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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forest Griffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Briston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bryan Briston was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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245 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Forest Griffen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Briston!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Briston or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffen which made him look bad.
Griffen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Briston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Briston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Briston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griffen is fending him off so far but Briston persists. Nope, Griffen circles away and we're back to standing.
Briston darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Briston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griffen defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briston prevents Griffen from standing back up.
Griffen is not content to let Briston control the position.
Briston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griffen is in trouble now - Briston has advanced to mount!
Briston lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Briston lands a big shot there that rocks Griffen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briston throws some wild stikes that Griffen manages to avoid easily.
Briston unloading with bombs!
Briston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briston loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Griffen scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Briston land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Briston stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Briston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rav Kapur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Taylor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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252 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rav Kapur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor dodges an elbow strike from Kapur.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Kapur's head but Kapur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kapur moves away
and Kapur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor looking to stall.
Kapur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Kapur keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Rav Kapur has been cut.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kapur won't allow it.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor gets control of Kapur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kapur stops Taylor from standing up.
Taylor pushes Kapur off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kapur moves away
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kapur misses with an elbow strike.
Taylor gets control of Kapur's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor controls Kapur momentarily but Kapur frees himself.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Kapur controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kapur moves into the clinch.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Kapur.
It looks like Phil Taylor has been cut.
Taylor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kapur pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rav Kapur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kapur moves away
and Kapur moves into the clinch.
Kapur stops a takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kapur pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kapur.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Kapur improves position.
Kapur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Kapur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kapur misses with an elbow over the top.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kapur lands a knee to the head.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike from Kapur.
Taylor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kapur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kapur gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kapur could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kapur lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Kapur, against the ropes.
Kapur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kapur misses with an elbow over the top.
Kapur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taylor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kapur landing knees to the head.
Kapur misses with a knee strike.
Kapur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Kapur throws an elbow that misses.
Kapur crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Taylor wants to break free but Kapur has control.
Kapur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Kapur looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Kapur looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Kapur gets underhooks to prevent Taylor's takedown attempt.
Taylor taking a breather.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kapur misses with an elbow strike.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Kapur.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor has his takedown stuffed
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor just leaning against Kapur, taking a breather.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Kapur throws an elbow that misses.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Kapur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Kapur keeps it at a distance.
Kapur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor tries to clinch up
and Kapur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kapur misses with an elbow strike.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor gets through Kapur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Kapur keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kapurs head.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Kapur pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kapur pinned against the cage. Kapur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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 Rav Kapur will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kapur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kapur lands a knee to the head.
Kapur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor lands with a short shot to the head.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kapur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taylor's brow.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kapur.
Kapur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor tries to stall but Kapur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Kapur circles away easily
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kapur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Taylor.
Taylor digs a right hand into Kapur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kapur's gas tank.
Kapur managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Kapur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Taylor wants to stall.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Kapur, against the ropes.
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kapur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Rav Kapur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kapur counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Kapur wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Kapur is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Kapur rushes Taylor and presses him up against the ropes.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor trying to stall but Kapur improves his position.
Kapur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kapur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Kapur circles away.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor stalling in the clinch but Kapur improves position.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Kapur misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kapur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets through Kapur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kapur.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor tries to clinch but Kapur is having none of it.
Kapur is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kapur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kapur tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Kapur.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Kapur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kapur wants to clinch
and Kapur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kapur clinches but Taylor breaks the clinch
and Kapur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Kapur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rav Kapur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Taylor.
Kapur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Taylor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kapur's brow.
Kapur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kapur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kapur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch
and Kapur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Kapur has double underhooks.
Kapur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kapur fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kapur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kapur up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taylor wants to clinch
and Kapur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kapur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kapur backwards.
Kapur misses with a knee to the head.
Kapur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor decides to pull guard.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kapur manages to get himself to full guard.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but instead Kapur has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Taylor wants to stand up but Kapur is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kapur doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Kapur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapur lands an elbow inside.
Kapur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Kapur.
Knees to the body from Kapur.
Kapur scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kapur.
Kapur tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Kapur lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor misses with an elbow over the top.
Kapur misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kapur is keeping busy.
Kapur lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kapur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Kapur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kapur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Kapur lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.
Taylor looking for a takedown.
Rav Kapur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Taylor.
Kapur throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Kapur is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapur throws an elbow but it misses.
Taylor avoids a wild elbow strike from Kapur.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kapur won't allow it.
Taylor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Taylor wants to break free but Kapur has control.
Kapur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kapur lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
Taylor pushes Kapur off and scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Taylor misses
and Kapur counters by clinching up.
Kapur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kapur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kapur gets underhooks to prevent Taylor's takedown attempt.
Kapur landing knees to the body.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kapur keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kapur looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Kapur's head.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taylor avoids the elbow strike from Kapur, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taylor.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Taylor.
Kapur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor lands a nice uppercut.
Kapur misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Kapur scores with a knee to the head.
Kapur lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Taylor wants a takedown.
Kapur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kapur creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taylor's defenses.
Kapur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Taylor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor pushes off an throws an elbow but Kapur leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Taylor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Taylor tries to break the clinch but Kapur is controlling the position.
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 Rav Kapur.
I think Kapur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Dostoevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Dostoevsky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dostoevsky dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Dostoevsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dostoevsky misses with a low kick.
Dostoevsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dostoevsky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dostoevsky wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Dostoevsky misses with a low kick.
Gracie lands with a nice combination. Dostoevsky backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie swinging wilding here.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Dostoevsky walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dostoevsky's calf.
Dostoevsky checks a leg kick.
Dostoevsky throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dostoevsky dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Dostoevsky has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dostoevsky looks gassed!
Dostoevsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dostoevsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Dostoevsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Fedor Dostoevsky has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dostoevsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gracie!
Dostoevsky misses with a combination
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie feints and then cracks Dostoevsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dostoevsky down.
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
Dostoevsky misses with a leg kick
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dostoevsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dostoevsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Gracie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dostoevsky backs up against the ropes.
Dostoevsky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gracie is looking to slow Dostoevsky down with leg kicks.
Dostoevsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Dostoevsky misses
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roger Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dostoevsky misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie scores with a sloppy right hand. Dostoevsky should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dostoevsky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dostoevsky is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dostoevsky misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Fedor Dostoevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
Dostoevsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dostoevsky's calf.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Dostoevsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie throws a nice head kick!
Dostoevsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dostoevsky will feel that in the morning.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Dostoevsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gracie scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dostoevsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie kicks Dostoevsky off and gets back to his feet.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Gracie cracks Dostoevsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dostoevsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dostoevsky has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gracie.
Dostoevsky misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Dostoevsky was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Dostoevsky was not able to check.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Dostoevsky avoids nicely.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
Gracie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gracie.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gracie!
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Dostoevsky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dostoevsky with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dostoevsky throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dostoevsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Dostoevsky was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
A leg kick checked by Dostoevsky.
Dostoevsky has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dostoevsky's knee momentarily.
Roger Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Dostoevsky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Dostoevsky down.
Gracie throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Dostoevsky down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gracie throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dostoevsky's head.
Dostoevsky with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Dostoevsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dostoevsky misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a body kick.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dostoevsky's calf.
Dostoevsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gracie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dostoevsky's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Dostoevsky misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a low kick, right behind Dostoevsky 's knee.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Dostoevsky saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dostoevsky's calf.
Dostoevsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gracie can pounce on him.
Dostoevsky misses with a looping left.
Dostoevsky takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Dostoevsky misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Dostoevsky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dostoevsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Gracie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Dostoevsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dostoevsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Dostoevsky was not able to check.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Dostoevsky throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dostoevsky's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a good low kick that Dostoevsky was not able to check.
Gracie throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Dostoevsky thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with a thumping low kick.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dostoevsky shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dostoevsky's calf.
Dostoevsky tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Dostoevsky throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dostoevsky's knee momentarily.
Dostoevsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gracie.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dostoevsky shoots and misses
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Roger Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Dostoevsky has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roger Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Dostoevsky.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dostoevsky shoots and misses
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dostoevsky.
Gracie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dostoevsky misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a body kick.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dostoevsky has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gracie thuds his shin into the meat of Dostoevsky's side.
Roger Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie lands a front kick.
Dostoevsky moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right hand that Dostoevsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Dostoevsky also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gracie cracks the inside of Dostoevsky's front leg.
A shot to the body from Dostoevsky misses
and Gracie counters with a big head kick but Dostoevsky shrugs it off.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dostoevsky thows a leg kick but Gracie checks it
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
Dostoevsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dostoevsky misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a series of strikes. Dostoevsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dostoevsky shoots and misses
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie tries to land a leg kick but Dostoevsky saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie connects with a solid leg kick.
Gracie scores with a leg kick.
Dostoevsky with a poor takedown
and Gracie counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dostoevsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie cracks the inside of Dostoevsky's front leg.
Gracie feints and then cracks Dostoevsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dostoevsky down.
Fedor Dostoevsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick from Dostoevsky misses
and Gracie counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Gillpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor Gillpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bailey!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey darts in and clinches Gillpatrick up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bailey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gillpatrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gillpatrick looking to slow down the pace here.
Gillpatrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Bailey.
Bailey manages to pull guard.
Gillpatrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Bailey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gillpatrick postures up.
Gillpatrick won't allow Bailey to get back to his feet.
Gillpatrick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bailey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey looking for a sweep. Not yet Bailey, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gillpatrick gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bailey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bailey.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Bailey as Gillpatrick shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey instigates a clinch.
Bailey successfully pulls guard.
Gillpatrick wants to control from the top but Bailey keeps moving.
Bailey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bailey trying to strike off his back.
Gillpatrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gillpatrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gillpatrick stops Bailey from standing up.
Gillpatrick tries to stand but Bailey is controlling from the bottom.
Gillpatrick drops back looking for a leg! Bailey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bailey manages to kick Gillpatrick off! Gillpatrick jumps back into Bailey's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gillpatrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gillpatrick off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Gillpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Gillpatrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bailey's waist but Bailey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gillpatrick off to one side.
Gillpatrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bailey pinned against the cage. Bailey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gillpatrick is breathing heavily.
Bailey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bailey has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Gillpatrick works to full guard.
Gillpatrick looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bailey passes into side control.
Bailey working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gillpatrick could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bailey tries to advance to mount but Gillpatrick denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looks up at the clock and then as Gillpatrick takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bailey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bailey decides to stand back up.
Gillpatrick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bailey counters by clinching up.
Bailey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gillpatrick uses from the top position.
Bailey pushes Gillpatrick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gillpatrick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gillpatrick tries to get to full guard but Bailey has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey wants to stand but Gillpatrick has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gillpatrick tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Gillpatrick wants to control but Bailey is keeping busy.
Gillpatrick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bailey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gillpatrick looking for subs off his back but Bailey has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bailey is thwarting Gillpatrick's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bailey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gillpatrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bailey counters by clinching up.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey stops a takedown attempt from Gillpatrick.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey stalling the fight.
Gillpatrick jumps guard but Bailey stands there with Gillpatrick around his waist. Gillpatrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bailey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gillpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bailey lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gillpatrick tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Bailey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillpatrick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bailey stops Gillpatrick from standing up.
Gillpatrick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bailey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bailey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gillpatrick looking to control but Bailey passes into half guard.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bailey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bailey is looking to advance position but Gillpatrick won't allow it.
Gillpatrick tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is working hard here to advance position.
Gillpatrick gets full guard.
Gillpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Gillpatrick, not yet.
Bailey tries to stand but Gillpatrick is controlling from the bottom.
Gillpatrick working a defensive guard here.
Bailey throwing strikes from guard but Gillpatrick blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gillpatrick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bailey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Gillpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gillpatrick takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillpatrick gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gillpatrick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gillpatrick is looking for a triangle but Bailey pushes his legs off easily.
Bailey lands a couple of digs.
Gillpatrick is trying to keep Bailey in close.
Gillpatrick has a closed guard, preventing Bailey from standing up.
Gillpatrick is trying to control the position but Bailey postures up.
Bailey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is trying to keep Bailey in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gillpatrick tries for a takedown but Bailey circles away easily
and Bailey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bailey frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gillpatrick throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bailey working Gillpatrick over with strikes here.
Gillpatrick is trying desperately to improve position.
Gillpatrick tries to hold on but Bailey postures up.
Bailey tries to control but Gillpatrick wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Bailey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gillpatrick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bailey.
Bailey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bailey lands in his opponent's guard.
Gillpatrick is trying to keep Bailey in close.
Gillpatrick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gillpatrick has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bailey has passed into side control.
Gillpatrick takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bailey trying to control the action but Gillpatrick is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is trying to get back to half guard.
Gillpatrick taking a bit of punishment here - Bailey scoring with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bailey landing a few strikes.
Bailey tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gillpatrick's legs.
Bailey working away.
Bailey is looking to take a break and control but Gillpatrick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gillpatrick prevents Bailey from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bailey off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gillpatrick's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bob Bailey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gillpatrick is really struggling to control Bailey but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bailey is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gillpatrick controls the position.
Gillpatrick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bailey for as long as he can get away with.
Gillpatrick is looking for the choke from the back position but Bailey is controlling his hands well.
Gillpatrick looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gillpatrick is trying to stick to Bailey's back but Bailey is turning into Gillpatrick. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gillpatrick's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bailey.
Bailey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gillpatrick wants to stand up but Bailey is controlling him.
Gillpatrick looking for a sweep. Not yet Gillpatrick, not yet.
Gillpatrick controls Bailey momentarily but Bailey frees himself.
Bailey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gillpatrick is proving hard to escape from.
Gillpatrick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Bailey is working Gillpatrick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bailey postures up and lands a big shot to Gillpatrick's brow.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gillpatrick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bailey counters with a shoot takedown. Gillpatrick fights it but they end up in guard.
Bailey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bailey gets to his feet - Gillpatrick follows without any prompting.
Conor Gillpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Bailey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gillpatrick slips under a jab from Bailey.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Bailey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bailey 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Bailey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between TokTok Tinkelbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TokTok Tinkelbery could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Jones's chin.
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20
250 lbs
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18
250 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, TokTok Tinkelbery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Tinkelbery.
Tinkelbery could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
It looks like TokTok Tinkelbery has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Tinkelbery misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws the left hand but Tinkelbery avoids the punch easily.
Steve Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tinkelbery fails with a takedown attempt.
Tinkelbery feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Tinkelbery changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Tinkelbery from controlling successfully.
Tinkelbery drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Tinkelbery is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tinkelbery is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tinkelbery is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones is working to tighten is grip on Tinkelbery's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Tinkelbery has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jones is really squeezing tight and eventually Tinkelbery passes out! Jones breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steve Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Payette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Payette circles away.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Payette saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Payette circles away.
Payette cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Payette shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lee's guard.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Payette is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee wants to improve his position but instead Payette has moved into half guard.
Payette thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Payette prevents Lee from improving his position.
Payette thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Payette is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
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.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Payette counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Payette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Payette gets a takedown into half guard.
Payette works his way into side control.
Payette tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Payette throws a strike aimed at the side of Lee's head but Lee avoids it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Payette working the body and head with strikes.
Payette trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Payette lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Payette.
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee looks gassed!
Payette working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette lands a decent elbow from side control.
Payette looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Payette is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee dodges the ground and pound from Payette.
Payette in side control, throwing shots but Lee defends.
Payette working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Payette prevents Lee from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Lee is trying to control Payette's posture but Payette avoids it.
Payette tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payette throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Payette lands with a punch from half guard.
Payette is working for a kimura but Lee is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Payette dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Payette looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Payette counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payette.
Payette landing some decent shots from guard.
Payette postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Payette thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lee is trying to control the position but Payette postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to sweep here but Payette controlling him for the moment.
Payette 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.
Payette throwing strikes but missing.
Payette throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Payette postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Payette. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Payette thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Payette closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Payette lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is controlling Payette's posture.
Payette with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andre Payette overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payette drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Payette jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lee wants to sweep here but Payette controlling him for the moment.
Payette content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Payette passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lee is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Payette looks up at the clock and then as Lee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Payette smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Payette creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lee sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Payette has an Americana. Lee didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Payette is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Payette hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andre Payette!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Car Ramrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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290 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Venturia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Car Ramrod!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venturia stuffs the takedown.
Ramrod looks to land a left hand but Venturia moved out of range nicely.
Venturia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Venturia scores with a jab to the body.
Look low, kick high! Venturia uses the oldest trick in the book to send Ramrod tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Venturia is absolutely delighted - when Ramrod wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jesse Venturia!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bono Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bono Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Lavin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith drops Lavin with a left right combo! Smith follows him down to the ground into side control.
Lavin is rocked!
It looks like TJ Lavin has been cut.
Smith decides to stand back up. Smith steps back and let's Lavin get back to his feet.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith looks to land a combination but Lavin avoids it well.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lavin!
Lavin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lavin on the ground.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lavin is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Smith tries to control but Lavin wriggling away.
Lavin can't escape the position.
Smith looking to control but Lavin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is really struggling to control Lavin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavin is desperately trying to improve his position but Smith has a good base and remains in mount.
Lavin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lavin slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lavin is pressing down on Smith's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lavin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith wanted to stand there but Lavin had control of the position.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Lavin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Smith has his hands clasped together but Lavin extends an breaks Smith's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lavin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). TJ Lavin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fjodor Kanchelskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iyaz Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fjodor Kanchelskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iyaz Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanchelskis circles away.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Kanchelskis circles away.
Kanchelskis keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kanchelskis's waist but Kanchelskis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Fjodor Kanchelskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iyaz Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kanchelskis pinned against the cage. Kanchelskis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iyaz Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanchelskis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Kanchelskis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanchelskis misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Kanchelskis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Kanchelskis throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kanchelskis circles away.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Kanchelskis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kanchelskis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kanchelskis but Kanchelskis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis scores with a nice strike.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kanchelskis swivels and escapes.
Kanchelskis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Kanchelskis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kanchelskis.
Kanchelskis lands a two punch combo.
Kanchelskis throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kanchelskis stalks Sanchez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanchez's face. Sanchez staggers backwards, shaken.
Kanchelskis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kanchelskis.
Decent striking displayed by Kanchelskis there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanchelskis misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Kanchelskis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Iyaz Sanchez has been cut.
Kanchelskis misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanchelskis misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanchelskis misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kanchelskis is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Kanchelskis circles away and we're back to standing.
Kanchelskis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kanchelskis. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Kanchelskis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kanchelskis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kanchelskis decides to stand back up. Kanchelskis steps back and let's Sanchez get back to his feet.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kanchelskis lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanchelskis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez closes the distance but Kanchelskis moves to the side
and Kanchelskis counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjodor Kanchelskis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Iyaz Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Kanchelskis counters with a two punch combo.
Fjodor Kanchelskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iyaz Sanchez.
Kanchelskis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sanchez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sanchez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kanchelskis tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanchez controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanchelskis decides to stand back up. Kanchelskis steps back and let's Sanchez get back to his feet.
Kanchelskis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kanchelskis counters with a nice uppercut.
Fjodor Kanchelskis is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanchelskis misses with the combination.
Kanchelskis swinging wilding here.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kanchelskis misses with a few strikes there.
Kanchelskis misses with the combination.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Kanchelskis throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Fjodor Kanchelskis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Kanchelskis circles away easily
and Kanchelskis counters with a straight right hand.
Kanchelskis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kanchelskis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Kanchelskis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kanchelskis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanchez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working an open guard so Kanchelskis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kanchelskis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanchelskis cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kanchelskis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kanchelskis instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Kanchelskis prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kanchelskis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanchez is proving hard to escape from.
Sanchez is working an open guard so Kanchelskis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanchelskis throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjodor Kanchelskis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iyaz Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanchelskis counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Kanchelskis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Kanchelskis counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Kanchelskis counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Kanchelskis scoring with some ground and pound.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanchelskis wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanchelskis preventing the sweep.
Kanchelskis stands and steps away. Sanchez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kanchelskis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fjodor Kanchelskis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iyaz Sanchez.
Kanchelskis lands a nice shot to the body.
Kanchelskis throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Kanchelskis misses.
Kanchelskis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kanchelskis throws a one two combo.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Kanchelskis circles away easily
and Kanchelskis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanchelskis.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Kanchelskis to acknowledge the strikes.
Kanchelskis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Kanchelskis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanchelskis lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Kanchelskis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
letting Kanchelskis counter with a right hand.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Kanchelskis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kanchelskis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kanchelskis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kanchelskis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sanchez to get to his feet.
Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis misses with the combination.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Iyaz Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez wants to clinch
and Kanchelskis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kanchelskis.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kanchelskis counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Kanchelskis to acknowledge the strikes.
Fjodor Kanchelskis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanchelskis misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fjodor Kanchelskis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kanchelskis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fjodor Kanchelskis!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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