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NFC 8: MW GP Semi Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Fortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Meaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fortes comes to the cage accompanied by Primitive Reason - Kindian. Liam Meaney will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Fortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Meaney!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meaney misses with a few strikes there.
Fortes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meaney, pushing him back against the cage.
Fortes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fortes breaks from the clinch.
Fortes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meaney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fortes circles away quickly and effectively.
Meaney throws a series of punches but Fortes moves out of range.
Meaney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fortes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fortes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A left and a right from Meaney both land. Nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meaney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Meaney throws a series of punches but Fortes avoids them all with ease.
Fortes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Meaney just misses with a punch to the body.
Meaney tries to keep at a distance but Fortes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fortes manages to break the clinch.
Fortes moves out of range as Meaney strikes.
Meaney throws a body kick that misses.
Meaney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fortes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meaney waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fortes.
Meaney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fortes circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meaney!
Fortes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Meaney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fortes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fortes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Meaney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Meaney looks gassed!
Meaney has his foot on Fortes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fortes works his way back into a safe position though.
Fortes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fortes slips a jab and a cross from Meaney.
Fortes rushes Meaney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fortes has clasped his hands together around Meaney's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meaney sneaks back into half guard.
Fortes winds up and cracks Meaney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fortes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meaney with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Meaney is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fortes pulls his head out easily.
Fortes stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Fortes clinches up against the cage.
Fortes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Meaney looking for submissions off his back.
Meaney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fortes stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meaney throws a right and a left that Fortes avoids nicely.
Fortes tries to bum rush Meaney with a series of wild strikes but Meaney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fortes moves forwards but Meaney connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meaney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fortes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meaney lands with a nice body punch.
Meaney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meaney looks to land a combination but Fortes avoids it well.
Fortes avoids the body shot from Meaney.
Meaney lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meaney dodges the punch combination from Fortes.
Meaney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meaney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortes moves away.
Fortes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meaney dips to his left and cracks Fortes with an uppercut!
Meaney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meaney swings for the body but Fortes moves out of range.
Fortes clinches.
Fortes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meaney tries to pull guard but Fortes won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Fortes.
Meaney takes an elbow to the temple.
Fortes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meaney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fortes rather than just go for the knockout.
Meaney misses with the combination.
Fortes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meaney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meaney swinging wilding here.
Fortes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meaney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meaney checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meaney lands a slapping body shot.
Meaney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meaney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fortes clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Fortes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Meaney misses with a few strikes there.
Meaney throws a body punch but Fortes moves out of range.
Meaney lands a two punch combo.
Liam Meaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meaney misses with a wild body shot.
Meaney looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortes is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Meaney as he connects with a hook.
Meaney looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortes is just out of range.
Meaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortes manages to avoid it.
Meaney tries to bum rush Fortes with a series of wild strikes but Fortes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fortes moves away from the strike by Meaney.
Fortes shoots in and bounces Meaney off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Meaney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fortes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fortes wants to get up but he can't break Meaney's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fortes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meaney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Meaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortes manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Fortes.
Meaney lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meaney.
Meaney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meaney closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meaney cracks Fortes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Meaney lands with a nice body punch.
Fortes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meaney's head.
Meaney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Meaney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fortes clinches up against the cage.
Fortes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meaney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fortes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fortes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meaney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fortes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Meaney's calf.
Fortes takes the fight into the clinch.
Fortes has picked Meaney up - he's going for a ride! Fortes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Meaney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meaney tries to roll over but Fortes keeps him under control.
Fortes is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Meaney looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meaney looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortes trying to control from half guard but Meaney is working away.
Meaney looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by Meaney.
Fortes feints and then cracks Meaney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meaney down.
Fortes dodges the punch combination from Meaney.
Meaney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fortes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fortes.
Meaney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fortes lands a takedown into guard.
Meaney has his foot on Fortes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fortes works his way back into a safe position though.
Meaney has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fortes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meaney is looking for a triangle but Fortes pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meaney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fortes defends well.
Meaney had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fortes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Meaney Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fortes's back instead.
Meaney is looking for the choke from the back position but Fortes is controlling his hands well.
Meaney working for a choke but Fortes is defending well.
Meaney looking to break Fortes's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Fortes remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Meaney will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Fortes 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. This is the final round!
Fortes clinches up against the cage.
Fortes lands an elbow just above Meaney 's eye.
Fortes has picked Meaney up - he's going for a ride! Fortes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fortes tries to stand but can't do so whilst Meaney controls his leg.
Meaney looking for submissions off his back.
Meaney with the active half guard here but Fortes passes nicely into side control.
Fortes is chipping away with strikes.
Meaney is trying to improve his position.
Meaney is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fortes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Meaney misses
and Fortes moves into the clinch.
Fortes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fortes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fortes looking for a takedown.
Meaney blocks the elbow strike.
Meaney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fortes stops a takedown attempt from Meaney.
Fortes lands an elbow just above Meaney 's eye.
Meaney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fortes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jose Fortes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Meaney.
Fortes lands a damaging elbow.
Fortes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fortes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fortes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meaney scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meaney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fortes tries to clinch up but Meaney circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Fortes with that takedown attempt.
Meaney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fortes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Meaney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Meaney lands a nice shot to the body.
Meaney lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fortes backs up against the cage.
Fortes moves into the clinch.
Meaney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fortes breaks the clinch.
Fortes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meaney.
Meaney tries to bum rush Fortes with a series of wild strikes but Fortes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meaney tries to keep at a distance but Fortes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meaney is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fortes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fortes lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortes breaks from the clinch.
Meaney misses with the combination.
Meaney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Meaney misses.
Fortes drives through and clinches with Meaney against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fortes.
Fortes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fortes has Meaney pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fortes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Meaney tumbling to the mat - Fortes dives into Meaney's guard.
Meaney tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fortes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meaney had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fortes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Meaney Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fortes's back instead.
Fortes rolls, trying to escape but Meaney keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meaney looking for the choke but no joy.
Meaney is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fortes turns into Meaney and is now in his guard.
Fortes wants to get up but he can't break Meaney's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Meaney looking for a sweep. Not yet Meaney, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meaney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jose Fortes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortes tries to stand but Meaney is controlling from the bottom.
Liam Meaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortes trying to control the position from guard on top but Meaney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jose Fortes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fortes, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Fortes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adon Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevin James looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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243 lbs
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250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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, Adon Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevin James!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Reis rushes James and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Trevin James has been cut.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Reis.
Reis connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Reis landing knees to the head.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Reis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage.
James takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reis lands a knee to the head.
James tries to circle away but Reis has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Reis.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through James's defenses.
Nice elbow from Reis.
Reis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Reis scores a nice knee to the body.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reis obliges.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Reis landing knees to the body.
Reis lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Reis throws an elbow but it misses.
Reis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reis tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
James avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reis lands a knee to the head.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section. James lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Reis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James avoiding damage as Reis throws knees to the body.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Reis gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
Reis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but James has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reis lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has James in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James tries to circle away but Reis has him pinned against the cage.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adon Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevin James.
A knee to the head by Reis.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
James takes a knee right on the jaw!
James lands a left hand.
James has picked Reis up - he's going for a ride! James dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Reis is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James blocks the strikes from Reis.
James not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reis keeps working.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a head shot. Reis uses the momentum to regain guard.
James stands up over Reis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
James throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reis tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reis wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Reis wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
Reis swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adon Reis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevin James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adon Reis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reis lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
Reis scores with a knee to the head.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Reis is struggling to control the position.
Reis connects with a knee to the head.
Reis with a knee to the head.
Reis tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
James has had enough of the clinch but Reis keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reis.
Reis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Reis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reis missing with knees to the body.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Reis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reis lands a nice knee to the body.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reis.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from James.
A knee to the head by Reis.
Reis lands a knee to the body.
Reis crunches a lovely knee into James's ribcage.
Reis has James pressed against the cage.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Reis.
Reis wants to stall.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Reis won't allow it.
Reis tries to land a knee to the head but James blocks with his arms.
Reis landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Reis tries to tie him up.
Reis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
Reis is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reis has his back to the cage.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis lands the left hand.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reis counters with a nice low kick that buckles James's knee momentarily.
James looks to land a left hand but Reis moved out of range nicely.
Adon Reis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adon Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevin James.
Reis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
James circles away from the clinch attempt
and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reis won't be happy with that.
James scores with a couple of short elbows.
James is looking to take a break and control but Reis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in James's guard! Nice work there by Reis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trevin James will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trevin James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reis tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Reis wants to clinch but James slips to the side
and James counters with a shoot takedown. Reis fights it but they end up in guard.
James wants to stand but Reis is controlling his posture from full guard.
James with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reis keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. James doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. James manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reis is on top in guard.
James working for submissions but it's allowed Reis to get to half guard.
James wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reis tries to stand but can't do so whilst James controls his leg.
James misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Reis wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
James throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
James misses with some strikes from the bottom.
James is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of James's head.
Reis with a jab.
James has a takedown stuffed.
Reis closes the distance but James moves to the side
and James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reis has a closed guard, preventing James from standing up.
James stands and steps away. Reis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Reis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
Reis tries to clinch there but James circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
Reis stalling in the clinch but James improves position.
Knees to the body from Reis.
James takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reis obliges.
Reis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reis landing knees to the body.
James manages to break the clinch.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
Adon Reis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevin James.
Reis fails in his attempt to clinch.
James is looking to clinch but Reis is avoiding it.
Reis lands with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevin James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevin James!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lubomir Moravcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter has chosen The Used - The Taste Of Ink as his entrance music. Lubomir Moravcik is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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167 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lubomir Moravcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter fails with the takedown.
Moravcik misses with a straight right.
Hunter has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Moravcik does no damage.
Moravcik cracks Hunter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Roy Hunter has been cut.
Moravcik throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Moravcik tries to bum rush Hunter with a series of wild strikes but Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lubomir Moravcik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Hunter.
Moravcik misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Moravcik sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunter somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunter.
Moravcik throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter blocks a head kick by Moravcik.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Moravcik shows good takedown defense.
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.
Some wild striking there from Moravcik.
Hunter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moravcik is fending him off so far but Hunter persists. Nope, Moravcik circles away and we're back to standing.
Moravcik stuffs the takedown.
Lubomir Moravcik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moravcik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Hunter.
A combination from Moravcik does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moravcik throws a head kick but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Moravcik shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Moravcik sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moravcik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hunter is defended easily by Moravcik.
Moravcik fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Hunter gets the takedown into side control.
Moravcik wants to get back to his feet.
Hunter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hunter looks gassed!
Moravcik is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hunter is controlling him well.
Hunter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moravcik knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hunter tries for a kimura but Moravcik is defending well.
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 Lubomir Moravcik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roy Hunter'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.
Moravcik misses with a low kick as Hunter jumps back.
A head kick misses from Moravcik.
Hunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moravcik circles away.
Hunter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moravcik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moravcik tries a head kick but it misses.
Moravcik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moravcik.
Nice takedown defense from Moravcik. No joy for Hunter on that attempt.
Moravcik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moravcik as he jumps to the side.
Lubomir Moravcik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Hunter.
Hunter throws a shot from downtown. Moravcik moves away and avoids it.
No luck for Hunter with that takedown attempt.
Moravcik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter moves out of range as Moravcik throws a body kick.
Hunter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Moravcik.
Moravcik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moravcik misses with the combination.
Hunter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hunter showed some decent athleticism there.
Hunter in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Moravcik tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hunter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Hunter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Heller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drake - Forever. Ryan Heller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Heller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Heller.
Heller throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Heller misses with a few strikes there.
Heller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heller throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Heller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Heller.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heller. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Heller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Heller's shoulder, as Heller tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Ryan Heller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heller blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Heller.
Heller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
Heller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heller fails to land with a series of punches.
Heller misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Heller.
Heller misses with a double jab.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Heller moved out of range.
Ryan Heller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Heller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez moves out of range as Heller throws a body kick.
Heller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Heller.
Heller is breathing heavily.
Heller takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heller avoids it really well and circles away.
Ryan Heller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sanchez.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Heller's waist but Heller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Heller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heller.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Heller is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Heller circles away and we're back to standing.
Heller throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Heller lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Heller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heller tries a head kick but it misses.
Heller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Heller's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
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 Ryan Heller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Heller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Heller sprawls well. Heller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Heller misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Heller misses its intended target.
Heller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ryan Heller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Heller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Heller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryan Heller is winning the standup battle so far.
Heller takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Heller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Ryan Heller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sanchez.
Heller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
Heller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Heller counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanchez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Heller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heller, who protects the arm well.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heller has escaped the position, nice work there.
Heller is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heller trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez stalling.
Sanchez is trying to control. Heller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Heller is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
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 is looking to advance position but Heller won't allow it.
Heller is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but Heller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanchez to get the leverage.
Sanchez 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.
Heller gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sanchez 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Heller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Heller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Heller.
Heller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Heller tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heller looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Heller tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Heller saw it coming and moves away.
Heller is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heller misses the shot to the body.
Heller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heller avoids it really well and circles away.
Ryan Heller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sanchez.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Heller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Heller connects with a jab.
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.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Heller blocks a jab.
Heller looks for the body kick but Sanchez saw that one coming.
Heller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanchez takes a step back to recover.
Sanchez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heller misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heller.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heller counters with an outside leg kick.
Heller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heller stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Heller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heller.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Heller does no damage.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heller was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Heller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Heller 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Heller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Vasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and colin miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Vasher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Vince Vasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, colin miller!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasher tries to avoid it but miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasher to the ground. Vasher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A clash of legs there as miller blocks the low kick.
A combination from miller does no damage.
Vasher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and miller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miller controls from within his opponent's guard.
miller won't allow Vasher to get back to his feet.
miller looking to sit in guard and control but Vasher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
miller controls Vasher momentarily but Vasher frees himself.
miller is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vasher is one step ahead there.
Vasher wants to stand but miller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
miller is trying to keep Vasher in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasher sprawls well. Vasher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. miller gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasher scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Vasher tries to clinch up but miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasher tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
colin miller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vasher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and miller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vasher's guard now.
miller wants to pass the guard but Vasher is keeping the position.
miller is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miller 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.
Vasher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vasher keeping moving, preventing miller from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
miller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vasher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and miller counters with a takedown into side control.
miller prevents Vasher from escaping the position.
miller trying to control the position but Vasher is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasher is letting miller control him for a moment.
Vasher tries to escape but miller is in control.
miller stands up.
miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vasher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten miller somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vasher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and miller counters with a two punch combo.
Vasher wants to slow miller down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
colin miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
miller circles away from the clinch attempt
and miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vasher closes the distance looking to clinch
and miller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasher wants to get back to his feet but miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
miller wants to stand but Vasher is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
miller sitting in guard, not really doing much.
miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
miller controlling from the top position.
Vasher is looking to stand up but miller isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasher is retaining full guard.
miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasher is retaining full guard.
miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Vasher has his feet on miller's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vasher tries to clinch but miller moves away
and miller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vasher's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
miller looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
miller trying to move into half guard but instead Vasher has managed to sweep!
colin miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vasher tries to stand but miller is controlling from the bottom.
miller is looking to stand up but Vasher isn't so interested in that idea.
miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
miller wants to sweep here but Vasher controlling him for the moment.
Vasher stands and steps away. miller gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vince Vasher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
miller shoots in for a double leg but Vasher sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
colin miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got miller 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... colin miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mali Cicica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and fabio jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cicica kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alexander the Great. jones has chosen yes as his entrance music. fabio jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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166 lbs
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21
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mali Cicica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, fabio jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cicica.
The fighters circling - jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
jones takes a swing at Cicica's ribcage but misses.
Cicica gets a takedown into half guard.
Cicica is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cicica.
Cicica prevents jones from improving his position.
jones trying to control but Cicica postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jones tries to roll over but Cicica keeps him under control.
jones missing with punches from the bottom.
jones is pressing down on Cicica's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
jones looking for a sweep. Not yet jones, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cicica dodges the punch combination from jones.
Cicica uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from jones.
Cicica avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cicica closes this distance looking for a takedown but jones circles away.
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.
jones throws out a loose jab but Cicica uses good head movement to avoid it.
jones scores with a jab. Cicica acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cicica shoots for a double leg takedown but jones sprawls well. He's pushed Cicica's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mali Cicica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jones loads up on a big right hand but Cicica slips the punch.
jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cicica was covering up waiting for the punch and jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cicica is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cicica looking for subs off his back but jones has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cicica is breathing heavily.
jones thows a huge punch but Cicica dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cicica knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cicica gets full guard.
jones working some strikes from top position.
jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cicica swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cicica is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and jones defends well.
jones pushing down on Cicica's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cicica wants to control but jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
jones winds up and cracks Cicica with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cicica tries to roll over but jones keeps him under control.
Cicica is pressing down on jones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cicica's head.
jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cicica has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, jones has managed to get both his arms back between Cicica's legs - danger averted.
jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
jones passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
fabio jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cicica moves away.
Cicica avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from jones.
Cicica tries to clinch but jones is having none of it.
jones tries to bum rush Cicica with a series of wild strikes but Cicica uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
jones waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cicica.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
jones misses with a looping left.
Cicica tries for a takedown but jones circles away easily
and jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cicica!
Cicica taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cicica hang on?
jones with a couple of short strikes.
jones landing shots from mount.
jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cicica can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cicica is rocked!
fabio jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
jones is breathing heavily.
jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
jones prevents Cicica from getting the reversal.
jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cicica slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
jones trying to control the action but Cicica is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones wants to pass to mount but Cicica is defending the position.
jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cicica has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. jones is working away from the top position though.
jones moves nicely into side control.
jones fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cicica is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cicica sneaks back into half guard.
jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones lands strikes from half guard.
jones prevents Cicica from improving his position.
jones trying to control from half guard but Cicica is working away.
jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cicica makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cicica.
jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Cicica is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Cicica is retaining full guard.
Cicica throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
jones is working Cicica over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cicica utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cicica utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cicica swivels though and keeps the full guard.
jones throwing strikes from guard but Cicica blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
fabio jones 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!
jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cicica tries for a takedown but jones circles away easily
and jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cicica is not content to let jones control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cicica actively working from the bottom here.
jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cicica's head.
jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
jones thows a huge punch but Cicica dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
jones thows a huge punch but Cicica dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jones slips a nice elbow through Cicica's hands, connecting with Cicica's forehead.
jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cicica fails with the takedown
and jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cicica was covering up waiting for the punch and jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cicica looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Cicica is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cicica avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
jones throws and elbow that misses. Cicica uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in jones's guard. Nice move by Cicica!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now jones is on top in guard.
Cicica trying to strike off his back.
jones passes Cicica's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cicica is staying active underneath jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
jones throwing shots but Cicica is blocking nicely.
jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cicica with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
jones seems to be working for a kimura but Cicica defends the submission attempt.
Cicica slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones stopping the sweep attempt from Cicica.
Cicica preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
jones keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cicica's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cicica is on top in guard.
Cicica trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
jones wants to sweep but no luck.
jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
jones keeping full guard, as Cicica tries to pass.
jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cicica won't allow jones to sweep him here.
fabio jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
jones is trying to control the position but Cicica postures up.
jones seems keen to control Cicica's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice straight punches there by jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of jones.
Cicica showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from jones.
Cicica shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cicica was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mali Cicica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
jones wants to control but Cicica is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
fabio jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... fabio jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Simon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sampson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Seek and Destroy. Bart Sampson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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23
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bart Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Simon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson looks for a takedown but Simon sprawls well.
Sampson wants to clinch.
Sampson shoots in but Simon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sampson misses with a few strikes there.
Simon's corner calls for a 1-2. Simon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Bart Sampson has been cut.
Sampson misses with the combination.
Sampson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sampson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sampson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson walks into a stiff left hand from Simon.
Simon closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sampson! Simon dives in looking to finish! Sampson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Simon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lisnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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193 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
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18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Cobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Lisnar!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lisnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cobsen tries to clinch up but Lisnar circles away and keeps his distance.
Lisnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobsen checks a leg kick nicely.
Lisnar misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Lisnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lisnar scores with a takedown into Cobsen's guard.
Lisnar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisnar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cobsen, up you get!
Lisnar lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Joe Cobsen has been cut.
Lisnar looks to land a combination but Cobsen avoids it well.
Lisnar throws out a loose jab but Cobsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lisnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Cobsen closes the distance and clinches.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cobsen lands a knee to the head.
Cobsen throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Lisnar shrugs off.
Lisnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cobsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lisnar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobsen.
Lisnar breaks from the clinch.
Lisnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobsen closes the distance and pushes Lisnar back into the cage.
Lisnar blocks the elbow strike.
Cobsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lisnar dodges an elbow strike from Cobsen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lisnar's brow.
Lisnar is trying to break the clinch but Cobsen is controlling him.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Lisnar shrugs off.
Cobsen scores with a knee to the head.
Lisnar tries to break the clinch but Cobsen is controlling the position.
Cobsen throws an elbow that misses.
Lisnar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lisnar blocks an elbow strike.
Cobsen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cobsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen trying to land knees to the body.
Lisnar is trying to break the clinch but Cobsen has him pressed against the cage.
Lisnar dodges an elbow strike from Cobsen.
Cobsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Cobsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lisnar has had enough of the clinch but Cobsen keeps him there for the moment.
Lisnar is trying to break free.
Lisnar blocks an elbow strike.
Lisnar tries to break free but Cobsen pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cobsen fails to land.
Lisnar has had enough of the clinch but Cobsen keeps him there for the moment.
Lisnar avoids the elbow strike from Cobsen, against the cage.
Lisnar is trying to force a seperation but Cobsen has the dominant position.
Lisnar avoids a wild elbow strike from Cobsen.
Cobsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lisnar blocks it with crossed arms.
Cobsen misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobsen.
Lisnar blocks an elbow strike from Cobsen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lisnar's brow.
Cobsen is breathing heavily.
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 knee to the head by Cobsen.
Lisnar blocks an elbow strike from Cobsen.
Lisnar takes an elbow to the temple.
Lisnar avoids a wild elbow strike from Cobsen.
Lisnar blocks an elbow strike.
Cobsen lands an elbow that stopped Lisnar in his tracks for a moment.
Lisnar tries to break the clinch but Cobsen is controlling the position.
Cobsen misses with a knee strike.
Lisnar has had enough of the clinch but Cobsen keeps him there for the moment.
Cobsen misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lisnar's brow.
Lisnar tries to break free but Cobsen pushes him back against the cage.
Cobsen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cobsen landing knees to the head.
Cobsen keeps control of Lisnar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lisnar blocks an elbow strike from Cobsen.
Lisnar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cobsen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cobsen lands an elbow that stopped Lisnar in his tracks for a moment.
Lisnar blocks an elbow strike from Cobsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lisnar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Cobsen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lisnar digs a good body shot into Cobsen's ribs.
Cobsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lisnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cobsen!
Lisnar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cobsen tries to lock up and control but Lisnar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisnar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lisnar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cobsen is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cobsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lisnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Cobsen'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. 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.
Cobsen tries to clinch there but Lisnar circles away.
Cobsen moves in looking to clinch but Lisnar pushes him off.
Lisnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cobsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Lisnar circles away.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lisnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lisnar throws a big shot that misses.
Lisnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobsen tries to clinch there but Lisnar circles away.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lisnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lisnar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cobsen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobsen tries to hold on but Lisnar pushes him away.
Lisnar looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobsen wants to control but Lisnar is having none of it.
Lisnar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Joe Cobsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisnar trying to control but Cobsen is having none of it.
Michael Lisnar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Despite being in the dominant position, Michael Lisnar just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cobsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lisnar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cobsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lisnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lisnar 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Lisnar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Turk (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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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Turk!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk cracks Phillips with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Nate Phillips has been cut.
Turk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turk.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Turk catches Phillips napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Phillips to the canvas!
Phillips is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Phillips is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Phillips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turk controls from within his opponent's guard.
Phillips seems to have got his legs back now.
Phillips is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turk throwing strikes but missing.
Turk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turk trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Turk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for Phillips.
Turk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips slips under a jab from Turk.
A cross from Turk lands.
Nate Phillips's cut is getting worse.
Nate Phillips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips tries to clinch up but Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
Phillips throws a sloppy head kick and Turk moves out of range easily.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Turk is avoiding it.
No joy there for Phillips, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phillips with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turk to score with a decent uppercut.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turk circles away quickly and effectively.
A left and a right from Phillips both land. Nice combination.
Phillips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phillips looking to throw knees to the head but Turk is blocking nicely.
Phillips breaks the clinch.
Phillips lands a jab.
Phillips throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phillips misses with a two punch combination.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turk throws out the jab.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Turk.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Phillips. No joy for Turk on that attempt.
Turk connects with a nice looking jab.
Nate Phillips's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Turk is avoiding it.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phillips has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turk finds it's way round the side to connect with Phillips's head.
Turk lands with a nice body punch.
Turk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phillips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turk swinging wilding here.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Phillips ducks down to avoid it.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turk counters with a takedown into side control.
Phillips taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sloppy strikes there by Turk.
Turk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Turk tries to score with some ground and pound. Phillips controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Turk looks gassed!
Turk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Phillips is trying to improve his position.
Phillips holds on to Turk's head and controls the position momentarily.
The strikes coming from Turk are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips has one of Turk's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him 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.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Turk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Phillips avoids the body shot from Turk.
Turk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phillips closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk is trying to break free.
Phillips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phillips tries to stall but Turk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turk avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
Phillips misses with a knee strike.
Phillips looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Turk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Phillips's cut.
That's time! Phillips's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phillips drives through and clinches with Turk against the cage.
Phillips using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turk tries to score a body lock takedown but Phillips shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Turk managing to block the knees to the body from Phillips.
Turk is working for takedown but Phillips is calmly controlling the position for now.
Turk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Turk blocks with his arms.
Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Phillips throws a right and a left that Turk avoids nicely.
Turk shoots for a double leg takedown but Phillips sprawls well. He's pushed Turk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nate Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Turk.
Phillips throws a one two combo.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Turk tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turk is breathing heavily.
Phillips with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Phillips misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turk slips a jab and a cross from Phillips.
Turk throws a series of strikes that have Phillips backpedaling.
Nate Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turk misses with a takedown attempt - Phillips sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses.
Phillips lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turk dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Phillips throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Phillips gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Phillips breaks the clinch.
Phillips ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turk throws a combination that misses
and Phillips counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chris Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips moves into the clinch.
Phillips landing knees to the head.
Turk avoiding damage as Phillips throws knees to the body.
Phillips crunches a lovely knee into Turk's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Phillips.
Phillips throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Turk's head.
Phillips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phillips tries to clinch
and Turk counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Phillips trying to keep a closed guard but Turk is proving a slippery customer.
Turk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Phillips wants to stand but Turk is controlling the position.
Turk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk throwing strikes but missing.
Turk wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Phillips is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Turk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice body kick from Phillips.
Phillips tries to clinch but Turk moves out of range.
Phillips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phillips counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Turk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chris Turk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looks to land a combination but Turk avoids it well.
Phillips lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Phillips fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
Phillips throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Phillips tries to clinch but Turk moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Phillips.
Turk throws a big shot that misses.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips lands with a slapping head kick.
Phillips tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Phillips lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips misses with a few strikes there.
Turk misses with a straight right.
Phillips fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Phillips dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Phillips's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A head kick from Phillips lands but Turk takes it in his stride.
Turk dodges the punch combination from Phillips.
Turk looks to land a left hand but Phillips moved out of range nicely.
Turk throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Phillips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turk.
Phillips goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Phillips misses with a head kick.
Phillips moves into the clinch.
Phillips misses with a knee strike.
Phillips misses with a knee to the head.
Phillips tries to land knees in the clinch but Turk avoids the damage to the body.
Phillips prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turk as Phillips tries to tie him up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phillips prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phillips.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips connects with a knee to the head.
Phillips landing knees to the head.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but Turk blocks with his arms.
Turk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nate Phillips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Turk.
Phillips with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Phillips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phillips tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turk is trying to break free.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turk blocks it with crossed arms.
Turk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phillips throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turk blocks it with crossed arms.
Phillips trying to land knees to the body.
Phillips lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phillips misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turk.
Turk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phillips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turk is defending well for now.
Phillips tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turk avoids it.
Turk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turk looking for a takedown.
Turk tries for a takedown but Phillips manages to get underhooks.
Phillips tries to stall but Turk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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.
Turk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Phillips manages to break the clinch.
Phillips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Phillips moves away from the strike by Turk.
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phillips is looking to land body kicks.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Turk is avoiding it.
Turk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phillips is looking to clinch but Turk is avoiding it.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turk throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turk throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillips throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips tries to clinch up but Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
Phillips tries to clinch but Turk moves out of range.
Phillips misses with the combination.
Turk misses with the combination.
Turk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Phillips misses with a wild combination.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Phillips.
Danga de danga de dang - Phillips scores with a four punch combination!
Phillips tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Phillips gets a clinch.
Phillips breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a right hand that Turk ducks under and follows up with a left that Turk also avoids with ease.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turk scores with a nice head shot.
Phillips slips a jab from Turk.
Turk cracks Phillips with an open hand slap.
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Phillips does no damage.
Phillips feints and then cracks Turk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turk down.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Phillips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phillips slips under a jab from Turk.
Turk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Phillips drops his hands momentarily and Turk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turk throws a hook but Phillips avoids it easily.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses.
Phillips explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Phillips showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Phillips 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Phillips!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between the finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hayes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, the finisher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes gets a takedown into half guard.
Hayes slips a nice elbow through finisher's hands, connecting with finisher's forehead.
finisher missing with punches from the bottom.
finisher throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hayes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
finisher gets back to full guard.
finisher striking off his back but it's not causing Hayes any problems.
finisher with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Hayes can't handle though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
finisher throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hayes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with finisher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
finisher throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
finisher scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
finisher tries to strike from the bottom.
Hayes stopping the sweep attempt from finisher.
finisher throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
finisher trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
finisher tries for a takedown but Hayes circles away easily
and Hayes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
finisher is breathing heavily.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hayes wants to pass to mount but finisher is defending the position.
Hayes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
finisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hayes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
finisher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if finisher tries to get out of the position.
finisher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hayes landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayes landing shots from mount.
Hayes tries to control but finisher wriggling away.
finisher swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Hayes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hayes trying to control but finisher is having none of it.
finisher throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes looking to finish finisher with some ground and pound. This is bad for finisher!
finisher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
finisher 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.
finisher regains half guard.
Hayes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks finisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
finisher throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
finisher tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hayes blocks the strikes from finisher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes slips a nice elbow through finisher's hands, connecting with finisher's forehead.
finisher has hold of Hayes's hands but Hayes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
finisher lands with a few short shots to the body.
finisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hayes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hayes is looking to take a break and control but finisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hayes is controlling the pace.
finisher tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hayes blocks the strikes from finisher.
Hayes thows a huge punch but finisher dodges it nicely.
finisher throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hayes prevents finisher from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hayes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and finisher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by finisher.
Hayes trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
finisher scoring with some ground and pound.
Hayes wants to sweep here but finisher controlling him for the moment.
finisher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
finisher postures up and lands a big shot to Hayes's brow.
finisher lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells finisher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
finisher lands a couple of digs.
finisher throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hayes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Horrible takedown by Hayes or perhaps it was just good defense by finisher which made him look bad.
finisher tries for a takedown but Hayes circles away easily
and Hayes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for finisher!
Hayes blocks finisher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hayes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Feeble punches landing from finisher - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Hayes breaks from finisher's wrist control and lands an elbow.
finisher bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
finisher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hayes's head.
finisher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
finisher throwing strikes from guard but Hayes blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
finisher throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
finisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hayes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hayes controls finisher momentarily but finisher frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as finisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hayes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks finisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hayes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
John Hayes has got the better of the ground game so far.
finisher tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hayes passes to full mount!
Hayes blocks finisher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
finisher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hayes dominating with strikes here.
finisher regains half guard.
finisher punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes passes the guard and advances to mount!
finisher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hayes. What's that going to do exactly?
finisher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
finisher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hayes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
finisher is looking to get to half guard.
Hayes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
finisher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
finisher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
finisher can't escape the position.
Hayes blocks finisher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with the ground and pound from mount.
finisher is trying desperately to improve position.
Hayes with the ground and pound from mount.
finisher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hayes. What's that going to do exactly?
finisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
finisher is working hard here to advance position.
Hayes lands a big shot there that rocks finisher but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
finisher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hayes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hayes looking to control but finisher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
finisher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
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.
Hayes controlling from the full mount.
finisher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hayes. What's that going to do exactly?
finisher regains half guard.
finisher punching from the bottom.
Hayes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
finisher landing rabbit punches to the side of Hayes's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
finisher is looking to improve his position.
finisher punching from the bottom.
Hayes wants to lay and pray for a moment but finisher keeps working.
finisher punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hayes scores a takedown into full mount!
finisher throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hayes blocks finisher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
finisher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Hayes.
finisher swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hayes has control of finisher's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and finisher regains control of the situation pretty easily.
finisher can't escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Feeble punches landing from finisher - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
finisher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hayes dominating with strikes here.
finisher looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
finisher is looking to get to half guard.
Hayes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. finisher can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
finisher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hayes dominating with strikes here.
Hayes prevents finisher from getting the reversal.
finisher swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
finisher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hayes. What's that going to do exactly?
finisher swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
finisher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
finisher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hayes. What's that going to do exactly?
finisher tries to reverse the position but Hayes maintains control.
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.
finisher has decided that throwing punches whilst being mounted is the best he can manage just now.
finisher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hayes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
finisher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hayes. What's that going to do exactly?
finisher is squirming around, avoiding Hayes's attempts to control the action.
finisher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hayes. What's that going to do exactly?
Hayes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
finisher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hayes tries to control but finisher wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with a head shot.
finisher throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
finisher working to try and regain half guard.
finisher gets back to half guard.
Hayes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for finisher!
Hayes blocks finisher's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hayes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as finisher is looking to escape.
finisher swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
finisher is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Hayes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. finisher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
finisher throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
finisher is trying to escape the mount.
finisher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
finisher throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
finisher throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
finisher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hayes is landing with some decent strikes but finisher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes working for a guillotine from mount but finisher is in no mood to give up.
finisher is squirming around, avoiding Hayes's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hayes really dominated that round.
That's time! finisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
finisher misses with a takedown
and Hayes counters with an inside leg kick.
finisher shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but finisher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayes feints and as finisher raises his hands in defense, Hayes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hayes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of finisher's head.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but finisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
finisher lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Hayes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
finisher doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hayes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
finisher throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
finisher lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hayes!
finisher looking to ground and pound but Hayes is blocking nicely.
finisher looking to ground and pound but Hayes is blocking nicely.
Hayes blocking the ground and pound.
Hayes tries to hold on but finisher pushes him away.
finisher raining down shots from the mount!
Hayes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by finisher.
finisher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
finisher throws some wild stikes that Hayes manages to avoid easily.
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.
finisher punching from mount but Hayes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
finisher throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
finisher sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hayes is desperately trying to improve his position but finisher has a good base and remains in mount.
finisher dominating with strikes here.
Hayes wants to control but finisher is having none of it.
Hayes is trying desperately to improve position.
Hayes wants to hold on but finisher pushes him away.
Hayes is looking to get to half guard.
finisher looking to finish Hayes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hayes!
finisher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hayes can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
finisher with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! finisher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
finisher landing strikes from the mount and Hayes is in trouble!
finisher lands a big shot there that rocks Hayes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hayes tries to reverse the position but finisher maintains control.
finisher landing strikes, looking to finish!
finisher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
finisher landing strikes, looking to finish!
finisher landing strikes, looking to finish!
finisher lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by finisher.
Hayes wants to control but finisher is having none of it.
finisher with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. finisher lands a nice short elbow.
Hayes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but finisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hayes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
finisher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. finisher connects with a nice short shot to Hayes's temple.
finisher slips a nice elbow through Hayes's hands, connecting with Hayes's forehead.
finisher winds up and cracks Hayes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hayes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
finisher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
finisher lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hayes shoots in and drives through. finisher sprawls well.
finisher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
finisher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
the finisher had his way with John Hayes in that round.
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. This is the final round!
Hayes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hayes showed some decent athleticism there.
finisher lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Hayes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks finisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
finisher is trying to get back to full guard.
finisher punching from the bottom.
Hayes blocks the strikes from finisher.
Hayes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
finisher is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hayes tries to stand but can't do so whilst finisher controls his leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
finisher fails with the takedown
and Hayes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hayes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hayes takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
finisher throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
finisher lands a good elbow from the bottom.
finisher throwing short punches from the bottom.
finisher trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt
and finisher counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hayes!
A nice elbow there by finisher.
finisher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
finisher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hayes's face.
finisher scoring with strikes but Hayes is staying in there.
finisher landing shots from mount.
finisher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
finisher prevents Hayes from getting the reversal.
Hayes is trying to stand up.
finisher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
finisher dominating with strikes here.
finisher is landing with some decent strikes but Hayes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hayes tries to hold on but finisher pushes him away.
finisher raining down shots from the mount!
finisher prevents Hayes from getting the reversal.
Hayes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
finisher with shots to the head and body - Hayes looks very uncomfortable down there.
finisher lands with some strikes.
finisher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hayes is trying desperately to improve position.
finisher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hayes looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
finisher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hayes wants to control but finisher is having none of it.
finisher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hayes tries to buck finisher off but he can't manage it.
finisher dominating with strikes here.
finisher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hayes is wriggling around trying to escape.
finisher working the ground and pound effectively.
finisher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hayes?
finisher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hayes is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
finisher is landing with some decent strikes but Hayes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
finisher with good strikes from the mount here!
Hayes 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.
finisher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
finisher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hayes has hold of finisher's hands but finisher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
finisher is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
finisher prevents Hayes from improving his position.
Hayes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but finisher scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
finisher scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hayes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hayes.
the finisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hayes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to the finisher.
Well Hayes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hayes!
John Hayes is the new heavyweight champion!
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