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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tiger Vector has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiger Vector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Romeo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vector shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Vector's guard.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vector works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez trying to control but Vector is working from the bottom.
Vector throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vector has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Vector keeps moving.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces Vector off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Vector keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Vector tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Vector wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez seems to be working for a kimura but Vector defends the submission attempt.
Vector blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
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.
Vector is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vector tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vector manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vector looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vector keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vector has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between Vector's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Vector has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Vector wants to finish this one by submission but Sanchez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Vector.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez wants to hold on but Vector pushes him away.
Vector punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Vector is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Vector passes to full mount!
Vector trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Vector maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vector misses with a takedown
and Sanchez counters with a shoot takedown. Vector fights it but they end up in guard.
Vector looking for a sweep. Not yet Vector, not yet.
Vector working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vector working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vector swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vector throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vector is keeping the position for now.
Vector working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Vector's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vector is looking to regain half guard here but Sanchez keeps moving and retains side control.
Vector sneaks back into half guard.
Vector is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector manages to get to full guard.
Vector is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vector has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sanchez has passed into side control.
Vector is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanchez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Vector tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Vector tries to escape but Sanchez is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanchez advances to full mount.
Sanchez looking to secure an arm triangle but Vector defends it well.
Vector swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sanchez prevents Vector from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vector is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Vector has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Vector!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Sanchez 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!
Vector tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vector is trying to work for a sweep but Sanchez has mounted him!
Vector wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Vector is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
Sanchez working for a submission but Vector is keeping him at bay.
Vector is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vector is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vector is looking to escape.
Vector is looking to get to half guard.
Sanchez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vector is looking to escape.
Sanchez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vector is now in Sanchez's guard. A big mistake from Sanchez there, giving up the dominant 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.
Vector pushing down on Sanchez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vector is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Romeo Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vector is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Vector is just content to waste time from the top position. Sanchez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sanchez is looking for a triangle but Vector pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vector stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is trying to keep Vector in close.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Vector from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vector is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanchez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanchez's back!
Sanchez is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Vector gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vector doesn't have the hooks in and Sanchez manages to turn into his guard.
Vector wants to sweep but no luck.
Vector trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Vector keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vector not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Romeo Sanchez!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Romeo Sanchez!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Romeo Sanchez!
Romeo Sanchez wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marty Samuels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Rutten is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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136 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marty Samuels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Samuels.
Samuels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samuels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rutten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samuels lands a knee to the body.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten closes the distance but Samuels moves to the side
and Samuels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rutten is trying to control but can't.
Rutten is holding on to half guard well.
Rutten wants to improve his position but Samuels is controlling well.
Samuels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rutten looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samuels wants to free his trapped foot but Rutten is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rutten gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten wants to stand up but Samuels is controlling him.
Samuels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samuels wants to stand and escape but instead Rutten has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Samuels could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Samuels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutten gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches.
Rutten lands a right hand.
Samuels manages to break the clinch.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rutten counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samuels won't be happy with that.
Rutten looks gassed!
Samuels is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Rutten's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Samuels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samuels misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Samuels is looking for a sweep.
Rutten looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Samuels is avoiding damage well.
Rutten working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Samuels striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Rutten stands up and beckons Samuels to his feet.
Rutten displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samuels.
Samuels rushes Rutten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Samuels lands an elbow inside that Rutten shrugs off.
Samuels jumps guard but Rutten stands there with Samuels around his waist. Samuels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Samuels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rutten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Samuels closes the distance and clinches up with Rutten, looking for a takedown. Samuels pushes Rutten against the cage but Rutten circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten clinches with his opponent.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
Samuels tries for a takedown but Rutten manages to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
Rutten manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rutten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rutten working for a triangle but Samuels defends it easily.
Rutten wants to stand but Samuels is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten striking off his back but it's not causing Samuels any problems.
Samuels gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rutten misses with a double jab.
Rutten tries to clinch but Samuels is having none of it.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses
and Samuels counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rutten trying to keep a closed guard but Samuels is proving a slippery customer.
Rutten wants to stand up but Samuels is controlling him.
Samuels postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten pushes Samuels off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten wants to clinch but Samuels slips to the side
and Samuels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Samuels stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Rutten will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Samuels looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Samuels shoots and misses
and Rutten counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Samuels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rutten counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rutten closes the distance and pushes Samuels back into the cage.
Samuels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutten avoids it.
Rutten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Samuelss head.
Samuels blocks an elbow strike from Rutten.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutten.
Samuels looking to throw knees to the head but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Rutten working Samuels over with knees to the body.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samuels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samuels misses with a knee strike.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Samuels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Samuels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuels looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Samuels managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samuels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samuels missing with knees to the body.
Samuels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samuels shoots and misses
and Rutten counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Samuels is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Samuels forces Rutten back against the cage and clinches.
Samuels can't get the takedown.
Samuels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rutten pushes off an throws an elbow but Samuels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samuels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rutten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rutten throws an elbow that misses.
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.
Rutten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Samuels using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Samuels drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rutten gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rutten prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rutten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Samuels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutten in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Samuels blocks it.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Samuels is blocking nicely.
Samuels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rutten tries to circle away but Samuels has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rutten scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samuels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samuels closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten gets a takedown into half guard.
Joe Rutten has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samuels throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Rutten manages to pass to side control.
Samuels is trying to buck Rutten off.
Samuels wants to get back to his feet but Rutten is dominant here and he's now got Samuels's back!
Rutten scores with punches to the body.
Rutten is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Samuels is defending well though. Rutten let's go of the attempt for now.
Rutten is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Samuels has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten working for the choke.
Samuels is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Samuels looks to clinch
and Rutten counters with a single leg into guard. Samuels didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Samuels, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuels with a poor takedown
and Rutten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Samuels misses with a takedown attempt
and Rutten counters with a head kick.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Samuels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutten counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rutten decides to stand and escape the position.
Samuels takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Samuels closes the distance but Rutten moves to the side
and Rutten counters with a head kick.
Rutten tries to clinch but Samuels is having none of it.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Samuels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Samuels swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Samuels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samuels with a poor takedown
and Rutten makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Samuels really felt that one!
Samuels shoots for a takedown but Rutten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rutten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Samuels.
Rutten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samuels's hands.
Rutten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rutten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Samuels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rutten in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
Samuels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Samuels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samuels misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a knee strike.
Rutten takes a knee right on the jaw!
Samuels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rutten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marty Samuels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rutten counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Samuels tries to pull guard but Rutten holds him up against the cage and eventually Samuels drops back down to his feet.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samuels avoids it.
Samuels trying to stall but Rutten improves his position.
Rutten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short left from Rutten.
Samuels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samuels clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten fails to land the takedown.
Rutten moves into range and clinches up with Samuels.
Samuels is working for takedown but Rutten is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rutten throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Samuels.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Samuels is blocking nicely.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rutten avoids a wild elbow strike from Samuels.
Rutten working Samuels over with knees to the body.
Samuels tries to break free but Rutten pushes him back against the cage.
Samuels jumps guard but Rutten stands there with Samuels around his waist. Samuels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Samuels fails to pull guard.
Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samuels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutten counters with a shoot takedown. Samuels fights it but they end up in guard.
Rutten decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rutten misses with the combination.
Samuels moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Samuels has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Samuels, pushing him back against the cage.
Samuels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Samuels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rutten tries to break free but Samuels pushes him back against the cage.
Samuels fails to pull guard.
Samuels wants to stall.
Rutten working Samuels over with knees to the body.
Samuels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Samuels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Samuels avoids a wild elbow strike from Rutten.
Samuels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samuels blocks an elbow strike from Rutten.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Samuels avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Samuels takes a shot to the head.
Marty Samuels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Samuels throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Samuels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rutten 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!
Joe Rutten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rutten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Joe Rutten!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Joe Rutten!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Joe Rutten!
Joe Rutten wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khadir Hadji (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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140 lbs
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133 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Khadir Hadji!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadji dives in and grabs Troy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Troy pushes down on Hadji's head and hops out.
Hadji instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Hadji.
Troy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hadji looks for a takedown but Troy sprawls well.
Troy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Troy clinches but Hadji breaks the clinch
and Hadji counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Troy!
Hadji looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy is looking to improve his position but Hadji isn't that keen on the idea.
Troy is trying to stand up.
Troy is looking to get to half guard.
Troy tries to hold on but Hadji postures up.
Hadji controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji avoids the attempt from Troy to control.
Hadji stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Hadji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troy tries to clinch but Hadji is having none of it.
Troy misses with a head kick.
Hadji looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hadji trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
Troy trying to keep a closed guard but Hadji is proving a slippery customer.
Troy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy is trying to control the position but Hadji postures up.
Troy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Troy looking for a sweep. Not yet Troy, not yet.
Hadji throws a big right hand that misses.
Troy trying to keep a closed guard but Hadji is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hadji tries to clinch there but Troy circles away.
Troy leaves Hadji with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Danny Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khadir Hadji.
Troy misses with a few strikes there.
Troy is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji rushes Troy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hadji controlling the action here for a moment.
Troy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Khadir Hadji has been cut.
Troy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hadji drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hadji controlling from the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hadji wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving.
Hadji might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Troy kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji stops Troy from standing up.
Hadji is stalling in the full guard.
Hadji decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Troy, up you get!
Troy has managed to clinch.
Troy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hadji tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Troy smiles and moves away.
Troy closes the distance but Hadji moves to the side
and Hadji counters with a single leg into guard. Troy didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Troy wants to stand but Hadji is controlling the position.
Troy is trying to control the position but Hadji postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khadir Hadji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khadir Hadji'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.
Hadji misses with a head kick.
Troy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hadji.
Hadji moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Troy misses with a wild combination.
Danny Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hadji misses with a low kick as Troy jumps back.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hadji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troy has managed to clinch.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Hadji has him pressed against the cage.
Hadji decides to pull guard.
Hadji is controlling Troy's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadji had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Troy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hadji Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Troy's back instead.
Troy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hadji's guard. Nice work there by Troy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadji is looking for a triangle but Troy pushes his legs off easily.
Hadji is working an open guard so Troy takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Troy wants to clinch.
Troy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hadji holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hadji.
Hadji drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Troy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troy.
Troy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Hadji is controlling him.
Troy wants to break free but Hadji has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy lands a left hand.
Hadji tries for a takedown but Troy manages to get underhooks.
Danny Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khadir Hadji.
Troy is trying to force a seperation but Hadji has the dominant position.
Troy scores a nice knee to the body.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hadji misses with a knee strike.
Hadji keeps control of Troy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Troy digs a right hand underneath Hadji's ribcage. Hadji let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy stuffs the takedown attempt from Hadji. Hadji gets slowly back to his feet.
Danny Troy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troy lands a head kick. Hadji smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hadji tries to clinch but Troy is having none of it.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hadji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Troy closes the distance but Hadji moves to the side
and Hadji counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Troy prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy manages to break the clinch.
Hadji closes the distance and clinches up with Troy, looking for a takedown. Hadji pushes Troy against the cage but Troy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Troy wants to clinch but Hadji slips to the side
and Hadji counters by clinching up.
A short right from Troy.
Troy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hadji looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Troy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hadji will feel that in the morning.
Troy wants to clinch up but Hadji keeps it at a distance.
Hadji scores a takedown into full mount!
Troy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hadji controlling the pace for now.
Hadji trying to control but Troy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hadji.
Hadji wants to control the pace but Troy is squirming around nicely.
Hadji fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Troy is trying to stand.
Hadji controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Khadir Hadji will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Khadir Hadji's cut.
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!
Troy wants to clinch.
Troy is looking to clinch but Hadji is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Troy.
Troy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hadji.
Troy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hadji throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Troy counters with a leg kick.
Troy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hadji tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Troy swivels and escapes.
Troy tries to close the distance and clinch but Hadji swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Troy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hadji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hadji goes for a takedown in the clinch but Troy prevents it.
Danny Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khadir Hadji.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy misses with a few strikes there.
Hadji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troy tries to clinch but Hadji moves away
and Hadji counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Troy's guard now.
Troy wants to get back to his feet but Hadji is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Troy trying to keep a closed guard but Hadji is proving a slippery customer.
Troy is wriggling around but Hadji manages to pass to half guard.
Troy pushes Hadji off looking to stand but Hadji dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Troy kicks off Hadji and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadji has Troy up against the cage in a clinch.
Hadji drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Troy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Troy wants to get back to striking at distance but Hadji won't allow it.
Hadji fails to pull guard.
Troy lands with a right to the head.
Troy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hadji gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hadji drops down looking for an ankle pick but Troy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Troy tries to clinch but Hadji is having none of it.
Hadji looks for a takedown but Troy sprawls well.
Troy darts in trying to clinch
and Hadji counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadji is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hadji swats away the attempt to clinch by Troy.
Hadji clinches with his opponent.
Hadji is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hadji.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy throws a combination. Hadji tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Troy stuffs the takedown attempt from Hadji. Hadji gets slowly back to his feet.
Hadji scores with a takedown into Troy's guard.
Hadji controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadji is pushing down on Troy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Troy is fighting to maintain full guard but Hadji has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hadji takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troy is trying to stand back up but Hadji is controlling him
Hadji not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hadji lands with a punch from half guard.
Hadji is taking a breather. Troy 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Khadir Hadji.
I've got Hadji winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Khadir Hadji!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Khadir Hadji!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Khadir Hadji!
Khadir Hadji wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dunlop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. The key to victory for James Dunlop has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Dunlop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Luka Lee!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlop moves into the clinch successfully.
Dunlop scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee lands a knee to the head.
Dunlop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
Dunlop lands a knee to the head.
Dunlop comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Dunlop connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Dunlop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dunlop pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dunlop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Dunlop connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Luka Lee has been cut.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Dunlop.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Dunlop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dunlop or not.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dunlop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Dunlop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunlop tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Dunlop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dunlop manages to break the clinch.
Dunlop tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee throws a series of punches but Dunlop avoids them all with ease.
Dunlop is looking to clinch.
Dunlop misses with a head kick.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee gets a clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Dunlop's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dunlop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dunlop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunlop is breathing heavily.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dunlop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dunlop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dunlop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dunlop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Dunlop has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee clinches with his opponent.
Dunlop trying to land knees to the body.
Lee cracks Dunlop with a nice body shot.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Dunlop blocks it.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dunlop missing with knees to the body.
Lee is working Dunlop over against the cage.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunlop avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Dunlop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunlop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Lee.
A short right from Lee on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Dunlop lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dunlop lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunlop is blocking nicely.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Dunlop in his tracks for a moment.
Dunlop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Lee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunlop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunlop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Dunlop.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop jumps guard but Lee stands there with Dunlop around his waist. Dunlop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dunlop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunlop tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dunlop is trying to break free.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunlop wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Dunlop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Dunlop breaks the clinch.
Dunlop scores with a three punch combo!
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Dunlop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunlop rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Dunlop.
Dunlop with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee clinches.
Dunlop tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lee smiles and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
James Dunlop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dunlop doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Dunlop moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee blocks a head kick by Dunlop.
Dunlop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dunlop is defended easily by Lee.
Lee clinches up with Dunlop and pushes him back against the cage.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee crunches a lovely knee into Dunlop's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunlop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Dunlop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dunlop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Dunlop takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has Dunlop up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Lee.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Dunlop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunlop lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dunlop is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lee trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee wants to stand but Dunlop is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Dunlop from controlling successfully.
Dunlop wants to get up but he can't break Lee's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dunlop wants to stand and escape but instead Lee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dunlop wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
Dunlop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dunlop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunlop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dunlop wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Dunlop tries to keep at a distance but Lee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dunlop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dunlop avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dunlop. That one must have hurt.
Dunlop throws a lazy head kick
and Lee counters by clinching up.
Dunlop avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dunlop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lee pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunlop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunlop is trying to break free.
Dunlop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee has Dunlop up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunlop is trying to drag Lee to the mat but Lee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dunlop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dunlop in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dunlop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop lands an uppercut.
Dunlop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunlop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dunlop tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luka Lee's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dunlop blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Dunlop avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunlop.
Dunlop drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dunlop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunlop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dunlop moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunlop is blocking nicely.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dunlop throws an elbow that misses.
Dunlop is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lee can't fight it off and eventually Dunlop manages to take the fight to the floor. Lee looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dunlop passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunlop decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Dunlop counters with a one-two to the body.
Dunlop instigates a clinch.
Dunlop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunlop.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Dunlop in his tracks for a moment.
Lee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunlop avoids it.
Dunlop throws an elbow that misses.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Dunlop tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Dunlop breaks the clinch.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Dunlop lands a jab to the nose.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunlop tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but Dunlop moves away
and Dunlop counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dunlop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Dunlop rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dunlop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunlop darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Dunlop tries to pull guard but Lee holds him up against the cage and eventually Dunlop drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Lee.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dunlop is defending well for now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Dunlop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunlop closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Dunlop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters by clinching up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunlop.
Dunlop scores with a knee to the head.
Dunlop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlop looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Luka Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dunlop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunlop fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dunlop has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a nice elbow.
Dunlop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunlop wants a takedown but no success here.
Dunlop with a knee to the head.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dunlop's defenses.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunlop.
Dunlop lands a left hand.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunlop is blocking nicely.
Dunlop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Dunlop blocks the elbow strike.
Lee looking to throw knees to the head but Dunlop is blocking nicely.
Lee misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Dunlop.
Dunlop has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Dunlop managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
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.
Lee tries to work over Dunlop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dunlop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunlop backwards.
Dunlop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Dunlop lands with a light punch inside.
Dunlop tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Dunlop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dunlop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee landing knees to the head.
Dunlop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunlop misses with a knee to the head.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dunlop.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dunlop landing knees to the body.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Dunlop blocks with his arms.
Dunlop avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dunlop showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Luka Lee!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Luka Lee!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Luka Lee!
Luka Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junior Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
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149 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Kampmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Hardy!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to clinch up.
Hardy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by Kampmann.
Kampmann feints and as Hardy raises his hands in defense, Kampmann changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hardy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kampmann controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kampmann trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kampmann drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kampmann is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hardy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hardy is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann is working to tighten is grip on Hardy's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hardy has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kampmann is really squeezing tight and eventually Hardy passes out! Kampmann breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Junior Kampmann!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes to the cage accompanied by Go Go Power Rangers. Tommy Kid has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid tries to bum rush Kongo with a series of wild strikes but Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kongo has eaten all the pies!
Kongo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kongo.
Kid is trying to improve his position.
Kid is working hard here to advance position.
Kongo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kongo is staying tight to Kid's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kongo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kid, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kongo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kid wants to control but Kongo postures up.
Kid is looking to reverse the position.
Kid stops Kongo from passing to mount.
Kid can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kid tries to clinch but Kongo is having none of it.
Kongo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid moves into the clinch successfully.
Kid prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kongo lands an elbow inside.
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.
Kid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kongo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kongo.
Kid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kongo tries to circle away but Kid has him pinned against the cage.
Kongo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kongo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tommy Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Kongo.
Kongo managing to block the knees to the body from Kid.
Kongo jumps guard but Kid stands there with Kongo around his waist. Kongo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kongo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kid prevents it.
Kongo looks gassed!
Kid stalling.
Kid wants to stall.
Kongo tries to pull guard but Kid won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kongo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kid tries to avoid it but Kongo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kid to the ground. Kid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kid moves into the clinch.
Kid gets underhooks to prevent Kongo's takedown attempt.
Kid has picked Kongo up - he's going for a ride! Kid dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kid prevents Kongo from improving his position.
Kongo won't allow Kid to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kongo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kid looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kid seems to be working for a kimura but Kongo defends the submission attempt.
Kid trying to control from Kongo's half guard. Kongo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Kid will probably get the nod.
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.
Kongo fails with the takedown.
Tommy Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kongo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kid.
Kid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kongo avoids it.
Kongo pulls guard effortlessly.
Kid trying to control but Kongo is working from the bottom.
Kid looking to sit in guard and control but Kongo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kid is trying to keep Kongo in close.
Kid is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kongo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kongo wants to control from the top but Kid keeps moving.
Kongo preventing the sweep.
Kid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kongo defends well.
Kongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kongo won't allow Kid to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kid wants to clinch.
Kongo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kongo showed some decent athleticism there.
Kongo prevents Kid from improving his position.
Kongo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kongo wants to work for an arm triangle but Kid is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kongo wants to control but Kid is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid trying to control but Kongo postures up.
Kongo trying to mount his opponent but Kid defends it.
Kid trying to hold on to Kongo's head to control him but Kongo postures up.
Kongo thows a huge punch but Kid dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kongo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kongo shoots in but no luck this time.
Kongo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kid as he jumps to the side.
Tommy Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Kongo.
Kid shoots in but no luck this time.
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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kid is defended easily by Kongo.
Kongo clinches.
Kid gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kongo.
Kongo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kongo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kid gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kongo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Kongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kid clinches up against the cage.
Kongo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kongo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kid just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kid breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kongo is defended easily by Kid.
Tommy Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Kongo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kongo is trying to drag Kid to the mat but Kid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stalling in the clinch from Kid.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kongo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kid clinches up with Kongo and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid lands a nice elbow.
Kongo wants a takedown but no success here.
Kid scores with a knee to the head.
Kongo is trying to break free.
Kongo is trying to maintain a safe position but Kid gets an underhook and turns Kongo into the cage.
Kid is stalling here.
Kongo fails to pull guard.
Kid jumps guard and drags Kongo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kongo defends well.
Kid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kongo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kid trying to control the position.
Kid is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kongo defends well.
Kongo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kongo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kid Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kongo's back instead.
Kid is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kongo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kongo for a finish.
Kongo turns into Kid and is now in his guard.
Kid keeping moving, preventing Kongo from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kid closes the distance and clinches.
Kongo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kid pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kongo keeps the fight on the outside.
Kongo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kid shoots in looking for a takedown. Kongo tries to sprawl out of it but Kid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kongo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Kid as Kongo shoots in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kid wants to clinch up but Kongo keeps it at a distance.
Kid moves in looking to clinch but Kongo pushes him off.
Kongo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kongo tries to advance to mount but Kid denies him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Kid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kid 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight as a draw!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Frank Kongo!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Tommy Kid!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Miertrer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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137 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Miertrer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miertrer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richards but Richards pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richards fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Miertrer sprawls well initially but Richards persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Miertrer tries to kick Richards off but Richards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Richards is thwarting Miertrer's attempts to control the position.
Richards seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miertrer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Richards prevents Miertrer from improving his position.
Miertrer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richards is thwarting Miertrer's attempts to control the position.
Richards is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miertrer trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miertrer moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Richards gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miertrer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Miertrer trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miertrer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Miertrer from controlling successfully.
Miertrer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Richards is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miertrer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards with good strikes from the mount here!
Richards really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miertrer is desperately trying to improve his position but Richards has a good base and remains in mount.
Richards landing shots from mount.
Richards raining down shots from the mount!
Miertrer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to control but Miertrer wriggling away.
Richards landing shots from mount.
Richards scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miertrer?
Richards landing strikes from the mount.
Richards looking to secure an arm triangle but Miertrer defends it well.
Miertrer has given up his back here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miertrer trying to control the action but Richards just sinks the hooks in.
Richards is punishing Miertrer with strikes - can he finish him?!
Richards not allowing Miertrer to control his hands.
Miertrer breaks Richards's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Richards looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richards has his foot on Miertrer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miertrer works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Richards dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miertrer tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Richards looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Miertrer trying to hold on to Richards's head to control him but Richards postures up.
Miertrer is concentrating on defense, preventing Richards from advancing position.
Miertrer trying to control but Richards postures up.
Miertrer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miertrer.
Richards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Richards controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miertrer looking for subs off his back but Richards has passed one foot through into half guard.
Miertrer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richards is working away from the top position though.
Miertrer is looking to escape.
Richards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Miertrer is positioning himself well to prevent Richards advancing to mount.
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.
Richards is trying to control the action in half guard but Miertrer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miertrer trying to control but Richards postures up.
Richards trying to control the action but Miertrer is working from the bottom.
Richards is taking a breather. Miertrer 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.
Richards prevents Miertrer from improving his position.
Miertrer moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miertrer wants to stand and escape but Richards is having none of it.
Miertrer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Richards tries to lock up and control but Miertrer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miertrer throwing strikes here but Richards is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miertrer trying to control but Richards is having none of it.
Richards slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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.
Richards is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Miertrer pulls his head out easily.
Richards is looking to improve his position.
Richards is working hard here to advance position.
Miertrer passes to full mount!
Miertrer has isolated one of Richards's arms. Richards looking to fight him off but Miertrer twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stan Miertrer!
Stan Miertrer is the new bantamweight champion!
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