shiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vichnou Shiva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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22
178 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Solid 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vichnou Shiva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Shiva is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shiva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shiva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith is pressing down on Shiva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shiva is holding on for now.
Shiva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is nestled in close to Shiva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shiva is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shiva avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shiva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Smith looking very determined here, making life difficult for Shiva.
Smith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shiva wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shiva drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Shiva off! Shiva jumps back into Smith's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiva trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Shiva wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shiva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith wants to sweep here but Shiva controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Shiva counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith punching from the bottom - just letting Shiva know he's still in a fight.
Smith keeping full guard, as Shiva tries to pass.
Shiva stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Shiva trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shiva manages to get himself to full guard.
Shiva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Smith throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith can't keep his opponent in guard - Shiva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith is not content to let Shiva control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Shiva is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shiva wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith is pressing down on Shiva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Smith isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shiva stacks Smith 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 Shiva!
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shiva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shiva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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 Paavo Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Shiva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Smith!
Shiva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Smith has worked his arm free - good work by Smith!
Shiva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Shiva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
Shiva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Shiva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Smith kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Smith gets back to half guard.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shiva is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Shiva.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shiva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shiva's head.
Shiva has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Shiva defends it.
Paavo Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shiva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shiva.
Shiva wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith postures up in Shiva's guard and throws a big left but Shiva blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Shiva.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Shiva is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shiva is on top in guard.
Shiva preventing the sweep.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shiva wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Shiva advances position into side control!
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Shiva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith tries to control but Shiva manages to take his back.
Smith is in bad spot here.
Shiva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Smith looking very determined here, making life difficult for Shiva.
Shiva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vichnou Shiva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shiva misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Shiva.
Smith with a nice head shot there.
Shiva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Smith has passed into side control.
Shiva struggling a bit here.
Shiva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith cracks Shiva with a big right hand but Shiva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shiva looking for a sweep but Smith has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working for a submission but Shiva is keeping him at bay.
Shiva regains half guard.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Shiva tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Shiva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shiva wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Shiva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith postures up.
Shiva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shiva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Smith is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiva looking for the choke from the back.
Shiva is persistently looking for the submission but Smith is defending it well.
Shiva looking for the RNC.
Smith breaks Shiva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shiva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shiva is looking to sweep but instead, Smith has passed into half guard.
Shiva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shiva has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith prevents Shiva from improving his position.
Shiva has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shiva is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Shiva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shiva looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paavo Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frankie fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Sub-Mission. frankie fraser has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, frankie fraser!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir dodges the punch combination from fraser.
Mir throws a leg kick which misses fraser's front leg but catches the back leg as fraser tries to avoid it.
fraser misses with a few strikes there.
Mir works fraser's body with a nice hook.
A jab from fraser misses.
Mir scores with a leg kick.
fraser misses with a few strikes there.
fraser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
fraser takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
fraser looks gassed!
fraser slips a jab and a cross from Mir.
Mir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
fraser on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mir tests fraser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
fraser takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mir throws a quick head kick that knocks fraser silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Mir is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cain Mir!
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