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CBK MMA 1 : The Beggining Pt2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mucho comes into the arena with You Dont Know - 50 Cent blaring out of the sound system. Bisping comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Dont Know - 50 Cent kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mucho moves into range and clinches up with Bisping.
Bisping escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mucho tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping scoring well with a low kick there.
Bisping misses with a hook. Mucho ducked under it nicely.
Bisping shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mucho defends it nicely.
A jab-cross combination lands for Mucho and sends Bisping crashing to the mat! Mucho follows him down to the mat - Bisping regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Bisping is rocked!
It looks like Michael Bisping has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mucho lands a big elbow - Bisping is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Mucho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grande Mucho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Add Sweep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by You Dont Know - 50 Cent. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Add Sweep!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sweep has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
Sweep looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones tries to stand but Sweep is controlling from the bottom.
Sweep controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sweep is proving hard to escape from.
Jones stays in close to Sweep's body and controls the position.
Sweep is trying to keep Jones in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sweep's waist but Sweep gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweep drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Sweep pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Sweep shows good takedown defense.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sweep.
Sweep with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sweep's guard now.
Sweep looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sweep controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones tries to stand but Sweep is controlling from the bottom.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Sweep has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jones doesn't defend quickly enough and Sweep has managed to lock this one up! Can Jones escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sweep on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Add Sweep!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Smasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defoe White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Smasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Defoe White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
White moves into range and clinches up with Smasher.
Smasher manages to break the clinch.
Smasher misses with a low kick.
Smasher feints and as White raises his hands in defense, Smasher changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smasher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smasher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White has a closed guard, preventing Smasher from standing up.
Smasher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
White regains half guard.
It looks like Smasher is going to stand back up.
Smasher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smasher has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, White works to full guard.
White looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Smasher is defending well. White quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Smasher has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! White celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Defoe White!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crack Atoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Crack Atoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Crippler!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crippler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crippler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crippler dodges the punch combination from Atoa.
Atoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crippler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atoa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crippler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Atoa.
Crippler fails to land with a series of punches.
Crippler shoots in for a double leg but Atoa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crack Atoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Crippler.
Atoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Crippler is just out of range.
Atoa throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crippler.
Crippler throws a jab when Atoa was well out of range.
Crippler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atoa.
Crippler looks to land a combination but Atoa avoids it well.
Atoa misses with the combination.
Atoa avoids the head kick by Crippler.
Crippler looks gassed!
Atoa pushes Crippler away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atoa is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Atoa checks a leg kick.
Atoa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Atoa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Atoa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Atoa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crippler, up you get!
Atoa misses with a two punch combination.
Crippler tries a head kick but it misses.
Crippler is looking to clinch but Atoa is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoa throws a hook but Crippler avoids it easily.
Crippler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Atoa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Atoa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Atoa stands up from Crippler's guard - Atoa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crippler slips a jab and a cross from Atoa.
Atoa misses with a few strikes there.
Atoa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crippler tries to clinch there but Atoa circles away.
Atoa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crippler sprawls well initially but Atoa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crippler wants to get back to his feet.
Atoa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoa trying to mount his opponent but Crippler defends it.
Still in half guard, Atoa seems content to control.
Atoa stands up out of the half guard.
Atoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Crippler.
Atoa thumps Crippler with a low kick.
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.
Crippler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Atoa if he has to take too many more of those.
Atoa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atoa tries to bum rush Crippler with a series of wild strikes but Crippler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crippler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atoa pinned against the cage. Atoa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crippler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atoa lands a head kick. Crippler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Atoa does no damage.
Atoa works Crippler's body with a nice hook.
Crippler tries to clinch but Atoa is having none of it.
Crippler throws a leg kick which misses Atoa's front leg but catches the back leg as Atoa tries to avoid it.
Crippler lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atoa leaves Crippler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Atoa throws a hook but Crippler blocks it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Crack Atoa dominated that round.
That's time! Atoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Atoa is looking to slow Crippler down with leg kicks.
Atoa throws a lazy right hand but Crippler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crippler throws a head kick but Atoa moves out of range.
Crippler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atoa.
Crippler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Atoa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crippler, right into the meat.
Atoa misses with a few strikes there.
Atoa tries to bum rush Crippler with a series of wild strikes but Crippler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atoa throws a shot from downtown. Crippler moves away and avoids it.
Crippler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atoa.
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crippler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atoa manages to avoid it.
Crippler tries to clinch but Atoa is having none of it.
Crippler tries a head kick but it misses.
Atoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crippler tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Atoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crippler was well out of range. Poor timing from Atoa.
Atoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atoa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Crippler is not content to let Atoa control the position.
Crippler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Atoa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Atoa controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoa decides to stand back up.
Atoa misses with a low kick.
Atoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Crippler is just out of range.
Crippler tries to clinch up but Atoa circles away and keeps his distance.
Atoa tries for a takedown but Crippler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Atoa dodges the punch combination from Crippler.
Crippler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atoa misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoa wants to land a leg kick but Crippler is out of range.
Atoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Atoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crippler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atoa throws a one two combo.
Crippler lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice shot lands for Atoa.
Nice takedown defense from Atoa. No joy for Crippler on that attempt.
A head kick by Atoa misses
and Crippler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Atoa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Atoa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crippler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Atoa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Atoa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Atoa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crippler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crack Atoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Crippler.
Atoa throws a right and a left that Crippler avoids nicely.
Atoa throws a nice looking combination but Crippler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atoa throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crippler is defended easily by Atoa.
Atoa takes a swing at Crippler's ribcage but misses.
Crack Atoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crippler.
Atoa keeps the fight on the outside.
Atoa takes a swing at Crippler's ribcage but misses.
Crippler thumps Atoa with a low kick.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Crack Atoa dominated that second 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!
Atoa connects with a body shot.
Crippler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atoa.
Crippler clinches up with Atoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Crippler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atoa has him pressed against the cage.
Crippler trying to stall but Atoa improves his position.
Atoa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Atoa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crippler, up you get!
Atoa keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crippler.
Crippler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crippler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crippler misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crippler tries a head kick but it misses.
Atoa thows a body shot but no joy.
Crippler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crippler dodges the punch combination from Atoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler fails with the takedown
and Atoa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atoa.
Atoa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crippler wants to stand and escape but Atoa is having none of it.
Atoa gets to his feet - Crippler follows without any prompting.
Atoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crippler cracks the inside of Atoa's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crippler tries for a takedown but Atoa circles away easily
and Atoa counters with a two punch combo.
Crack Atoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Crippler.
Crippler moves out of range of the strikes.
Atoa throws a leg kick
and Crippler counters by moving into the clinch.
Crippler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Atoa tries for a takedown but Crippler manages to get underhooks.
Crippler tries to break the clinch but Atoa is controlling the position.
Crippler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crippler tries to circle away but Atoa has him pinned against the cage.
Crippler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Atoa smiles and moves away.
Atoa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atoa thows a leg kick but Crippler checks it
and Crippler counters with a nice leg kick.
Atoa misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Crippler misses its intended target.
Crippler avoids the body shot from Atoa.
Crippler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Atoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atoa.
Crippler throws a head kick but Atoa moves out of range.
Crippler walks into a jab.
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Atoa is looking to wear down Crippler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Atoa wants to slow Crippler down by chopping away at his legs.
Crippler wants to clinch up but Atoa keeps it at a distance.
Crippler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atoa throws out the jab.
Atoa misses with a series of wild punches.
Crippler moves in looking to clinch but Atoa pushes him off.
Crippler has a takedown stuffed.
Atoa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Crippler throws a head kick that misses.
Crippler tries to clinch up.
Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Atoa circles away.
Crippler tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Atoa misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atoa.
Crippler throws a sloppy head kick and Atoa moves out of range easily.
Atoa throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crippler. That's going to slow Atoa down.
Atoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crippler shoots for a takedown but Atoa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Atoa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Atoa circles away.
Atoa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Joe Crippler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crack Atoa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atoa uses his free foot to push down on Crippler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crippler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crack Atoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atoa, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crack Atoa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Jaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roxi Conlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Jaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roxi Conlin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Conlin tries to avoid it but Jaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Conlin to the ground. Conlin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Conlin misses with a two punch combination.
Conlin drops Jaw with a right and a left! Conlin comes rushing in but Jaw regains his composure and manages to keep Conlin in guard.
Jaw is rocked!
It looks like Buster Jaw has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conlin stands up over Jaw, holding on to his feet. Conlin throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Jaw is out cold! Conlin lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roxi Conlin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Conlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Scaife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Conlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Scaife!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conlin misses with a double jab.
Scaife wants to clinch up but Conlin keeps it at a distance.
Scaife moves in looking to clinch but Conlin pushes him off.
Conlin has closed the distance and engaged Scaife in a clinch.
Scaife breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conlin throws a right and a left that Scaife avoids nicely.
Conlin throws a nice looking combination but Scaife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Scaife tries to clinch
and Scaife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Conlin clinches but Scaife breaks the clinch
and Scaife moves into the clinch.
Conlin manages to break the clinch.
Conlin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scaife.
Scaife scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Conlin misses with a combination
and Scaife moves into the clinch.
Conlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Conlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scaife closes the distance looking to clinch
and Conlin counters with a shoot takedown. Scaife fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaife uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Conlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conlin lunges at Scaife with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scaife's hand.
Conlin misses with a two punch combination.
Conlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conlin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Conlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scaife counters by clinching up.
Scaife breaks the clinch.
Ken Conlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scaife shoots for a double leg takedown but Conlin sprawls well. He's pushed Scaife's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Conlin shoots in for a takedown but Scaife shows good takedown defense.
Conlin misses with a takedown attempt
and Scaife counters by clinching up.
Scaife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conlin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Scaife manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scaife counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conlin taking punishment in the form of punches.
Scaife decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Conlin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Conlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Conlin works over Scaife's head and body with a nice combination.
Conlin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Conlin duly obliges.
Scaife clinches.
Scaife breaks the clinch.
Scaife looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Conlin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scaife circles away quickly and effectively.
Conlin throws a wild body kick that Scaife sees coming a mile off.
Conlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scaife counters by clinching up.
Conlin breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conlin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Scaife decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Conlin's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Conlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scaife wants to stand but Conlin is controlling his posture from full guard.
Scaife wants to pass the guard but Conlin is keeping the position.
Conlin pushes Scaife off and gets back to his feet.
Scaife fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Conlin fails with a takedown attempt.
Scaife shoots in for a double leg but Conlin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Conlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scaife counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scaife can't break the clinch.
Conlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conlin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Conlin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scaife is trying to break the clinch but Conlin has him pressed against the cage.
Conlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conlin tries to break the clinch but Scaife is controlling the position.
Scaife prevents Conlin from breaking the clinch.
Conlin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scaife keeps control of Conlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conlin is breathing heavily.
Conlin blocks a head kick by Scaife.
Conlin clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scaife pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scaife counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Conlin's guard now.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Scaife dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Conlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scaife moves into the clinch.
Scaife escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scaife blocks a low kick nicely.
Conlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scaife counters by moving into the clinch.
Conlin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scaife has him pressed against the cage.
Conlin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scaife fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conlin, pushing him back against the cage.
Conlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Aaron Scaife has been cut.
Scaife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conlin wants to clinch
and Scaife counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Conlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scaife counters by moving into the clinch.
Conlin tries to circle away but Scaife has him pinned against the cage.
Conlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Scaife won't allow it.
Scaife breaks the clinch.
Scaife is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlin throws a combination that misses
and Scaife counters with a big head kick but Conlin shrugs it off.
Conlin throws a series of punches but Scaife moves out of range.
Conlin lands with a nice combination. Scaife backs away looking to recover.
Conlin shoots in but no luck this time.
Conlin has his takedown stuffed
and Scaife makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conlin misses with a double jab
and Scaife counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Scaife stops Conlin from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conlin pushes Scaife off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Scaife rushes Conlin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scaife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scaife tries to close the distance and clinch but Conlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scaife tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conlin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Scaife counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Scaife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scaife has had enough of the clinch but Conlin keeps him there for the moment.
Scaife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conlin's efforts to push away.
Scaife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Conlin's efforts to push away.
Scaife tries to break the clinch but Conlin is controlling the position.
Conlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A leg kick checked by Scaife.
Scaife tries to clinch there but Conlin circles away.
Scaife is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conlin misses with a takedown
and Scaife counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Conlin!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Conlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaife looking to control but Conlin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Conlin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Conlin tries to get out of the position.
Conlin is trying to stand up.
Scaife trying to control but Conlin is having none of it.
Conlin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Scaife looking to control but Conlin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Conlin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Scaife trying to control but Conlin is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conlin bucks up and throws Scaife to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Conlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scaife holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Conlin is trying to break the clinch but Scaife has him pressed against the cage.
Conlin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Scaife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conlin is trying to break the clinch but Scaife has him pressed against the cage.
Scaife breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scaife tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conlin misses with a double jab
and Scaife counters with a shoot takedown. Conlin fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conlin has momentary wrist control but Scaife slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scaife stands up from Conlin's guard - Scaife perhaps looking for a knockout.
Scaife tries to clinch but Conlin moves out of range.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Scaife showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Scaife's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Conlin.
Scaife forces Conlin back against the cage and clinches.
Conlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conlin misses with a combination
and Scaife counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Conlin thinking.
Conlin moves into the clinch.
Scaife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scaife rushes Conlin and presses him up against the cage.
Scaife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scaife tries to clinch there but Conlin circles away.
Conlin misses with a two punch combination.
Scaife dives in and grabs Conlin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Conlin pushes down on Scaife's head and hops out.
Conlin jabs Scaife right on the nose. Scaife blinks but takes it well.
Conlin throws a combination that misses
and Scaife counters with a shoot takedown. Conlin fights it but they end up in guard.
Scaife content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Conlin tries to break the clinch but Scaife is controlling the position.
Scaife wants to get back to striking at distance but Conlin won't allow it.
Conlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conlin throws a right and a left that Scaife avoids nicely.
Conlin throws a series of punches but Scaife moves out of range.
Conlin throws a combination that misses
and Scaife counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scaife.
Conlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Scaife escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scaife uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conlin.
A head kick misses from Conlin.
Scaife is looking to clinch but Conlin is avoiding it.
Conlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scaife darts in and clinches Conlin up against the cage.
Scaife wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlin is trying to break free.
Conlin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Conlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scaife is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ken Conlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conlin throws a combination that misses
and Scaife holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scaife is trying to break the clinch but Conlin is controlling him.
Conlin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Scaife keeps control of Conlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conlin manages to break the clinch.
Conlin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Conlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conlin throws a series of punches but Scaife moves out of range.
Conlin lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Conlin both land. Nice combination.
Conlin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Scaife counters with a single leg into guard. Conlin didn't expect that.
Scaife decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Conlin, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaife tries to clinch but Conlin is having none of it.
Scaife has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conlin looking for a takedown.
Conlin is trying to break the clinch but Scaife is controlling him.
Scaife keeps control of Conlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conlin is trying to force a seperation but Scaife has the dominant position.
Conlin tries to break the clinch but Scaife is controlling the position.
Scaife manages to break the clinch.
Scaife fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conlin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conlin throws a combination that misses
and Scaife counters with a head kick.
Scaife throws a head kick but Conlin moves out of range.
Scaife is looking to clinch.
Scaife tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Conlin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scaife counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Scaife pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scaife drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Scaife stops Conlin from standing up.
Scaife gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Scaife tries to clinch there but Conlin circles away.
Scaife shoots in for a takedown but Conlin shows good takedown defense.
Conlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Scaife counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Scaife tries to clinch
enabling Conlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Scaife gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conlin goes for a takedown attempt but Scaife pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Conlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scaife tries to clinch but Conlin is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Scaife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Scaife winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Scaife!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theo Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Smash Ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy Smash Ya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Theo Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Crazy Smash Ya!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash Ya misses with a takedown attempt - Thor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thor scoring well with a low kick there.
Smash Ya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thor is fending him off so far but Smash Ya persists. Nope, Thor circles away and we're back to standing.
Thor throws a sloppy head kick and Smash Ya moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Thor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smash Ya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thor is looking to clinch but Smash Ya is avoiding it.
Smash Ya scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smash Ya decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Smash Ya.
Thor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Thor as Smash Ya shoots in.
Theo Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crazy Smash Ya.
Smash Ya drops his hands momentarily and Thor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smash Ya shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Smash Ya was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smash Ya looks gassed!
Smash Ya wants to control the pace but Thor is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smash Ya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smash Ya lands with some strikes.
Smash Ya wants to control the pace but Thor is squirming around nicely.
Thor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thor wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thor throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Smash Ya lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smash Ya working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash Ya punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smash Ya lands a nice shot to the head.
Smash Ya lands a nice shot to the head.
Smash Ya takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smash Ya looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Thor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash Ya with shots to the head and body - Thor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smash Ya pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smash Ya scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smash Ya lands a big elbow.
Smash Ya with a couple of short strikes.
Smash Ya with the ground and pound from mount.
Smash Ya working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Thor looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Smash Ya! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Crazy Smash Ya!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koya Chekutimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and robert william (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chekutimi's entrance music is You Dont Know - 50 Cent. A fine choice. robert william will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Koya Chekutimi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, robert william!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekutimi throws a low kick but william avoids it.
william shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chekutimi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chekutimi keeping full guard, as william tries to pass.
Chekutimi 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.
william stands up over Chekutimi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chekutimi wants to stand up but william is controlling him.
Chekutimi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chekutimi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
william trying to control the position from guard on top but Chekutimi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
william is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
william chips away with some ground and pound.
Chekutimi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
william drops back looking for a leg! Chekutimi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chekutimi manages to kick william off! william jumps back into Chekutimi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekutimi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chekutimi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chekutimi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
william is in close to Chekutimi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
william trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chekutimi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
william must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
william throws a series of punches but Chekutimi moves out of range.
william drives through and clinches with Chekutimi against the cage.
william has picked Chekutimi up - he's going for a ride! william dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with william in particular looking to stall.
Chekutimi punching from the bottom.
Chekutimi missing with punches from the bottom.
Chekutimi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekutimi wants to get back to his feet.
Chekutimi works his way to full guard. Good work.
william pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chekutimi is keeping the position for now.
william gets to his feet. Chekutimi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
william looks gassed!
Chekutimi with a poor takedown
and william counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chekutimi won't be happy with that.
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!
Chekutimi is trying to work for a sweep but william has mounted him!
william lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chekutimi tries to reverse the position but william maintains control.
william connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
william lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
william raining down shots from the mount!
william blocks Chekutimi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekutimi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
william is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chekutimi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
william is landing with some decent strikes but Chekutimi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chekutimi is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by william.
william connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
william putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
william looking to ground and pound but Chekutimi is blocking nicely.
Chekutimi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
william working the ground and pound effectively.
Chekutimi is desperately trying to improve his position but william has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
william landing shots from mount.
Chekutimi 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.
william is trying to control. Chekutimi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chekutimi missing with punches from the bottom.
Chekutimi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chekutimi misses with some strikes from the bottom.
william tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chekutimi controls his leg.
william seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
william blocks the strikes from Chekutimi.
william seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chekutimi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chekutimi misses with a takedown
so william counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
robert william dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chekutimi fails with the takedown
and william counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by william.
Chekutimi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst william is controlling him.
william lands a couple of digs.
william stands up from guard. Let's bang!
william is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chekutimi.
william shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than william was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
william trying to control but he's not successful this time.
william looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
william blocks Chekutimi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
william is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chekutimi is squirming around, avoiding william's attempts to control the action.
Chekutimi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chekutimi is trying to escape the mount.
william looking to control but Chekutimi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chekutimi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chekutimi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
william is working for a guillotine from mount but Chekutimi frees his head quite easily.
Chekutimi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
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.
william scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chekutimi?
william prevents Chekutimi from getting the reversal.
william connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
william sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
william punching from mount but Chekutimi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
william landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekutimi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by william.
Chekutimi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chekutimi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
william punching from mount but Chekutimi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Chekutimi is squirming around, avoiding william's attempts to control the action.
william thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
william throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
william looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chekutimi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chekutimi is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
william has control of Chekutimi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chekutimi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
william can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chekutimi is looking to escape.
william lands a big shot there that rocks Chekutimi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chekutimi is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chekutimi'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.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
robert william 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!
william shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chekutimi's guard.
Chekutimi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Chekutimi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
william gets to his feet. Chekutimi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chekutimi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and william moves into the clinch.
Chekutimi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but william pulls him back up using the underhooks.
william gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
william prevents Chekutimi from getting back to his feet.
Chekutimi tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
william trying to control the position from guard on top but Chekutimi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chekutimi 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.
william pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chekutimi is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
william missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chekutimi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chekutimi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and william holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koya Chekutimi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
william pulls guard successfully.
william 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.
Chekutimi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
william is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chekutimi is trying to stand.
robert william has got the better of the ground game so far.
william blocks the strikes from Chekutimi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
william is looking to take a break and control but Chekutimi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chekutimi tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Chekutimi missing with punches from the bottom.
Chekutimi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
william lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
william is trying to work for a kimura but Chekutimi is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chekutimi tries for a takedown but william circles away easily
and william counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by william.
william breaks the clinch.
Chekutimi fails to land the takedown.
william shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekutimi punching from the bottom.
Chekutimi missing with punches from the bottom.
william is keen to just control but Chekutimi is a slippery customer.
Chekutimi works his way to full guard. Good work.
william wants to stand but Chekutimi is controlling his posture from full guard.
william pushing down on Chekutimi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
william slips a nice elbow through Chekutimi's hands, connecting with Chekutimi's forehead.
Chekutimi is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but william pulls his head out easily.
william stands up and beckons Chekutimi to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
william misses with a wild combination.
william takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
william forces Chekutimi back against the cage and clinches.
Chekutimi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. william avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
william breaks the clinch.
Chekutimi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
william stopping the sweep attempt from Chekutimi.
william gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
william misses with a low kick.
Koya Chekutimi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chekutimi shoots and misses
and william counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chekutimi's guard now.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
robert william really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
william shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chekutimi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chekutimi keeping full guard, as william tries to pass.
Chekutimi trying to strike off his back.
william advances to half guard.
Chekutimi manages to get to full guard.
Chekutimi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
william is looking to work some ground and pound but Chekutimi has wrist control.
Chekutimi 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.
william missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chekutimi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekutimi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
william prevents Chekutimi from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chekutimi misses with a takedown attempt
and william counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chekutimi's guard now.
Chekutimi looking to hit a scissor sweep but william is one step ahead there.
Chekutimi tries to strike from the bottom.
Chekutimi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chekutimi wants to get back to his feet but william is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chekutimi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
william scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chekutimi wants to stand but william is controlling the position.
william stands up and waves to Chekutimi to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekutimi with a poor takedown
so william counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekutimi can't keep his opponent in guard - william advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chekutimi is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Chekutimi is in all sorts of trouble here.
william with the ground and pound from mount.
william trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chekutimi is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chekutimi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as william tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
william wants to control the pace but Chekutimi is squirming around nicely.
Chekutimi throwing hammer fists to the chest of william. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
william trying to control but Chekutimi is having none of it.
william blocks Chekutimi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Chekutimi is looking to improve his position but william isn't that keen on the idea.
william tries to control but Chekutimi wriggling away.
william prevents Chekutimi from getting the reversal.
Chekutimi is in a horrible position here. william smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chekutimi is not a happy chappy
he wants out of there.
william landing strikes, looking to finish!
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.
Poor strikes thrown by william there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chekutimi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Chekutimi flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Chekutimi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Chekutimi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
william can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chekutimi is looking to escape.
Chekutimi is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Chekutimi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
robert william dominated that fourth 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
william throws a series of strikes that have Chekutimi backpedaling.
Chekutimi checks a low kick from william.
Chekutimi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
william lands a slapping body shot.
Chekutimi has his takedown stuffed
and william counters with a single leg into guard. Chekutimi didn't expect that.
Chekutimi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
william working some strikes from top position.
william's corner is telling him to maintain position.
william trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chekutimi 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.
william throws a big right hand that misses.
Chekutimi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
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.
william missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
william preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chekutimi misses with a takedown attempt
and william counters with a single leg into guard. Chekutimi didn't expect that.
Chekutimi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Chekutimi striking off his back but it's not causing william any problems.
Chekutimi looking to hit a scissor sweep but william is one step ahead there.
william is pushing down on Chekutimi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chekutimi is fighting to maintain full guard but william has managed to sneak the leg through.
william looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chekutimi is trying to get back to full guard.
Chekutimi is trying to stand back up but william is controlling him
william stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Chekutimi shoots and misses
and william counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koya Chekutimi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
william sitting in guard, not really doing much.
william decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
william is looking to score with low kicks.
Chekutimi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and william decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chekutimi's guard.
Chekutimi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
william preventing the sweep.
Chekutimi tries to strike from the bottom.
william stands and steps away. Chekutimi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chekutimi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts william as he jumps to the side.
Chekutimi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. william tries to avoid it but Chekutimi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag william to the ground. william escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
william shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chekutimi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
william pushes down on Chekutimi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chekutimi wants to improve his position but william is controlling well.
william stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Chekutimi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and william counters with a head kick.
Chekutimi misses with a takedown attempt
and william counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chekutimi is trying to stand up here but william is controlling him well.
Chekutimi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chekutimi wants to sweep but no luck.
Chekutimi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chekutimi wants to sweep here but william controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chekutimi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Chekutimi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chekutimi is on top in guard.
Chekutimi postures up in william's guard and throws a big left but william blocks it.
Chekutimi with a flurry of punches that miss.
william bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chekutimi's guard.
Koya Chekutimi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
william wants to pass the guard but Chekutimi is keeping the position.
Chekutimi working for a triangle but william defends it easily.
robert william is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
william sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
robert william comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well william 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 44:50
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 44:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... robert william!
robert william is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Dont Know - 50 Cent. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary The Hitman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Hitman actively working from the bottom here.
Sweeney seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The Hitman actively working from the bottom here.
The Hitman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Hitman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The Hitman trying to control from the bottom.
The Hitman looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Hitman closes the distance and clinches up with Sweeney, looking for a takedown. The Hitman pushes Sweeney against the cage but Sweeney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sweeney throws a one two combo.
It looks like Gary The Hitman has been cut.
The Hitman is breathing heavily.
The Hitman avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Hitman has his takedown stuffed
and Sweeney counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Hitman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sweeney has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sweeney connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused The Hitman some visible discomfort.
Sweeney decides to stand back up. Sweeney steps back and let's The Hitman get back to his feet.
Sweeney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sweeney stands up and waves to The Hitman to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sweeney drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sweeney works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sweeney stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sweeney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Hitman tries for a takedown but Sweeney circles away easily
and Sweeney counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary The Hitman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sweeney lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sweeney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Hitman moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman misses with a takedown
and Sweeney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Hitman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sweeney counters by clinching up.
Sweeney gets control of The Hitman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sweeney will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sweeney wants to stand but The Hitman is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Hitman pushing down on Sweeney's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sweeney pushes The Hitman off looking to stand but The Hitman dives back in and keeps control.
Sweeney wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hitman 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.
Sweeney is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is controlling The Hitman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Sweeney pushes The Hitman off and gets back to his feet.
The Hitman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sweeney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweeney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Hitman circles away quickly and effectively.
The Hitman scores with a takedown into Sweeney's guard.
The Hitman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Hitman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Sweeney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary The Hitman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Hitman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adam Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hitman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The Hitman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sweeney is fending him off so far but The Hitman persists. Nope, Sweeney circles away and we're back to standing.
The Hitman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sweeney swivels and escapes.
The Hitman shoots in but Sweeney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary The Hitman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Hitman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sweeney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sweeney misses with a wild combination.
The Hitman tries for a takedown but Sweeney circles away easily
and Sweeney counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sweeney clinches.
Sweeney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Hitman stops a takedown attempt from Sweeney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Hitman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sweeney looking for a takedown.
Sweeney is trying to break free.
The Hitman wants the takedown. Sweeney is fighting it off but The Hitman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sweeney's guard against the cage.
The Hitman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sweeney looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sweeney looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sweeney!
Sweeney gets to mount! The Hitman was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sweeney breaks from The Hitman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sweeney unloading with bombs!
The Hitman is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The Hitman is looking to get to half guard.
Sweeney wants to control the pace but The Hitman is squirming around nicely.
The Hitman wants to control but Sweeney is having none of it.
Sweeney takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Adam Sweeney has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Hitman is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney trying to control but The Hitman is having none of it.
Sweeney lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sweeney goes for an armbar but he's not got it
The Hitman turns into him and now he's in Sweeney's guard.
Sweeney keeping moving, preventing The Hitman from controlling successfully.
The Hitman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Hitman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
The Hitman prevents Sweeney from getting back to his feet.
The Hitman distracts Sweeney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Hitman drops back looking for a leg! Sweeney is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sweeney manages to kick The Hitman off! The Hitman jumps back into Sweeney's guard.
Sweeney looking to control but The Hitman passes into half guard.
The Hitman is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sweeney has one foot on The Hitman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Sweeney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary The Hitman'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.
The Hitman closes the distance and pushes Sweeney back into the cage.
Sweeney is looking to break free of the clinch but The Hitman has double underhooks.
Sweeney breaks from the clinch.
Sweeney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Hitman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Hitman shoots and misses
and Sweeney counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Hitman!
The Hitman can't escape the position.
Sweeney avoids the attempt from The Hitman to control.
The Hitman can't escape the position.
Sweeney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweeney wants to control the pace but The Hitman is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney controlling the pace for now.
The Hitman is looking to improve his position but Sweeney isn't that keen on the idea.
Sweeney looking to finish The Hitman with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Hitman!
Sweeney landing strikes from the mount and The Hitman is in trouble!
The Hitman tries to hold on but Sweeney pushes him away.
Sweeney looking to control but The Hitman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Hitman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Hitman working to try and regain half guard.
Sweeney controlling his opponent.
The Hitman is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Sweeney connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The Hitman is squirming around, avoiding Sweeney's attempts to control the action.
The Hitman taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, The Hitman has worked his arm free - good work by The Hitman!
The Hitman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sweeney's best efforts.
The Hitman actively working from the bottom here.
Sweeney tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Hitman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sweeney seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Hitman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sweeney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Hitman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Hitman is pulling down on Sweeney's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Hitman has his foot on Sweeney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sweeney works his way back into a safe position though.
Sweeney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Hitman is working an open guard so Sweeney takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gary The Hitman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Hitman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sweeney.
No luck for The Hitman with that takedown attempt.
Sweeney clinches.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Sweeney really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary The Hitman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sweeney stuffs the takedown attempt from The Hitman. The Hitman gets slowly back to his feet.
The Hitman with a poor takedown
and Sweeney counters with a series of strikes. The Hitman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sweeney moves into the clinch successfully.
Sweeney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Hitman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sweeney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Hitman lands a takedown into guard.
Sweeney trying to control the position here.
Sweeney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sweeney escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sweeney stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary The Hitman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney misses with a wild combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The Hitman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Hitman tries for a kimura but Sweeney is defending well.
The Hitman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sweeney is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The Hitman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sweeney has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sweeney wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The Hitman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney wants to get back to his feet but The Hitman drags him back down.
Sweeney tries to improve position but can't.
The Hitman is looking to take a break and control but Sweeney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Hitman scoring with punches from side control.
The Hitman trying to control the action but Sweeney is working from the bottom.
Sweeney is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but The Hitman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sweeney is trying to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Hitman has his takedown stuffed
and Sweeney counters by moving into the clinch.
Sweeney breaks the clinch.
Sweeney throws a leg kick but The Hitman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Hitman fails to land the takedown.
Sweeney moves into the clinch successfully.
The Hitman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sweeney's half guard.
Sweeney tries to kick The Hitman off but The Hitman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Hitman 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.
Sweeney slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The Hitman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Gary The Hitman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary The Hitman's cut.
That's time! The Hitman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sweeney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Hitman misses with a takedown
and Sweeney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sweeney but Sweeney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sweeney looks to land a combination. The Hitman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Hitman dodges the punch combination from Sweeney.
Sweeney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Hitman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sweeney counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Hitman!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary The Hitman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
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!
Sweeney jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but The Hitman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sweeney landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman throws Sweeney to one side and escapes!
The Hitman shoots for a takedown but Sweeney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sweeney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Hitman blocks a low kick nicely.
The Hitman shoots and misses
and Sweeney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The Hitman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sweeney passes into half guard.
Sweeney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Hitman is trying to maintain the position but Sweeney is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney wants to stand up but The Hitman is controlling the position.
Sweeney is thwarting The Hitman's attempts to control the position.
Sweeney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The Hitman tries to roll over but Sweeney keeps him under control.
Sweeney wants to get back to his feet.
The Hitman is pressing down on Sweeney's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sweeney won't allow The Hitman to sweep him here.
The Hitman is looking for a triangle but Sweeney pushes his legs off easily.
Sweeney gets to his feet - The Hitman follows without any prompting.
Sweeney throws a series of punches but The Hitman avoids them all with ease.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than The Hitman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sweeney is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sweeney manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Hitman is thwarting Sweeney's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney tries to roll over but The Hitman keeps him under control.
The Hitman seems to be working for a kimura but Sweeney defends the submission attempt.
Sweeney is looking to improve his position.
Gary The Hitman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Sweeney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sweeney is trying to maintain the position but The Hitman is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweeney is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Sweeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sweeney 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Sweeney!
Adam Sweeney is the new light heavyweight champion!
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