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FCC Fight Night - Finale PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Tur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm
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250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Basic striking
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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, Donovan Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Tur!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hughes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Tur gets a takedown into half guard.
Hughes throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tur content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hughes is trying to control but can't.
Hughes pushes Tur off looking to stand but Tur dives back in and keeps control.
Tur wants to take a breather but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
Hughes trying to control but Tur postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tur shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Tur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tur sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hughes defending well though.
Tur content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tur seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hughes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tur looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes controlling the position well.
Tur working Hughes over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tur trying to control from half guard but Hughes is working away.
Tur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hughes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hughes tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tur is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tur is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is trying to control but can't.
Tur stops Hughes from getting back to his feet.
Hughes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hughes trying to control from the bottom.
Tur is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tur is taking a breather. Hughes 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.
Tur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tur scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hughes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hughes is keeping the position for now.
Hughes is looking to sweep but instead, Tur has passed into half guard.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Tur is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tur trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Tur seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lukasz Tur just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tur rushes Hughes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tur lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tur performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tur passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tur controlling the position easily from mount.
Tur wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Tur dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tur scores with a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Tur distracts Hughes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tur trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Tur connects with a couple of short punches.
Tur is working Hughes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tur slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tur just content to control the position.
Hughes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tur off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tur staying busy and making it hard for Hughes to control.
Tur trying to control but not successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tur tries to escape the position.
Hughes doesn't have the hooks in and Tur manages to turn into his guard.
Tur trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Tur passes Hughes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tur tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hughes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tur not doing much here.
Hughes is trying to stand back up but Tur is controlling him
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.
Still in half guard, Tur seems content to control.
Tur lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Tur.
Hughes tries to roll over but Tur keeps him under control.
Tur trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Tur controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tur is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tur lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tur postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hughes looks a forlorn figure.
Tur scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tur with the ground and pound from mount.
Tur is landing with some decent strikes but Hughes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tur with the ground and pound from mount.
Tur in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hughes flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Tur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lukasz Tur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tur controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Tur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tur 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.
Tur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Despite being in the dominant position, Lukasz Tur just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Tur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Tur shoots for a takedown but Hughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
Tur has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hughes is trying to keep an underhook but Tur manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hughes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tur.
Hughes is staying active underneath Tur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tur controlling the action here.
Hughes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tur moves into full mount! Hughes won't be happy about that!
Tur is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tur jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hughes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tur cracks Hughes with a big right hand but Hughes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tur working the ground and pound from side control.
Tur decides to stand back up. Tur steps back and let's Hughes get back to his feet.
Donovan Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hughes closes the distance and pushes Tur back into the cage.
Tur can't get the takedown.
Tur tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
Donovan Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Tur.
Tur tries to pull guard but Hughes holds him up against the cage and eventually Tur drops back down to his feet.
Hughes wants to break free but Tur has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tur gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hughes trying to control the position here.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tur wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Tur looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tur trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tur throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tur looking to pass the guard.
Tur decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tur gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hughes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tur thinking.
Tur has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown. Tur fights it but they end up in guard.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Tur.
Tur is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hughes is fighting to break Tur's control of his arms but Tur is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hughes won't allow Tur to sweep him here.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tur throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tur closes the distance and clinches.
Tur landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tur goes for a takedown attempt but Hughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tur forces Hughes back against the cage and clinches.
Donovan Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukasz Tur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tur has picked Hughes up - he's going for a ride! Tur dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Tur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tur 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukasz Tur!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between lamo decripprio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Huscarls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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208 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
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220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, lamo decripprio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Augustus Huscarls!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huscarls tests decripprio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like lamo decripprio has been cut.
decripprio shoots in for a takedown but Huscarls shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A combination from Huscarls does no damage.
lamo decripprio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
decripprio misses with a takedown attempt - Huscarls sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
decripprio shoots in and drives through. Huscarls sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lamo decripprio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
decripprio fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Huscarls finds it's way through decripprio's defenses.
Huscarls circles away from the clinch attempt.
decripprio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Huscarls's waist but Huscarls gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing decripprio off to one side.
decripprio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Huscarls throws a head kick but decripprio moves out of range.
Huscarls circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from decripprio lands but Huscarls takes it in his stride.
decripprio is breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Huscarls scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huscarls throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huscarls connects with a superb combination that knocks decripprio out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Huscarls before he can land any more shots to the unconscious decripprio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Augustus Huscarls!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quiron Yusuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Mandyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Quiron Yusuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Mandyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandyson avoids the body shot from Yusuke.
Yusuke staying out of range there.
Yusuke misses with a wild body shot.
Mandyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Yusuke moves forwards but Mandyson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mandyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yusuke circles away.
A shot to de liver by Yusuke. Beautiful body shot.
Yusuke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandyson.
Quiron Yusuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Yusuke is just out of range.
Mandyson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Billy Mandyson has been cut.
Yusuke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandyson misses with a wild combination.
Yusuke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mandyson dives in and grabs Yusuke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yusuke pushes down on Mandyson's head and hops out.
Yusuke falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Mandyson counter with a right hand.
Yusuke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandyson.
Yusuke blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yusuke throws a body punch but Mandyson moves out of range.
Yusuke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yusuke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Yusuke.
Yusuke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yusuke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yusuke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandyson shoots in but no luck this time.
Yusuke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yusuke misses with an uppercut. Mandyson saw that one coming.
Yusuke takes a swing at Mandyson's ribcage but misses.
Yusuke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandyson misses with a takedown attempt - Yusuke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Quiron Yusuke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Mandyson.
Mandyson throws a head kick but Yusuke moves out of range.
Mandyson fails to land the takedown.
Mandyson looks gassed!
Yusuke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandyson misses with a looping right.
Yusuke throws an overhand right that lands on Mandyson's shoulder, as Mandyson tries to avoid the shot.
Yusuke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yusuke.
The crowd cheers as Yusuke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mandyson doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandyson tries to clinch but Yusuke moves out of range.
Yusuke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yusuke slips a straight right by Mandyson.
Mandyson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mandyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yusuke.
Mandyson takes a swing at Yusuke's ribcage but misses.
Yusuke is looking to wear down Mandyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yusuke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yusuke misses with a body punch
and Mandyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Yusuke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yusuke looks to land a left hand but Mandyson moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yusuke misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Mandyson scores with a four punch combination!
Yusuke throws an overhand right that lands on Mandyson's shoulder, as Mandyson tries to avoid the shot.
Mandyson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mandyson tries to clinch but Yusuke moves out of range.
Mandyson misses with a straight right.
Yusuke thows a body shot but no joy.
Mandyson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yusuke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yusuke punishes Mandyson's body with a nice straight punch.
Mandyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yusuke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yusuke takes a swing at Mandyson's ribcage but misses.
Mandyson throws a hook but Yusuke blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandyson walks into a jab.
Mandyson takes one to the chin there.
Mandyson misses with a wild body shot.
Mandyson stalks Yusuke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yusuke's face. Yusuke staggers backwards, shaken.
Yusuke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mandyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yusuke throws a sloppy body shot
and Mandyson counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yusuke fails to land.
Mandyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yusuke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yusuke throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yusuke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mandyson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yusuke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandyson manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quiron Yusuke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Mandyson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mandyson misses with a jab to the body
and Yusuke counters with a three punch combo that has Mandyson backing up. Mandyson nods at Yusuke to acknowledge the strikes.
Yusuke takes a swing at Mandyson's ribcage but misses.
Mandyson slips a straight right by Yusuke.
Mandyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Yusuke circles away.
A big left from Mandyson misses.
Mandyson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Mandyson misses.
Mandyson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yusuke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandyson.
Yusuke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Quiron Yusuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Yusuke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mandyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mandyson closes the distance but Yusuke moves to the side
and Yusuke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke jabs at Mandyson's body.
Yusuke looks for a takedown but Mandyson sprawls well.
Mandyson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yusuke is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mandyson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yusuke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mandyson counters with a nice body shot.
Mandyson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Quiron Yusuke has been cut.
Mandyson sizes up Yusuke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yusuke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mandyson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mandyson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandyson instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yusuke.
Yusuke prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Yusuke as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke fails to pull guard.
Mandyson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yusuke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mandyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Quiron Yusuke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Mandyson.
Yusuke cracks Mandyson with a nice body shot.
Mandyson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yusuke prevents it.
Mandyson blocks an uppercut.
Yusuke throws a head punch that misses.
Mandyson tries to score a body lock takedown but Yusuke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Yusuke - that landed with a thud.
Mandyson looking for a takedown.
Yusuke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mandyson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mandyson wants a takedown.
Mandyson is trying to drag Yusuke to the mat but Yusuke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mandyson tries to pull guard but Yusuke won't allow it.
Mandyson letting Yusuke take a breather here.
Mandyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandyson jumps guard and drags Yusuke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yusuke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mandyson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mandyson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mandyson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yusuke because Mandyson loaded up on that one.
Mandyson controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yusuke is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yusuke is working hard here to advance position.
Mandyson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Yusuke is desperately trying to improve his position but Mandyson has a good base and remains in mount.
Mandyson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yusuke is looking to get to half guard.
Mandyson controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandyson throwing strikes here but Yusuke is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Mandyson 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!
Yusuke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mandyson counters with a left to the body.
Yusuke blocks the body kick.
Yusuke swings for the body but Mandyson moves out of range.
A big left from Yusuke misses.
Yusuke lunges at Mandyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mandyson's hand.
Mandyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yusuke swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Mandyson counter with a right hand.
Yusuke takes one to the chin there.
Mandyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Mandyson as Yusuke shoots in.
Mandyson misses with a kick to the body.
Mandyson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
A right-left combo lands from Mandyson.
Mandyson throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mandyson misses with a body shot
and Yusuke counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mandyson.
Mandyson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yusuke.
Mandyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yusuke misses with a body shot.
Mandyson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yusuke counters with a left to the body.
Mandyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mandyson lands a jab to the head.
Yusuke misses with a body punch
and Mandyson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Quiron Yusuke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yusuke throws out a powerful jab.
Yusuke throws a hook but Mandyson blocks it.
Yusuke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandyson.
Yusuke misses with a body shot.
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.
Mandyson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yusuke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mandyson looks to land a body kick but Yusuke moved away.
Mandyson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mandyson thuds a left hand into Yusuke's body.
Nice jab there from Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mandyson's waist but Mandyson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yusuke off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quiron Yusuke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandyson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mandyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
Yusuke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandyson manages to avoid it.
Yusuke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mandyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Mandyson lands a head shot.
Yusuke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yusuke shoots in but Mandyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mandyson.
Mandyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mandyson throws a combination that misses
and Yusuke counters with a nice uppercut.
Mandyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yusuke cracks Mandyson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yusuke throws a looping overhand right but Mandyson ducks down to avoid it.
Yusuke slaps away a takedown attempt from Mandyson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mandyson throws a nice looking combination but Yusuke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yusuke thows a body shot but no joy.
Mandyson tests Yusuke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yusuke slips a jab and a cross from Mandyson.
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.
Yusuke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandyson lands with a hook. Yusuke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mandyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mandyson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the body from Yusuke misses
and Mandyson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mandyson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mandyson shoots in for a takedown but Yusuke shows good takedown defense.
Yusuke looks to throw the jab but Mandyson is out of range.
Yusuke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mandyson counters by clinching up.
Mandyson is trying to break the clinch but Yusuke is controlling him.
Mandyson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yusuke smiles and moves away.
Mandyson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yusuke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mandyson doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Mandyson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mandyson 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Mandyson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Emeliananko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Jam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jam has chosen juelz santana the second coming as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitali Emeliananko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Jam!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emeliananko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Emeliananko gets a takedown into half guard.
Emeliananko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jam sees it coming and defends easily.
Jam tries to roll over but Emeliananko keeps him under control.
Emeliananko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jam sees it coming and defends easily.
Emeliananko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Emeliananko is looking for a kimura but Jam is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emeliananko to get the leverage.
Emeliananko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emeliananko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Emeliananko moves to the back.
Jam preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Emeliananko.
Emeliananko is breathing heavily.
Emeliananko looking for the choke but no joy.
Emeliananko is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jam showing good submission defense here.
Jam breaks Emeliananko's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam wants to pass the guard but Emeliananko is keeping the position.
Emeliananko has his foot on Jam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jam works his way back into a safe position though.
Jam lands a couple of elbows.
Jam wants to pass the guard but Emeliananko is keeping the position.
Emeliananko wants to control the position but Jam says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Jam prevents Emeliananko from improving his position.
Jam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emeliananko wants to get back to full guard.
Emeliananko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jam tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Emeliananko.
Emeliananko keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jam tries to stand and escape but Emeliananko is controlling the position.
Jam is trying to work for a kimura but Emeliananko is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitali Emeliananko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jam misses with a takedown attempt
and Emeliananko counters with a single leg into guard. Jam didn't expect that.
Emeliananko 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.
Emeliananko has gone for a leg lock! Jam slips out almost immediately though and dives into Emeliananko's guard.
Vitali Emeliananko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emeliananko working a defensive guard here.
Jam wants to pass the guard but Emeliananko is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emeliananko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emeliananko has his foot on Jam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jam works his way back into a safe position though.
Emeliananko wants to improve his position but instead Jam has moved into half guard.
Jam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jam wants to pass the guard but Emeliananko is defending well.
Jam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Emeliananko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emeliananko has a hand on Jam's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jam takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jam prevents Emeliananko from getting the reversal.
Jam is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Emeliananko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jam with the ground and pound from mount.
Emeliananko is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emeliananko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Emeliananko is trying desperately to improve position.
Jam dominating with strikes here.
Jam pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jam avoids the attempt from Emeliananko to control.
Emeliananko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emeliananko is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam raining down shots from the mount!
Emeliananko is trying desperately to improve position.
Jam is going olschool here, as he tries to force Emeliananko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Emeliananko shrugs it off.
Jam working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jam lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Jam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
A punch combination from Jam misses.
Emeliananko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jam throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Emeliananko escapes and throws Jam's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Emeliananko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jam has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jam is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Emeliananko is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emeliananko moves to the back position.
Jam is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emeliananko wants to control but Jam is keeping busy.
Jam preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Emeliananko.
Jam turns into Emeliananko and is now in his guard.
Jam looking to pass the guard.
Emeliananko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Emeliananko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emeliananko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emeliananko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Emeliananko looking for subs off his back but Jam has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jam passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Emeliananko, who protects the arm well.
Emeliananko is looking to regain half guard here but Jam keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Emeliananko wants to control but Jam postures up.
Jam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emeliananko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Emeliananko prevents Jam from improving his position.
Emeliananko wants to work for an arm triangle but Jam is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitali Emeliananko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emeliananko 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitali Emeliananko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan JONES (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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260 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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, Theo Huxley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan JONES!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huxley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
JONES misses with the combination.
Huxley cracks JONES with an open hand slap.
A nice combination there by Huxley.
Huxley fails to land with a series of punches.
Huxley throws a combination that misses
and JONES counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Theo Huxley has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Huxley does no damage.
JONES throws a left and a right that both miss
and Huxley counters with a one-two to the body.
JONES throws out a loose jab but Huxley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Huxley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huxley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from JONES finds it's way round the side to connect with Huxley's head.
JONES has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
JONES loads up on a big right hand but Huxley slips the punch.
Huxley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but JONES circles away quickly and effectively.
Huxley lands a slapping body shot.
Huxley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but JONES circles away quickly and effectively.
Huxley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huxley moves out of range as JONES strikes.
Huxley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley looks to land a combination. JONES sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
JONES looks gassed!
Huxley slips a jab from JONES.
Huxley falls off balance throwing a combination
and JONES counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Huxley misses with a wild combination.
Huxley drops JONES with a left and a right! Oh, JONES is hurt - Huxley dives into side control looking to finish!
JONES is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huxley decides to stand back up.
Huxley throws a nice looking combination but JONES bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huxley throws a series of strikes that have JONES backpedaling.
JONES is still on wobbly legs! Can Huxley finish him?
Huxley drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks JONES right on the button. JONES goes down! Huxley follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Huxley gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theo Huxley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Woodhall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rooie mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Woodhall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rooie mano!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodhall feints and as mano raises his hands in defense, Woodhall changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
mano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodhall controlling from the top position.
mano had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Woodhall is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. mano Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Woodhall's back instead.
mano has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Woodhall has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
mano is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
mano is not going to allow Woodhall to sit and survive in this position.
mano is persistently looking for the submission but Woodhall is defending it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mano doesn't have the hooks in and Woodhall manages to turn into his guard.
mano has his foot on Woodhall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woodhall works his way back into a safe position though.
Woodhall trying to control but mano is working from the bottom.
Woodhall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Woodhall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. mano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
mano looking for a guillotine here but Woodhall defends easily.
mano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
mano looks gassed!
mano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodhall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Woodhall trying to control the position from guard on top but mano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woodhall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Woodhall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Woodhall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Woodhall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
mano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Woodhall is defending against the submission attempts here by mano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodhall gets back to full guard.
Woodhall throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
mano drops back looking for a leg! Woodhall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Woodhall manages to kick mano off! mano jumps back into Woodhall's guard.
mano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Woodhall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. mano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. mano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
mano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
mano 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.
mano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
mano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woodhall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. mano is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mano drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. mano seems to have locked his on tight now - Woodhall screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for mano, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). rooie mano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Napier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iain Jolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Napier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Jolley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolley shoots for a double leg takedown but Napier sprawls well. He's pushed Jolley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Napier throws a combination. Jolley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jolley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jolley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Napier is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jolley landing punches.
Jolley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Napier is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jolley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Napier is looking to escape.
Napier keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Napier is squirming around, avoiding Jolley's attempts to control the action.
Napier bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier pushing down on Jolley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Napier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jolley defends it well.
Jolley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jolley.
Napier trying to control but Jolley is working from the bottom.
Napier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Napier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jolley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Napier!
Napier is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napier tries to hold on but Jolley postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jolley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jolley lands a heavy elbow.
Napier is squirming around, avoiding Jolley's attempts to control the action.
Jolley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jolley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Napier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Napier working to try and regain half guard.
Jolley wants to control the pace but Napier is squirming around nicely.
Napier is desperately trying to improve his position but Jolley has a good base and remains in mount.
Jolley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Napier can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jolley tries to control but Napier wriggling away.
Napier working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolley controlling the position easily from mount.
Jolley avoids the attempt from Napier to control.
Napier is in a horrible position here. Jolley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jolley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jolley prevents Napier from getting the reversal.
Napier in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Napier keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Napier is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
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.
Jolley dominating with strikes here.
Jolley looking to control but Napier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jolley scoring with strikes but Napier is staying in there.
Jolley prevents Napier from getting the reversal.
Jolley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Napier manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Napier tries to escape but Jolley is in control.
Napier is breathing heavily.
Jolley wants to control but Napier is keeping him busy.
Jolley taking a breather here.
Napier is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jolley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Jolley dominated that round.
That's time! Napier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Napier wants to clinch up but Jolley keeps it at a distance.
Jolley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Napier defends it nicely.
Napier swats away the attempt to clinch by Jolley.
Jolley is looking to clinch but Napier is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Napier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jolley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Napier as he avoids it easily.
Jolley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Napier tries to avoid it but Jolley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Napier to the ground. Napier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Neil Napier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Jolley.
Jolley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Napier's waist but Napier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jolley off to one side.
Napier doesn't manage to clinch there - Jolley circles away.
Napier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Iain Jolley has been cut.
Napier closes the distance and clinches.
Napier looking for a takedown.
Jolley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Napier smiles and moves away.
Iain Jolley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napier doesn't manage to clinch there - Jolley circles away.
Jolley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Napier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jolley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Napier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolley closes the distance but Napier moves to the side
and Napier counters with a good low kick that Jolley was not able to check.
Napier lands a nice hook to Jolley's body. Jolley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Napier misses with a takedown attempt - Jolley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Napier closes the distance and clinches.
Napier pulls Jolley into guard.
Napier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jolley pushing down on Napier's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Napier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jolley content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napier looking for submissions off his back.
Napier looking for submissions off his back.
Jolley is controlling the pace.
Napier tries to get to full guard but Jolley has control of the leg.
Jolley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Napier wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jolley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Napier's waist but Napier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jolley off to one side.
Jolley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Napier counters by clinching up.
Jolley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Napier walks away with a smile on his face. Jolley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch combination from Jolley misses.
Jolley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Napier is looking to clinch but Jolley is avoiding it.
Jolley fails with the takedown.
Napier scores with a kick to the body.
Napier shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jolley is trying to defend but Napier finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Napier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Iain Jolley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jolley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Napier lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jolley backs up against the cage.
Napier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Napier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jolley.
Napier tries to clinch
and Jolley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Napier fails to pull guard.
Jolley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Napier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jolley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Napier is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jolley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jolley trying to stall but Napier improves his position.
Napier prevents Jolley from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Napier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Napier tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jolley avoids it.
Jolley is trying to trip Napier. He has hold of a leg but Napier is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jolley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Napier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Napier looking for a guillotine here but Jolley defends easily.
Jolley stands up and waves to Napier to follow him.
Jolley thows a leg kick but Napier checks it
and Napier counters with a series of strikes. Jolley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jolley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jolley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Napier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolley throws a lazy head kick
and Napier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Napier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jolley tries for a takedown but Napier circles away easily
and Napier counters by moving into the clinch.
Napier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Napier wants to clinch up but Jolley keeps it at a distance.
Jolley slaps away a takedown attempt from Napier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jolley misses with a takedown attempt - Napier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Napier lands but Jolley takes it in his stride.
Jolley misses with a takedown
and Napier counters with a good, hard body kick but Jolley shrugs it off.
Napier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jolley swats away the attempt to clinch by Napier.
Jolley avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Napier closes the distance and pushes Jolley back into the cage.
Jolley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Napier just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jolley stalling the fight.
Napier lands a knee to the head.
Jolley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Napier lands a good knee to the midsection. Jolley won't want to take too many of those.
Jolley stops a takedown attempt from Napier.
Napier pulls guard effortlessly.
Napier looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jolley passes into side control.
Iain Jolley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jolley grinds an elbow into Napier's temple.
Napier is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jolley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jolley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Napier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Napier 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Napier!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Russel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
Russel shoots in looking for a takedown. Foreman tries to sprawl out of it but Russel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foreman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foreman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Russel tries to close the distance and clinch but Foreman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Russel.
Russel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Russel.
Nice sprawl there from Foreman as Russel shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Russel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russel shoots in for a takedown but Foreman shows good takedown defense.
Foreman darts in and clinches Russel up against the cage.
Foreman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foreman jumps guard and drags Russel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Foreman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.
Russel drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Foreman dives on top into guard.
Russel keeping moving, preventing Foreman from controlling successfully.
Russel can't keep his opponent in guard - Foreman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Russel wants to control but Foreman is keeping busy.
Well, if Foreman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Foreman is trying to control the action in half guard but Russel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Russel is looking to control Foreman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Russel avoid being mounted?
Foreman is looking for a kimura but Russel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Foreman to get the leverage.
Foreman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Russel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Russel trying to hold on to Foreman's head to control him but Foreman postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russel moves away.
Foreman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russel.
Foreman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russel circles away quickly and effectively.
Russel tries for a takedown but Foreman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Foreman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Russel slips a jab and a cross from Foreman.
Foreman looks gassed!
Russel shoots for a takedown but Foreman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Russel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Foreman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Russel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foreman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Russel trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Foreman seems to be working for a kimura but Russel defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russel is trying is best to control the position here.
Russel trying to hold on to Foreman's head to control him but Foreman postures up.
Russel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Russel is trying is best to control the position here.
Russel trying to control but Foreman postures up.
Russel wants to improve his position but Foreman is controlling well.
Russel throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Foreman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Russel is just out of range.
Russel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foreman as he jumps to the side.
Foreman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Russel.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russel tries to clinch up
and Foreman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Russel won't be happy with that.
I wouldn't like to be where Russel is right now.
Russel is not content to let Foreman control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel struggling a bit here.
Foreman tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Foreman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foreman connects with a single shot there.
Russel shoots in and bounces Foreman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Russel postures up.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.
Foreman working for a triangle but Russel defends it easily.
Russel trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Russel won't allow Foreman to sweep him here.
Foreman keeping moving, preventing Russel from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foreman swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Russel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Foreman sprawls well initially but Russel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman trying to hold on to Russel's head to control him but Russel postures up.
Russel trying to control the action but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foreman is looking to control Russel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Foreman avoid being mounted?
Russel wants to control but Foreman is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Russel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foreman but Foreman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Foreman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russel forces Foreman back against the cage and clinches.
Foreman avoiding damage as Russel throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foreman as Russel tries to tie him up.
Russel tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Foreman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Russel.
Foreman tries to break free but Russel pushes him back against the cage.
Russel stalling in the clinch but Foreman improves position.
Foreman is trying to break free.
Russel is looking to control Foreman's arms but Foreman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russel has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foreman takes an elbow to the temple.
Foreman tries to circle away but Russel has him pinned against the cage.
Foreman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foreman blocks an elbow strike from Russel.
Russel stalling in the clinch but Foreman improves position.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch but Russel keeps him there for the moment.
Russel wants to stall.
Russel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russel misses with an elbow over the top.
Foreman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Russel has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Foreman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foreman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Foreman is looking to break free of the clinch but Russel has double underhooks.
Foreman goes for a takedown attempt but Russel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Foreman swings for the body but Russel moves out of range.
Foreman's corner calls for a 1-2. Foreman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Russel ducks under a wild hook from Foreman.
Russel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foreman but Foreman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Foreman has closed the distance and engaged Russel in a clinch.
Russel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foreman's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Russel.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foreman as Russel tries to tie him up.
Foreman wants to get back to striking at distance but Russel won't allow it.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foreman avoiding damage as Russel throws knees to the body.
Foreman wants to break free but Russel has control.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foreman cracks Russel with a nice body shot.
Foreman wants to get back to striking at distance but Russel won't allow it.
Foreman avoiding damage.
Russel is looking to control Foreman's arms but Foreman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russel has his back to the cage.
Nice elbow from Russel.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Russel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foreman's efforts to push away.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Russel.
Russel is looking to control Foreman's arms but Foreman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russel has his back to the cage.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Russel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foreman is defending well for now.
Russel wants to stall.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Russel.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Foreman lands a left hand.
Russel is trying to maintain a safe position but Foreman gets an underhook and turns Russel into the cage.
Russel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foreman managing to block the knees to the body from Russel.
Russel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Russel tries to land knees in the clinch but Foreman avoids the damage to the body.
Foreman is trying to break the clinch but Russel has him pressed against the cage.
Foreman stalling the fight.
Foreman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foreman tries to break the clinch but Russel is controlling the position.
Foreman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Russel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
James Russel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Foreman.
Russel trying to land knees to the body.
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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Russel can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Russel lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foreman.
Foreman takes an elbow to the temple.
The is referee keeping an eye on Foreman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Foreman can't break the clinch.
Noah Foreman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stalling in the clinch from Russel.
Russel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Russel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foreman avoiding damage as Russel throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Russel missing with knees to the body.
Foreman is trying to break free.
James Russel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foreman.
Russel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Russel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foreman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Foreman!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Bridgeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Normandale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuart Bridgeman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stuart Bridgeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Normandale!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normandale throws a shot from downtown. Bridgeman moves away and avoids it.
Normandale looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Normandale slaps away a takedown attempt from Bridgeman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bridgeman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bridgeman in particular looking to stall.
Normandale tries to get to full guard but Bridgeman has control of the leg.
Bridgeman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Normandale looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bridgeman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridgeman wants to control but Normandale is keeping him busy.
Bridgeman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Normandale with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bridgeman trying to control from half guard but Normandale is working away.
Normandale is looking to improve his position.
Bridgeman is trying to work for a kimura but Normandale is defending well.
Normandale is trying to control but Bridgeman manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Bridgeman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Normandale defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bridgeman.
Bridgeman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Normandale manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normandale is not content to let Bridgeman control the position.
Bridgeman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Normandale is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Stuart Bridgeman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bridgeman closes the distance and clinches up with Normandale, looking for a takedown. Bridgeman pushes Normandale against the cage but Normandale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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.
Bridgeman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bridgeman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Normandale tries to bench press Bridgeman off him but Bridgeman keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bridgeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Normandale keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Bridgeman dominated that round.
That's time! Bridgeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Normandale misses with a takedown attempt
and Bridgeman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bridgeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Normandale seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bridgeman trying to control but Normandale is working from the bottom.
Bridgeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bridgeman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Normandale is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Normandale keeping moving, preventing Bridgeman from controlling successfully.
Normandale is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bridgeman staying out of range there.
Paul Normandale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bridgeman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Normandale manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bridgeman looking to pass the guard.
Bridgeman trying to control but Normandale is working from the bottom.
Bridgeman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridgeman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Normandale avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bridgeman stopping the sweep attempt from Normandale.
Bridgeman trying to control but Normandale is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normandale is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bridgeman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Normandale napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bridgeman trying to control the action but Normandale is working from the bottom.
Bridgeman is really struggling to control Normandale but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bridgeman controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridgeman landing a few strikes.
Normandale is not content to let Bridgeman control the position.
Normandale is trying to escape the position but Bridgeman is controlling the position.
Normandale is not content to let Bridgeman control the position.
Bridgeman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Bridgeman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bridgeman misses with a low kick.
Normandale thumps Bridgeman with a low kick.
Bridgeman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Normandale counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bridgeman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bridgeman wants to control but Normandale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stuart Bridgeman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Normandale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Normandale misses with a head shot. Bridgeman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bridgeman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridgeman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Normandale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bridgeman trying to control the position.
Bridgeman had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Normandale is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bridgeman Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Normandale's back instead.
Stuart Bridgeman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bridgeman looking to hold on to the position here but Normandale rolls and ends up regaining guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Stuart Bridgeman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Normandale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Normandale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bridgeman counters with a single leg into guard. Normandale didn't expect that.
Bridgeman trying to control but Normandale is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Normandale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bridgeman is one step ahead there.
Bridgeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bridgeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Normandale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bridgeman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bridgeman preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bridgeman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bridgeman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bridgeman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Normandale is trying desperately to improve position.
Bridgeman trying to control but Normandale is having none of it.
Paul Normandale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bridgeman controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Bridgeman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bridgeman, 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 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Bridgeman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Walker trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Walker is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Walker sits in half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands a jab to Walker's midsection.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker slips under a jab from Johnson.
Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Walker is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Walker trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Walker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Walker is breathing heavily.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Walker is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Walker trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Walker wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walker works his foot free and advances to mount.
Walker works his way to his opponent's back.
Johnson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Walker.
Walker trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Walker has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Johnson! Can he survive? No! He's out! Walker gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Logan Walker!
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