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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Naruto Uzamaki enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Naruto Uzamaki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzamaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carey jumps guard but Uzamaki stands there with Carey around his waist. Carey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Uzamaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carey is defending well for now.
Uzamaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uzamaki misses with a knee strike.
Carey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uzamaki breaks the clinch.
Carey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uzamaki throws a sloppy head kick and Carey moves out of range easily.
Uzamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Carey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uzamaki tries to clinch but Carey moves out of range.
Carey is looking to clinch but Uzamaki is avoiding it.
Uzamaki lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Tom Carey has been cut.
Uzamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carey staying out of range there.
Uzamaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Uzamaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uzamaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uzamaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzamaki throws a head kick that misses
and Carey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Uzamaki really felt that one!
Uzamaki looks gassed!
Uzamaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Carey circles away.
Carey moves in looking to clinch but Uzamaki pushes him off.
Carey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uzamaki tries to avoid it but Carey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uzamaki to the ground. Uzamaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uzamaki swivels and escapes.
Carey lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uzamaki tries to avoid it but Carey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uzamaki to the ground. Uzamaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uzamaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Carey.
Carey throws a head kick that Uzamaki semi-blocks.
Carey lands with a slapping head kick.
Carey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carey tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzamaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carey fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki misses with a double jab
and Carey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uzamaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carey doesn't manage to clinch there - Uzamaki circles away.
A punch combination from Carey misses.
Carey scores with a nice body kick.
Naruto Uzamaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzamaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Carey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uzamaki throws a lazy head kick
and Carey counters with a big head kick but Uzamaki shrugs it off.
Carey wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki tries to clinch there but Carey circles away.
Uzamaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carey misses with a takedown attempt - Uzamaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Uzamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Carey closes the distance and clinches up with Uzamaki, looking for a takedown. Carey pushes Uzamaki against the cage but Uzamaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uzamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Uzamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carey throws a combination. Uzamaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Uzamaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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.
Uzamaki misses with a head kick.
Uzamaki is looking to clinch but Carey is avoiding it.
Carey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uzamaki circles away.
Uzamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uzamaki as he jumps to the side.
Uzamaki throws a sloppy head kick and Carey moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Uzamaki.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carey.
Carey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uzamaki circles away.
A head kick misses from Carey.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzamaki throws a head kick that Carey semi-blocks.
Carey misses with a body shot.
Carey wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Carey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Carey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Uzamaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Uzamaki looks to throw a body kick
and Carey counters with a nice body shot.
Uzamaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Uzamaki throws a low kick, looking for Carey's leg but Carey calmly moves out of range.
Carey shoots in looking for a takedown. Uzamaki tries to sprawl out of it but Carey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uzamaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Carey with that takedown attempt.
Uzamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carey is looking to clinch but Uzamaki is avoiding it.
Carey is looking to clinch but Uzamaki is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzamaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Carey counters with a nice body shot.
Carey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Uzamaki. No joy for Carey on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzamaki tries to clinch up.
Carey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uzamaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uzamaki wants to clinch up but Carey keeps it at a distance.
Carey keeps the fight on the outside.
Carey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uzamaki throws a nice looking combination but Carey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carey avoids the head kick by Uzamaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Uzamaki lands a head kick!
Uzamaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uzamaki throws a lazy head kick
and Carey counters with a good, hard body kick but Uzamaki shrugs it off.
Carey tries to clinch up.
Tom Carey is winning the standup battle so far.
Carey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uzamaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carey somewhat.
Uzamaki tries to clinch up but Carey circles away and keeps his distance.
Carey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Uzamaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carey tries to keep at a distance but Uzamaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carey wants a takedown but no success here.
Carey is working for takedown but Uzamaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Uzamaki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Uzamaki moves into range and clinches up with Carey.
Uzamaki missing with knees to the body.
Carey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Uzamaki smiles and moves away.
Uzamaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Uzamaki keeps control of Carey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Uzamaki crunches a lovely knee into Carey's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Uzamaki smiles and moves away.
Naruto Uzamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carey has a takedown stuffed.
Carey blocks a head kick by Uzamaki.
Uzamaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carey wants to clinch
and Uzamaki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carey tries to clinch up.
Uzamaki throws a head kick but Carey moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uzamaki leaves Carey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tom Carey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uzamaki moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naruto Uzamaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Carey's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick from Carey lands but Uzamaki takes it in his stride.
Carey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Uzamaki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Uzamaki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carey tries to clinch but Uzamaki moves out of range.
Uzamaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Carey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uzamaki avoids it really well and circles away.
Uzamaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Carey. Carey gets slowly back to his feet.
Uzamaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Uzamaki.
Uzamaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uzamaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Uzamaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uzamaki manages to break the clinch.
Carey is looking to wear down Uzamaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Carey lands a jab-cross combination.
Carey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uzamaki throws a head kick that misses.
Carey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uzamaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carey somewhat.
Uzamaki instigates a clinch.
Carey tries to break the clinch but Uzamaki is controlling the position.
Uzamaki breaks from the clinch.
Uzamaki misses with a head kick.
Uzamaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Uzamaki misses
letting Carey counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Uzamaki avoids it really well and circles away.
Carey shoots in but no luck this time.
Uzamaki clinches with his opponent.
Carey jumps into guard, dragging Uzamaki to the mat.
Uzamaki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carey controls Uzamaki momentarily but Uzamaki frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey wants to stand but Uzamaki is controlling the position.
Uzamaki won't allow Carey to sweep him here.
Carey is trying to control the position but Uzamaki postures up.
Uzamaki won't allow Carey to sweep him here.
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.
Carey wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Uzamaki is now in half guard.
Uzamaki wants to stand but Carey has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carey looks to land a combination. Uzamaki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uzamaki throws a lazy head kick
and Carey counters with a one-two to the body.
Uzamaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Carey catches Uzamaki right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naruto Uzamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uzamaki 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naruto Uzamaki!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Skrtel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Skrtel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Dean!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Skrtel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Skrtel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skrtel wants to clinch.
Skrtel misses with a few strikes there.
Skrtel tries to clinch up.
Skrtel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skrtel tries to clinch there but Dean circles away.
Skrtel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skrtel throws a low kick but Dean avoids it.
Dean closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dean lands in his opponent's guard.
Skrtel wants to stand but Dean is controlling the position.
Dean is in close to Skrtel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skrtel is looking to stand up but Dean isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrtel keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass.
Dean works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dean is controlling the pace.
Skrtel tries to kick Dean off in order to stand up. Dean Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Skrtel wants to get back to his feet but Dean drags him back down.
Dean is looking to take a break and control but Skrtel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Skrtel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dean wants to control but Skrtel is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrtel pushes Dean away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dean gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dean tries for a kimura but Skrtel is defending well.
Skrtel gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skrtel is trying to stand up.
Dean landing strikes from the mount.
Dean working for a submission but Skrtel is keeping him at bay.
Dean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dean trying to control but Skrtel is having none of it.
Skrtel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dean cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dean jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Skrtel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Skrtel and Dean has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Skrtel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dean is controlling him well.
Skrtel bucks up and tries to throw Dean off but instead Dean has got his back!
Skrtel is breathing heavily.
Dean looking for the choke from the back.
Dean trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Skrtel doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean has his opponent's back but Skrtel is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Dean.
Some wild striking there from Skrtel.
Dean dodges the punch combination from Skrtel.
Dean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skrtel tries to avoid it but Dean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skrtel to the ground. Skrtel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Skrtel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dean shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Skrtel is trying to stand.
Dean seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skrtel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skrtel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dean.
Well, if Dean is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Dean dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skrtel scores with a nice body kick.
Dean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skrtel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skrtel keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt - Skrtel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dean.
Martin Skrtel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Dean.
Skrtel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skrtel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin Skrtel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skrtel feints and then cracks Dean's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dean down.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Skrtel lands a two punch combo.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Skrtel misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrtel pushes Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Skrtel has hold of one of Dean's legs. Dean is fighting the takedown attempt but Skrtel gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Skrtel wants to stand and escape but instead Dean has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Skrtel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dean is controlling him.
Skrtel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dean dives into side control.
Dean is putting a hurting on Skrtel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Skrtel prevents Dean from improving position.
Dean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dean is trying to get an arm triangle but Skrtel is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrtel is not content to let Dean control the position.
Skrtel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dean is controlling him well.
Dean trying to control the position but Skrtel is working away.
Skrtel is pushing Dean's head away, looking to escape. Dean manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dean wants to clinch but Skrtel slips to the side
and Skrtel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skrtel.
Skrtel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dean.
Dean can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrtel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Skrtel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Skrtel keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Skrtel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dean is stalling in the full guard.
Dean stops Skrtel from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dean wants to control from the top but Skrtel keeps moving.
Dean is pushing down on Skrtel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Skrtel is fighting to maintain full guard but Dean has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dean is keen to just control but Skrtel is a slippery customer.
Skrtel is looking to get back to is feet but Dean passes into side control.
Dean is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Skrtel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Skrtel is pushing Dean's head away, looking to escape. Dean manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean trying to control the action but Skrtel is working from the bottom.
Skrtel is trying to buck Dean off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Skrtel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dean bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Skrtel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dean has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Skrtel stops Dean from passing to mount.
Skrtel is pushing Dean's head away, looking to escape. Dean manages to hold on to the position though.
Skrtel tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Skrtel! Can he survive? No! He's out! Dean gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie Dean!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mendelez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor McCloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Mendelez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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, Jason Mendelez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor McCloud!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCloud fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mendelez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
McCloud throws a combination. Mendelez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
McCloud instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, McCloud scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCloud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCloud is trying to break free.
McCloud wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendelez has him pressed against the cage.
McCloud lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCloud pushes Mendelez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCloud controlling the action here for a moment.
McCloud pushes Mendelez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCloud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendelez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for McCloud.
McCloud's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McCloud blocks the elbow strike.
McCloud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCloud.
Mendelez is rocked!
Mendelez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Mendelez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendelez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCloud manages to break the clinch.
McCloud moves in close and cracks Mendelez with a massive right hand! Mendelez, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by McCloud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor McCloud!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Sommers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TJ Sommers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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230 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Solid 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Sommers!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but Sommers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Velasquez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sommers pinned against the cage. Sommers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Velasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sommers is fending him off so far but Velasquez persists. Nope, Sommers circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sommers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Velasquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sommers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sommers 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.
Velasquez content to stall in guard here.
Velasquez preventing the sweep.
Velasquez scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommers trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sommers lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Sommers has his hands on Velasquez's head, controlling the position.
Sommers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sommers is striking off his back. Velasquez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sommers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Velasquez cracks Sommers with a solid left hand.
Sommers trying to strike off his back.
Sommers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Velasquez has gone for a leg lock! Sommers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Velasquez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sommers throwing strikes from guard but Velasquez blocks nicely.
Sommers stays in close to Velasquez's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Velasquez wants to stand but Sommers is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Velasquez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Velasquez could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sommers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sommers working some strikes from top position.
Sommers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Velasquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sommers thows a big elbow that misses.
Sommers postures up and lands a big shot to Velasquez's brow.
Sommers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sommers.
Velasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sommers.
Velasquez looking for a guillotine here but Sommers defends easily.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Sommers cracks Velasquez with a solid left hand.
Sommers with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sommers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Velasquez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sommers has passed into half guard!
Sommers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Velasquez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sommers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Velasquez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sommers lands strikes from half guard.
Sommers is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sommers scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sommers working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velasquez is trying to keep Sommers in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Sommers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sommers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Velasquez was covering up waiting for the punch and Sommers finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sommers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Sommers from controlling successfully.
Sommers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Velasquez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sommers has managed to get both his arms back between Velasquez's legs - danger averted.
Sommers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sommers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sommers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Velasquez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sommers has managed to get both his arms back between Velasquez's legs - danger averted.
Sommers landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommers looking to pass the guard.
Sommers stands up over Velasquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sommers landing some decent shots from guard.
Sommers stands up over Velasquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sommers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sommers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Velasquez's head.
Velasquez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sommers is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Velasquez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sommers's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sommers wants to control his opponent's hands but Velasquez gets his hands free.
Sommers tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sommers flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sommers tries to hold on but Velasquez postures up.
Sommers is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Velasquez is staying active.
Velasquez prevents Sommers from getting the reversal.
Sommers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Velasquez controls Sommers momentarily but Sommers frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sommers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Velasquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sommers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sommers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Velasquez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sommers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
TJ Sommers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sommers distracts Velasquez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Velasquez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sommers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sommers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sommers is working Velasquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sommers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Velasquez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sommers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sommers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sommers distracts Velasquez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sommers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sommers wants to control from the top but Velasquez keeps moving.
Sommers cracks Velasquez with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Sommers 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!
Velasquez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Velasquez misses with a takedown
and Sommers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sommers.
Sommers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Velasquez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sommers defends well.
Sommers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velasquez has his foot on Sommers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sommers works his way back into a safe position though.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Sommers from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommers content to stall in guard here.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Sommers from controlling successfully.
Sommers is working Velasquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sommers is in close to Velasquez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sommers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sommers is in close to Velasquez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sommers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Velasquez's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sommers cracks Velasquez with a solid left hand.
Sommers stands up over Velasquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velasquez has his foot on Sommers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sommers works his way back into a safe position though.
Velasquez working a defensive guard here.
Sommers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Velasquez is looking for a triangle but Sommers pushes his legs off easily.
Sommers is working Velasquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sommers stands up over Velasquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velasquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sommers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
TJ Sommers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sommers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sommers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Velasquez's head.
Sommers sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Velasquez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sommers has passed into half guard!
Sommers controlling the action here.
Cain Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sommers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Sommers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sommers 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Sommers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogerio Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leroy Dragon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Filho with that takedown attempt.
Filho wants to clinch.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
Dragon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Filho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Filho.
Filho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dragon moves into full guard.
Dragon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Filho!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon prevents Filho from getting the reversal.
Dragon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dragon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dragon lands a big shot to the head and Filho winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Leroy Dragon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduardo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chambers's waist but Chambers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira off to one side.
Oliveira lands with a shot to the body.
Chambers misses with a two punch combination.
Chambers throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira clinches.
Oliveira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chambers.
Chambers prevents the takedown attempt.
Oliveira throws a head punch that misses.
Chambers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chambers gets underhooks to prevent Oliveira's takedown attempt.
Jake Chambers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Oliveira.
Oliveira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chambers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt - Chambers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chambers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliveira misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chambers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oliveira's guard now.
Oliveira controls Chambers momentarily but Chambers frees himself.
Chambers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oliveira on the ground.
Chambers scoring with some ground and pound.
Chambers preventing the sweep.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Oliveira trying to control the position.
Chambers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers wants to pass the guard but Oliveira is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chambers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chambers cracks Oliveira with a solid left hand.
Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Chambers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chambers distracts Oliveira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chambers thows a big elbow that misses.
Oliveira tries to strike from the bottom.
Chambers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliveira, not yet.
Chambers is in close to Oliveira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chambers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
Chambers throwing strikes but missing.
Chambers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers pushes down on Oliveira's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chambers lands with a punch from half guard.
Oliveira is trying to maintain the position but Chambers is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oliveira manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chambers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chambers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Chambers dominated 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.
Chambers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chambers showed some decent athleticism there.
Oliveira trying to hold on to Chambers's head to control him but Chambers postures up.
Chambers is nestled in close to Oliveira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chambers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chambers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chambers 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.
Chambers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chambers lands with a punch from half guard.
Chambers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliveira's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to get back to full guard.
Chambers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliveira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chambers is working away from the top position though.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira pushes Chambers off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a leg kick that misses.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oliveira is rocked!
Chambers lands a big elbow - Oliveira is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Oliveira is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Chambers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Schwager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Litton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Litton has chosen Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Norbert Schwager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Litton!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litton cracks Schwager with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Schwager ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schwager tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Litton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norbert Schwager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Litton throws a solid leg kick but Schwager takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Litton.
A right-left combo lands from Schwager.
Schwager avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schwager changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Litton tries to avoid it but Schwager manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Litton to the ground. Litton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwager looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwager will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schwager doesn't manage to clinch there - Litton circles away.
Schwager throws a head kick but Litton moves out of range.
Litton connects with a crisp jab.
Litton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Schwager misses with a head kick.
Schwager shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norbert Schwager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Litton wants to clinch.
Schwager fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schwager doesn't manage to clinch there - Litton circles away.
Litton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schwager swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schwager is defended easily by Litton.
Schwager is breathing heavily.
Schwager fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Litton throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Schwager tumbling to the canvas!
Schwager is rocked!
Litton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oh Schwager is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Litton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Litton advances to mount.
Schwager seems to have got his legs back now.
Schwager somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Litton! Schwager is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Litton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Reynolds.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lewis.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reynolds gets the takedown into side control.
Reynolds controls the position from side control.
Lewis manages to get back to half guard.
Reynolds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reynolds throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis is staying active underneath Reynolds, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reynolds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis is refusing to be controlled, as Reynolds sits in half guard.
Reynolds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lewis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reynolds throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reynolds 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.
Reynolds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Reynolds has control of the leg.
Reynolds is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Reynolds is trying to control. Lewis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reynolds is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lewis is looking to control Reynolds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still in half guard, Reynolds seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the head.
Reynolds throws a combination. Lewis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Reynolds drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Reynolds is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reynolds throwing strikes but missing.
Reynolds is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reynolds works over Lewis with some ground and pound from guard.
Reynolds is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Reynolds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reynolds thows a big elbow that misses.
Reynolds working some strikes from top position.
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!
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Reynolds connects with a couple of short punches.
Reynolds distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Reynolds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reynolds throws and elbow that misses. Lewis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reynolds's guard. Nice move by Lewis!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Reynolds dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reynolds decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reynolds trying to control the pace.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Reynolds is very close to passing his half guard.
Reynolds trying to control from Lewis's half guard. Lewis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reynolds scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lewis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynolds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Reynolds lands a couple of elbows.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lewis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reynolds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reynolds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Reynolds postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reynolds lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds cracks Lewis with a solid left hand.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
Reynolds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steve Reynolds has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reynolds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reynolds loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lewis being controlled here, momentarily.
Reynolds content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Lewis controls Reynolds momentarily but Reynolds frees himself.
Reynolds trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Reynolds postures up.
Reynolds looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Reynolds postures up in Lewis's guard and throws a big left but Lewis blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ken Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reynolds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lewis to score with a decent uppercut.
Reynolds lands a jab-cross combination.
Reynolds slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Reynolds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Reynolds misses.
Lewis gets caught flat footed, as Reynolds shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reynolds working some strikes from top position.
Reynolds connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Reynolds 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!
Reynolds throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Reynolds fails to land with a series of punches.
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Reynolds scores with a nice head shot.
Reynolds lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lewis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reynolds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lewis's guard.
Reynolds slips nicely into half guard.
Reynolds trying to control from half guard but Lewis is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reynolds looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lewis!
Lewis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Reynolds landing shots from mount.
Reynolds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reynolds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reynolds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reynolds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lewis's face.
Reynolds with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Reynolds cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds with shots to the head and body - Lewis looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Reynolds.
Reynolds breaks from Lewis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Reynolds landing strikes from the mount and Lewis is in trouble!
Lewis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Reynolds is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reynolds putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis is looking to improve his position but Reynolds isn't that keen on the idea.
Reynolds lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reynolds with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds controlling the pace for now.
Reynolds is working for a guillotine from mount but Lewis frees his head quite easily.
Lewis is in a horrible position here. Reynolds smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reynolds working Lewis over with strikes here.
Reynolds takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reynolds looking to control but Lewis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steve Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reynolds lands a heavy elbow.
Reynolds raining down shots from the mount!
Lewis is bucking up trying to escape but Reynolds cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Reynolds is landing with some decent strikes but Lewis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reynolds looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Reynolds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reynolds 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Liverpool's Number 9. 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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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Munroe!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres is looking to clinch but Munroe is avoiding it.
Munroe throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Munroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Munroe jabs Torres right on the nose. Torres blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Fernando Torres has been cut.
Munroe is looking to land body kicks.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres wants to clinch.
Munroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres scores with a takedown into Munroe's guard.
Torres is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Munroe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Munroe has escaped and now he's on top!
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munroe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torres pushes Munroe off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Torres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Munroe!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Munroe's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres landing strikes from the mount.
Munroe is in a horrible position here. Torres smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munroe working to try and regain half guard.
Munroe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Torres landing shots from mount.
Torres with the ground and pound from mount.
Munroe tries to reverse the position but Torres maintains control.
Torres connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Munroe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Munroe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Torres lands a nice shot to the head.
Torres with a couple of short strikes.
Torres scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres working the ground and pound effectively.
Torres landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munroe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Torres working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Munroe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Torres looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Munroe is bucking up trying to escape but Torres cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Munroe wants to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Torres lands a big elbow.
Munroe taking shots to the head.
Munroe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands with some strikes.
Torres raining down shots from the mount!
Torres jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Munroe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Torres in side control, throwing shots but Munroe defends.
Torres working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Torres fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Munroe tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
Munroe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Torres is putting a hurting on Munroe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munroe keeps working.
Munroe taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munroe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Torres's best efforts.
Torres 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.
Munroe controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Munroe wants to get back to full guard.
Torres stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Torres gets a clinch.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Munroe blocks it.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munroe blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres crunches a lovely knee into Munroe's ribcage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Munroe blocks it.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munroe blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Munroe as Torres shoots in.
Munroe throws a hook to the side of Torres's head but Torres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Torres shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Munroe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Torres connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Munroe some visible discomfort.
Fernando Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Munroe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torres tries to clinch but Munroe moves out of range.
Munroe throws a head kick that misses.
Munroe scores with a jab.
Munroe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Munroe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Munroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Munroe pushes him off.
Torres is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Munroe's half guard.
Munroe is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Munroe to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Torres gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Munroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Munroe is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres feints and as Munroe raises his hands in defense, Torres changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torres wants to stand but Munroe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Torres decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Munroe, up you get!
Torres tries to clinch there but Munroe circles away.
Torres looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Munroe is trying to keep Torres in close.
Torres gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres darts in and clinches Munroe up against the cage.
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Torres obliges.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munroe is defending well for now.
Munroe breaks from the clinch.
Torres forces Munroe back against the cage and clinches.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Munroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Munroe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Torres.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Munroe is blocking nicely.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Munroe is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Munroe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Munroe breaks from the clinch.
Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munroe's efforts to push away.
Torres lands a knee to the body.
Munroe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Munroe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fernando Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres closes the distance and pushes Munroe back into the cage.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munroe blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Munroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Torres drives through and clinches with Munroe against the cage.
Munroe tries to pull guard but Torres won't allow it.
Munroe tries to pull guard but Torres holds him up against the cage and eventually Munroe drops back down to his feet.
Fernando Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Munroe.
Munroe wants to get back to striking at distance but Torres won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Munroe avoiding damage as Torres throws knees to the body.
Torres keeps control of Munroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Munroe blocks it.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Munroe is looking to break free of the clinch but Torres has double underhooks.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Torres keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munroe's efforts to push away.
Munroe tries to break free but Torres pushes him back against the cage.
Munroe gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Torres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Munroe.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Torres pushes Munroe off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Torres's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Torres tries to clinch but Munroe is having none of it.
Torres clinches with his opponent.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munroe blocks it with crossed arms.
Munroe tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munroe can do to turn this around?
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Munroe avoids it.
Torres landing knees to the head.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Munroe dodges an elbow strike from Torres.
Munroe can't get the takedown.
Torres landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torres prevents Munroe from breaking the clinch.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Munroe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munroe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munroe is trying to break the clinch but Torres is controlling him.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munroe is defending well for now.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Munroe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Munroe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munroe looking for a takedown.
Fernando Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Munroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe is trying to break the clinch but Torres is controlling him.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Munroe is trying to force a seperation but Torres has the dominant position.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Munroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Munroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Munroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torres connects with a nasty looking knee right to Munroe's face.
Munroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munroe wants a takedown but no success here.
Torres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Torres with a knee to the head.
Torres landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Munroe is looking to break free of the clinch but Torres has double underhooks.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torres misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Torres throws an elbow but misses.
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.
Munroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torres lands an elbow that stopped Munroe in his tracks for a moment.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Munroe is blocking nicely.
Torres tries to land knees in the clinch but Munroe avoids the damage to the body.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munroe is defending well for now.
Torres keeps control of Munroe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torres landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Munroe tries to break free but Torres pushes him back against the cage.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Munroe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Torres lands a knee to the body.
Munroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Munroe blocks with his arms.
Munroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Munroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Munroe wants to break free but Torres has control.
Munroe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe jumps guard and drags Torres to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Torres lands a couple of elbows.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Munroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munroe has control of Torres's left arm, preventing Torres from doing any damage.
Rex Munroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munroe is trying to keep Torres in close.
Torres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torres clinches up against the cage.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munroe is defending well for now.
Munroe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Munroe blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Munroe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Munroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Munroe tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Fernando Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Munroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Torres has Munroe pressed against the cage, preventing Munroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munroe tries to break free but Torres pushes him back against the cage.
Torres keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Munroe's efforts to push away.
Munroe has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Torres!
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