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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ireland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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, Billy Ireland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy The Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ireland misses with a looping left.
The Ripper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ireland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Ripper slips a jab from Ireland.
The Ripper drops Ireland with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ireland looks back up at him and smiles so The Ripper waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ireland is rocked!
It looks like Billy Ireland has been cut.
The Ripper punishes Ireland's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Ireland does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of The Ripper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Ripper dodges the punch combination from Ireland.
The Ripper slips under a jab from Ireland.
A slapping body kick lands there for The Ripper.
Ireland is breathing heavily.
Oh, that's a big right hand from The Ripper and Ireland goes tumbling to the canvas! The Ripper follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Oh Ireland is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ireland is refusing to be controlled, as The Ripper sits in half guard.
Ireland seems to have got his legs back now.
Ireland on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ireland tries to get out of the position.
The Ripper lands strikes from half guard.
The Ripper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ireland defending well though.
The Ripper wants to control but Ireland is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from The Ripper there.
The Ripper seems to be looking for submissions.
The Ripper throwing shots but Ireland is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Ripper has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ireland defend it? The Ripper steps over the head and cranks it - Ireland is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for The Ripper!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy The Ripper!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Khadir Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Kings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Avon Kings enters the cage!
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133 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Khadir Hadji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Avon Kings!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kings. No joy for Hadji on that attempt.
A clash of legs there as Kings blocks the low kick.
Kings blocks the body kick.
Hadji drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kings is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hadji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kings is keeping the position for now.
Hadji won't allow Kings to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hadji wants to control from the top but Kings keeps moving.
Hadji gets to his feet - Kings follows without any prompting.
Hadji scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hadji decides to stand and escape the position.
Hadji looks for a takedown but Kings sprawls well.
Kings should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kings avoids the head kick by Hadji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hadji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hadji closes the distance and clinches up with Kings, looking for a takedown. Hadji pushes Kings against the cage but Kings circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khadir Hadji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hadji is breathing heavily.
Hadji throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kings's waist but Kings gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hadji off to one side.
Hadji gets the takedown into side control.
Kings is looking to reverse the position.
Kings tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kings is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hadji wants to take a breather but Kings is having none of it.
Kings is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kings gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kings wants to sweep but no luck.
Kings is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hadji throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kings's body to avoid the submission. Kings has instead reached around Hadji's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kings arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Avon Kings!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Drake!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Troy throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Troy tries to keep at a distance but Drake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Troy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Troy misses with some punches.
A short right from Troy on the inside.
Troy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Troy breaks from the clinch.
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Troy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Troy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake landing punches.
Troy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Drake connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake with good strikes from the mount here!
Troy wants to hold on but Drake pushes him away.
Troy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drake lands a big elbow.
Troy is in all sorts of trouble here.
Troy just holding on.
Drake looking to control but Troy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Troy trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake looking to finish Troy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Troy!
Drake is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drake moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Troy has worked his arm free - good work by Troy!
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Troy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Troy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Troy is trying to control Drake's posture but Drake avoids it.
Troy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Drake off and has taken his back!
Troy biding his time, looking for the opening.
Troy is looking for the choke from the back position but Drake is controlling his hands well.
Troy is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is keeping busy.
Troy gets his hands free as Drake looks to control.
Troy is trying to stick to Drake's back but Drake is turning into Troy. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Troy's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Drake.
Troy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Troy is keeping the position.
Drake wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Drake with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Troy darts in trying to clinch
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Troy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Troy wants to clinch
and Drake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drake tries to stand and escape but Troy is controlling the position.
Troy is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.
Troy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Troy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Troy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drake counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Troy.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake moves into range and clinches up with Troy.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troy takes the fight into the clinch.
Troy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troy takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
A short right from Drake.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Troy throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Troy's brow.
Drake avoiding damage as Troy throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danny Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Troy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Troy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Troy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Drake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Troy blocks it.
Troy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Troy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Troy has him pressed against the cage.
Troy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troy breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Drake.
Troy darts in trying to clinch
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
Troy wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Troy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake moves into range and clinches up with Troy.
Troy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troy manages to break the clinch.
Troy tries to clinch up.
Danny Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake throws a wild body kick that Troy sees coming a mile off.
Troy tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Troy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Troy.
Drake is rocked!
Troy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troy.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Troy finish him?
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Troy scores with a nice right hand.
Troy tries to clinch up
and Drake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy looks to clinch
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Troy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Troy lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a combination
and Troy moves into the clinch.
Drake prevents Troy from breaking the clinch.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Troy manages to break the clinch.
Drake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drake prevents Troy from getting back to his feet.
Drake trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Troy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Troy keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Troy dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Troy closes the distance and clinches.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Troy blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
Troy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake tries to clinch
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Troy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy tries to clinch but Drake moves away
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Troy scores with a shot to the body.
Drake pushes Troy up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Troy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy looks to clinch
and Drake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Troy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Troy has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Troy lands a nice elbow.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Troy throws an elbow that misses.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.
Troy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Troy avoids the head kick by Drake.
Troy throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Drake with that takedown attempt.
Troy darts in trying to clinch
and Drake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Troy!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Drake.
Drake landing strikes from the mount.
Troy trying desperately to get to his feet.
Drake lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Troy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Drake doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Drake isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Troy stacks Drake 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 Troy!
Troy stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Troy.
Drake lands an uppercut.
Troy wants to break free but Drake has control.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Drake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Troy smiles and moves away.
Troy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drake wants to clinch up but Troy keeps it at a distance.
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.
Drake fails to land the takedown.
Danny Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Drake.
Troy connects with a high kick.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Troy tries to clinch
so Drake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Troy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Troy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Troy is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake throws a body kick that misses.
Troy is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Troy tries to clinch up
and Drake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Troy's guard now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jesse Drake!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jesse Drake!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jesse Drake!
Jesse Drake wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Go Go Power Rangers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kid has Hardy up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hardy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardy tries to land a knee to the head but Kid blocks with his arms.
Kid stalling.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy is working for takedown but Kid is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hardy jumps guard and drags Kid to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kid is looking to stand up but Hardy won't let him.
Kid wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Kid wants to stand but Hardy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid looking to pass the guard.
Hardy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Kid is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kid tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kid is looking to clinch.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kid closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Kid pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hardy gets a clinch.
Kid lands an elbow just above Hardy 's eye.
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.
Hardy jumps into guard, dragging Kid to the mat.
Hardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kid is controlling him.
Kid preventing the sweep.
Hardy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hardy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kid is one step ahead there.
Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kid showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kid's guard.
Hardy trying to control but Kid is working from the bottom.
Hardy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kid kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kid is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hardy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Kid is keeping the position.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
Hardy looks gassed!
Kid closes the distance but Hardy moves to the side
and Hardy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Hardy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kid, pushing him back against the cage.
Kid stalling.
Hardy works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kid has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
Kid looking for subs off his back but Hardy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hardy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kid wants to improve his position but Hardy is controlling well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kid is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hardy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kid tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Kid has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hardy is working away from the top position though.
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
Hardy controlling the action here.
Kid is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Hardy is taking a breather. Kid says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kid is in trouble now - Hardy has advanced to mount!
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kid is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hardy wants to control the pace but Kid is squirming around nicely.
Kid tries to lock up and control but Hardy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kid has given up his back here.
Kid covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hardy controlling the position well here. Kid rolled but Hardy kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Hardy tries to get the hooks in deep but Kid pushed the leg off.
Hardy looking to break Kid's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kid remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hardy will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Hardy softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid is keeping busy.
Kid tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kid is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kid is trying to reverse the position but instead Hardy has taken his back - oops!
Kid wants to escape the position.
Kid trying to get back to his feet but Hardy is in full control for now.
Hardy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kid looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Kid tries to roll but Hardy sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Hardy 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 cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Hardy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hardy prevents Kid from getting the reversal.
Hardy lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hardy goes for an armbar but Kid turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kid.
Hardy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hardy being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Kid from controlling successfully.
Hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kid tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
Kid drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hardy dives on top into guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
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.
Hardy 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.
Nate Hardy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardy wants to pass the guard but Kid is keeping the position.
Kid looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hardy passes into side control.
Kid tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kid wants to control but Hardy postures up.
Hardy trying to control the position but Kid is working away.
Kid tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hardy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hardy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hardy working the ground and pound from side control.
Kid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kid gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy gets to his feet. Kid looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kid looks to clinch
and Hardy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hardy.
Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kid looking for a sweep. Not yet Kid, not yet.
Kid working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
Hardy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Hardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardy 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Nate Hardy!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Nate Hardy!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Nate Hardy!
Nate Hardy wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dunlop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Cech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Cech will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dunlop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Cech!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlop tries to clinch up.
Dunlop wants to clinch.
Cech throws a sloppy head kick and Dunlop moves out of range easily.
Dunlop shoots in looking for a takedown. Cech tries to sprawl out of it but Dunlop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cech manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunlop instigates a clinch.
Cech is trying to break the clinch but Dunlop has him pressed against the cage.
Dunlop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cech darts in and clinches Dunlop up against the cage.
Dunlop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cech.
Cech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dunlop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cech just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dunlop misses with a knee strike.
Dunlop misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunlop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunlop keeps control of Cech as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunlop prevents Cech from breaking the clinch.
Cech stops a takedown attempt from Dunlop.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dunlop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunlop scores with a knee to the head.
Cech gets underhooks to prevent Dunlop's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dunlop.
Dunlop missing with knees to the body.
Dunlop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice elbow from Dunlop.
Dunlop looking to throw knees to the head but Cech is blocking nicely.
Dunlop breaks the clinch.
Cech misses with the combination.
Cech throws a leg kick but Dunlop moved away.
Dunlop blocks a head kick by Cech.
Dunlop connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yuri Cech is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunlop looks to clinch
and Cech counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cech tries a low kick but Dunlop avoids it.
Cech tries to clinch but Dunlop moves away
and Dunlop counters with a three punch combo that has Cech backing up. Cech nods at Dunlop to acknowledge the strikes.
Dunlop throws a hook but Cech avoids it easily.
Dunlop checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Cech misses
and Dunlop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cech instigates a clinch.
Dunlop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cech cracks Dunlop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dunlop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunlop looks for a takedown but Cech sprawls well.
Cech's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cech duly obliges.
Dunlop is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Cech finds it's target.
Cech lunges at Dunlop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dunlop's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunlop tries to clinch but Cech moves away
and Cech counters with a head kick.
Dunlop wants to clinch
and Cech counters with a nice body kick.
Cech throws a sloppy head kick and Dunlop moves out of range easily.
Cech lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dunlop keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cech throws a sloppy head kick and Dunlop moves out of range easily.
Cech pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cech pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dunlop is out of range and Cech settles back down.
Cech is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cech throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cech lands a nice looking body shot.
Cech throws a nice looking combination but Dunlop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cech lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cech takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cech.
A right hook to the body lands for Cech.
Cech is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunlop has double underhooks.
Cech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cech closes the distance and clinches.
Cech wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dunlop prevents Cech from breaking the clinch.
Cech lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cech wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cech lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
Cech lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cech is trying to break the clinch but Dunlop has him pressed against the cage.
Cech is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Cech.
Cech wants to get back to striking at distance but Dunlop won't allow it.
Cech scores with a shot to the side of Dunlop's head.
Cech has had enough of the clinch but Dunlop keeps him there for the moment.
Cech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Cech scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cech has had enough of the clinch but Dunlop keeps him there for the moment.
Cech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dunlop has him pressed against the cage.
Cech is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunlop has double underhooks.
Cech lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cech lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cech lands with a left to the head.
Cech gets through Dunlop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cech is trying to break the clinch but Dunlop has him pressed against the cage.
Dunlop prevents Cech from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cech.
Cech blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Cech dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cech lands with a nice combination. Dunlop backs away looking to recover.
Dunlop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunlop wants to clinch.
Cech misses with a leg kick.
James Dunlop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunlop wants to clinch.
Cech misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James Dunlop 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.
Dunlop moves in looking to clinch but Cech pushes him off.
Cech wants to clinch but Dunlop slips to the side
and Dunlop counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cech.
Cech pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cech lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cech.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop avoids the head kick by Cech.
Cech throws a lazy head kick
and Dunlop counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cech's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cech is on top in guard.
Cech trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunlop is looking for a triangle but Cech pushes his legs off easily.
Dunlop keeping moving, preventing Cech from controlling successfully.
Cech controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dunlop trying to keep a closed guard but Cech is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop is striking but Cech is not phased and passes to half guard.
Cech sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dunlop is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cech scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cech trying to control from half guard but Dunlop is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cech pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunlop needs to keep his hands up - Cech had a free shot at his head there.
Cech tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dunlop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cech digs a good body shot into Dunlop's ribs.
Cech throws a low kick, looking for Dunlop's leg but Dunlop calmly moves out of range.
Cech misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Cech both land. Nice combination.
Cech throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cech tries to work over Dunlop's front leg with a kick but Dunlop checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cech darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cech lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cech throws a good cross that connects.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cech.
Cech throws a sloppy head kick and Dunlop moves out of range easily.
Dunlop avoids a kick to the body.
Yuri Cech seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cech clinches.
Cech tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cech is trying to break free.
Cech is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunlop.
Dunlop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cech lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dunlop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but Cech blocks with his arms.
Cech escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cech cracks Dunlop with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Cech 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 cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cech changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cech looks to land a combination but Dunlop avoids it well.
Cech gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dunlop sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cech not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cech keeping moving, preventing Dunlop from controlling successfully.
Dunlop stands up and waves to Cech to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cech throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Cech.
Cech wants to clinch but Dunlop slips to the side
and Dunlop counters with a right hand to the body.
Cech throws a head kick but Dunlop moves out of range.
Cech looks to land a combination but Dunlop avoids it well.
Cech takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cech's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cech duly obliges.
Cech scores with a jab. Dunlop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cech lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cech.
Cech wants to clinch.
Cech is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cech throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cech lands a body shot.
Dunlop closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cech counters by moving into the clinch.
Dunlop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cech just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cech lands a right hand.
Cech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cech wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cech has had enough of the clinch but Dunlop keeps him there for the moment.
Dunlop keeps control of Cech as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cech lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cech blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dunlop blocks an elbow strike.
Cech misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Cech.
Cech prevents Dunlop from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cech can't break the clinch.
Cech lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunlop or not.
Cech lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cech can't break the clinch.
Cech lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Cech.
Cech is trying to break the clinch but Dunlop has him pressed against the cage.
Cech lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cech is trying to break free.
Cech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cech misses with a body kick.
Dunlop swats away the attempt to clinch by Cech.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cech looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cech changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunlop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cech misses with a low kick.
Cech scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cech throws a sloppy head kick and Dunlop moves out of range easily.
Cech tries to clinch up but Dunlop circles away and keeps his distance.
Cech tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunlop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cech wants to clinch.
Dunlop drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cech regains half guard, as Dunlop was trying to land strikes.
Dunlop tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cech knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Cech comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cech 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 for Yuri Cech!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Yuri Cech!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Yuri Cech!
Yuri Cech wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Funch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Funch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Faber!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Funch as he avoids it easily.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Faber shoots in for a takedown but Funch shows good takedown defense.
Ricardo Funch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Faber.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Funch lands a high kick!
It looks like Mike Faber has been cut.
Funch tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Faber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Funch wants to control but Faber is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Faber lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Faber prevents Funch from improving his position.
Funch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Faber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funch trying to control from the bottom.
Funch is defending against the submission attempts here by Faber.
Funch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Faber.
Funch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Funch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Funch trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Funch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Faber looks gassed!
Funch trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber 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.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Funch.
Funch gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Funch wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber has his takedown stuffed
and Funch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Funch breaks the clinch.
Faber bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Funch is trying to get back to half guard.
Funch manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Funch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faber's guard.
Funch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funch postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Funch wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funch wants to stand but Faber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Faber is working an open guard so Funch takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Funch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Faber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Funch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Funch.
Funch forces Faber back against the cage and clinches.
Faber has had enough of the clinch but Funch keeps him there for the moment.
Funch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faber's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Funch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Faber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Faber dodges the punch combination from Funch.
Funch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Funch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Faber jumps guard but Funch stands there with Faber around his waist. Faber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Faber blocks a body shot from Funch.
Funch pulls Faber into guard.
Faber trying to control but Funch is working from the bottom.
Funch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faber manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Funch from controlling successfully.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Funch is looking to stand up but Faber won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber looking to control.
Funch drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Faber dives on top into guard.
Faber stands and throws Funch's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Funch struggling a bit here.
Funch is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Faber gets to mount! Funch was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
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.
Funch wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Faber.
Faber prevents Funch from getting the reversal.
Funch tries to control Faber's body but Faber pushes him off. Funch squirms to his side and now Faber has his back!
Faber is trying to stick to Funch's back but Funch is turning into Faber. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Faber's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Funch.
Funch prevents Faber from getting back to his feet.
Funch passes into half guard.
Faber is staying active underneath Funch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funch seems to be looking for submissions.
Faber is defending against the submission attempts here by Funch.
Funch is pressing down on Faber's thigh, looking to free his foot. Faber is holding on for now.
Funch seems to be looking for submissions.
Funch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Faber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Funch prevents Faber from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Faber scores a takedown into full mount!
Funch throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Funch throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Funch has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Faber's lack of action.
Funch gets full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faber prevents Funch from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricardo Funch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Faber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Funch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Funch didn't expect that.
Mike Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Funch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Funch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Funch!
Funch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Funch is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Funch.
Faber fails with the takedown
and Funch counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funch shoots in and bounces Faber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber looking to control.
Funch 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.
Funch wants to stand and escape but instead Faber has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
Funch has his foot on Faber's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faber works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Faber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faber throws and elbow that misses. Funch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Faber's guard. Nice move by Funch!
Funch throwing strikes but missing.
Funch wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Funch is looking to stand up but Faber won't let him.
Funch trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funch is looking to stand up but Faber won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Funch rushes Faber and presses him up against the cage.
Funch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Funch shoots in and drives through. Faber sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Funch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funch shoots in for a double leg but Faber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Faber thows a leg kick but Funch checks it
and Funch counters with a three punch combo that has Faber backing up. Faber nods at Funch to acknowledge the strikes.
Faber with a poor takedown
and Funch moves into the clinch.
Funch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Funch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber is looking to improve his position but Funch isn't that keen on the idea.
Funch avoids the attempt from Faber to control.
Funch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Funch wants to finish this one by submission but Faber is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Funch.
Faber is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Funch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Funch 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 for Ricardo Funch!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Ricardo Funch!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ricardo Funch!
Ricardo Funch wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Marsh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris McDonald's chin.
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Marsh!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh tries to keep at a distance but McDonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDonald is pressed up against the cage. Marsh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McDonald down to the mat. McDonald avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
Marsh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonald shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McDonald showed some decent athleticism there.
Marsh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Marsh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marsh pulls McDonald in close to prevent any damage.
McDonald will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marsh is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up.
Marsh keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving.
McDonald passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Marsh actively working from the bottom here.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Marsh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McDonald.
Randy Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh has his takedown stuffed
and McDonald moves into the clinch.
Marsh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McDonald gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chris McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Marsh.
Marsh pulls McDonald into guard.
Marsh keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
McDonald stopping the sweep attempt from Marsh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McDonald slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Marsh wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McDonald is now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Marsh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris McDonald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marsh gets caught flat footed, as McDonald shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marsh working for a triangle but McDonald defends it easily.
Marsh trying to strike off his back.
Marsh had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. McDonald is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Marsh Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take McDonald's back instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marsh is looking for the choke from the back position but McDonald is controlling his hands well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I really don't envy McDonald right now.
Marsh is trying to stick to McDonald's back but McDonald is turning into Marsh. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Marsh's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McDonald.
Marsh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McDonald's guard.
Marsh pushing down on McDonald's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McDonald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marsh seems to be working for a kimura but McDonald defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marsh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald is trying to maintain the position but Marsh is very close to passing his half guard.
Marsh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsh.
Marsh is thwarting McDonald's attempts to control the position.
McDonald is staying active underneath Marsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Marsh blocks the strikes from McDonald.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marsh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Marsh thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing McDonald to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marsh slips nicely into half guard.
Marsh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McDonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Marsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
Randy Marsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
McDonald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marsh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marsh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marsh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McDonald is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Marsh, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marsh is on top in guard.
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.
Marsh landing with the ground and pound.
Marsh postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.
Marsh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marsh wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Marsh thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh preventing the sweep.
McDonald looking to control but Marsh passes into half guard.
Marsh winds up and cracks McDonald with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Marsh wants to take a breather but McDonald is having none of it.
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.
McDonald wants to get back to full guard.
McDonald trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marsh shoots in and bounces McDonald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Marsh trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Marsh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marsh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Randy Marsh!
Randy Marsh wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Stacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willian Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willian Wallace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Stacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Willian Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wallace lands in his opponent's guard.
Stacey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stacey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stacey is really struggling to control Wallace but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stacey is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Wallace has his hands clasped together but Stacey extends an breaks Wallace's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Stacey.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Stacey!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Takashi Drake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammer circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Hammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drake throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hammer is trying to control Drake's posture but Drake avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hammer will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Drake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hammer some visible discomfort.
Drake tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hammer's legs.
Hammer is trying to get back to his feet.
Drake working the ground and pound but Hammer is defending the strikes.
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.
Drake wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hammer, who protects the arm well.
Hammer is trying to get back to his feet.
Hammer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Drake 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.
Drake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hammer sees it coming and defends easily.
Drake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hammer is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Drake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to get back to full guard.
Hammer taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drake stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hammer to get to his feet.
A good leg kick by Hammer.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Hammer gets a takedown into half guard.
Drake wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake punching from the bottom.
Hammer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Drake gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Takashi Drake will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a shoot takedown. Drake fights it but they end up in guard.
Drake looking to control but Hammer passes into half guard.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Drake is defending well.
Drake has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hammer escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hammer!
Hammer avoids the strikes from the bottom by Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hammer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hammer trying to control from Drake's half guard. Drake has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hammer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hammer trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Hammer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Hammer looking to sit in guard and control but Drake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hammer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Drake thows a big elbow that misses.
Drake trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hammer thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hammer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drake won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drake is trying to control Hammer's posture but Hammer avoids it.
Hammer tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
Drake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammer is looking to stand up but Drake won't let him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hammer!
Drake has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hammer's face.
Hammer wants to control but Drake is having none of it.
Drake stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Hammer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drake's knee momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake shoots in and drives through. Hammer sprawls well.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer swinging wilding here.
Hammer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Drake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hammer counters with a takedown into side control.
Drake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Drake is trying to get back to full guard.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Drake flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hammer is taking a breather. Drake says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Drake is trying to maintain the position but Hammer is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer thows a huge punch but Drake dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hammer avoids the strikes from the bottom by Drake.
Drake manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hammer's best efforts.
Drake trying to control from the bottom.
Jack Hammer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Drake is trying to get back to full guard.
Drake punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to stand but can't do so whilst Drake controls his leg.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Hammer has control of the leg.
Hammer is thwarting Drake's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt
so Hammer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake wants to sweep here but Hammer controlling him for the moment.
Hammer thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice combination there by Hammer.
Drake closes the distance but Hammer moves to the side
and Hammer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hammer is one step ahead there.
Hammer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Drake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hammer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hammer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Drake.
A lull in the action here.
Hammer is putting a hurting on Drake here, landing some big shots from side control.
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.
Hammer stands up and beckons Drake to his feet.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer scores with a punch to the head.
Drake closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Drake lands in his opponent's guard.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drake stops Hammer from standing up.
Hammer working a defensive guard here.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
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.
Hammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake instigates a clinch.
Drake throws an elbow that misses.
Drake goes for a takedown attempt but Hammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Drake tries for a takedown but Hammer circles away easily
and Hammer counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hammer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hammer dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drake.
Drake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Hammer to acknowledge the strikes.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drake as he jumps to the side.
Hammer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hammer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looking for submissions off his back.
Hammer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Drake is pressing down on Hammer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammer wants to stand but Drake is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Drake has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hammer has passed into side control.
Drake gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Drake is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.
Hammer is thwarting Drake's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer content to control rather than advance.
Drake works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammer preventing the sweep.
Drake pushes Hammer off and gets back to his feet.
Drake with a poor takedown
and Hammer counters with a solid body kick.
Hammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hammer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drake thows a huge punch but Hammer 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 Takashi Drake.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Jack Hammer!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jack Hammer!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jack Hammer!
Jack Hammer wins by unanimous decision! Jack Hammer retains his heavyweight title!
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