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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Pearce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Pearce!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sherk keeps the fight on the outside.
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Sherk throws a body kick that misses.
Pearce jabs Sherk right on the nose. Sherk blinks but takes it well.
Pearce doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherk circles away.
Pearce throws a one two combo.
Pearce moves out of range as Sherk throws a body kick.
Sherk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearce digs a good hook to Sherk's body.
Pearce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sherk at a distance.
Pearce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sherk throws a wild body kick that Pearce sees coming a mile off.
Pearce avoids a kick to the body.
Sherk throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sherk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearce wants to clinch.
Sherk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pearce looks gassed!
Sherk throws the kick towards the body but Pearce avoids it.
Sherk takes one to the chin there.
Pearce misses with a straight right.
Sherk throws a wild body kick that Pearce sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sherk throws the kick towards the body but Pearce avoids it.
Sherk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sherk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sherk throws a front kick that sends Pearce stumbling back into the cage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sherk.
Nate Sherk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sherk. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sherk looks to land a body kick but Pearce moved away.
Sherk slips a straight right by Pearce.
Sherk looks for the body kick but Pearce saw that one coming.
Sherk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sherk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearce scores with a decent looking hook.
Pearce moves in looking to clinch but Sherk pushes him off.
Pearce doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherk circles away.
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Nate Sherk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danga de danga de dang - Pearce scores with a four punch combination!
Pearce connects with a right hand. Sherk shakes it off.
Sherk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Sherk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearce takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sherk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pearce is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Sherk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pearce connects with a body shot.
Sherk checks a low kick from Pearce.
Sherk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sherk.
Pearce has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sherk.
Pearce closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pearce is looking to clinch but Sherk is avoiding it.
Pearce closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sherk to the mat! Sherk manages to get full guard.
Pearce must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pearce prevents Sherk from getting back to his feet.
Pearce trying to control but Sherk is working from the bottom.
Sherk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pearce tries to stand but Sherk is controlling from the bottom.
Pearce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pearce stops Sherk from standing up.
Pearce is looking to stand up but Sherk won't let him.
Pearce thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pearce moves out of range as Sherk throws a body kick.
Pearce moves out of range as Sherk throws a body kick.
Pearce uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sherk has time to react.
Sherk looks for the body kick but Pearce saw that one coming.
Pearce lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pearce moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearce lands a slapping body shot.
Pearce moves out of range of the body kick from Sherk.
Pearce lands with a nice body punch.
Sherk throws a push kick but Pearce slaps the foot to one side.
Sherk misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pearce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pearce has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sherk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearce scores with a three punch combo!
Pearce lands with an uppercut that bounces Sherk off the cage and back into rage.
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Sherk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sherk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sherk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sherk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pearce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sherk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pearce doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherk circles away.
Nice defenses there by Sherk.
Sherk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sherk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sherk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pearce shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pearce stops Sherk from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nate Sherk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sherk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nate Sherk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearce scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sherk in his tracks.
Pearce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pearce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearce dips to his left and cracks Sherk with an uppercut!
Pearce takes a swing at Sherk's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Pearce misses.
Sherk tries to land a front kick but Pearce steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sherk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sherk looks to land a body kick but Pearce moved away.
Pearce wants to clinch up but Sherk keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Sherk as Pearce shoots in.
Sherk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sherk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearce takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pearce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pearce wants to clinch up but Sherk keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sherk.
Sherk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pearce fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherk.
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Pearce shoots in and bounces Sherk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sherk wants to get back to his feet but Pearce is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pearce is looking to stand up but Sherk won't let him.
Sherk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pearce wants to control from the top but Sherk keeps moving.
Pearce stops Sherk from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pearce gets to his feet - Sherk follows without any prompting.
Pearce cracks Sherk with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearce avoids a kick to the body.
Nate Sherk is winning the standup battle so far.
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pearce.
Sherk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pearce throws a head kick but Sherk moves out of range.
Pearce avoids a kick to the body.
Pearce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pearce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sherk at a distance.
Sherk is looking to land body kicks.
Pearce moves out of range of the body kick.
Sherk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pearce feints and as Sherk raises his hands in defense, Pearce changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sherk is looking to stand up but Pearce isn't so interested in that idea.
Pearce wanted to stand there but Sherk had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sherk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pearce wants to get up but he can't break Sherk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pearce throwing strikes from guard but Sherk blocks nicely.
Sherk wants to get back to his feet but Pearce is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pearce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pearce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sherk circles away quickly and effectively.
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Pearce blocks the body kick.
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Donk. Pearce catches Sherk right on the button with a cross.
Pearce tries to bum rush Sherk with a series of wild strikes but Sherk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pearce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pearce lands the left hand.
Pearce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pearce showed some decent athleticism there.
Sherk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pearce.
Pearce decides to return to a standing position.
Sherk misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Pearce.
Pearce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pearce is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pearce cracks Sherk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sherk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pearce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sherk.
Pearce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sherk looks to land a body kick but Pearce moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Pearce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sherk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sherk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sherk is looking to land body kicks.
Pearce moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearce moves out of range of the body kick from Sherk.
A lazy left from Pearce finds it's target.
Pearce lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pearce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sherk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pearce!
Sherk throws a push kick but Pearce slaps the foot to one side.
Pearce lands a with a good body shot.
Sherk throws a wild body kick that Pearce sees coming a mile off.
Sherk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pearce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sherk as Pearce tries to tie him up.
Pearce tries to pull guard but Sherk won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearce has him pressed against the cage.
Sherk is looking to break free of the clinch but Pearce has double underhooks.
Sherk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pearce keeps control of Sherk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pearce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sherk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pearce.
Pearce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sherk's efforts to push away.
Pearce tries to break free but Sherk pushes him back against the cage.
Sherk is trying to force a seperation but Pearce has the dominant position.
Sherk gets underhooks to prevent Pearce's takedown attempt.
Nate Sherk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Pearce.
Sherk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sherk breaks the clinch.
Pearce on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sherk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pearce avoids a kick to the body.
Pearce fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sherk sprawls well initially but Pearce persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sherk wants to get back to his feet.
Pearce lands strikes from half guard.
Sherk tries to kick Pearce off but Pearce keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sherk manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Pearce moves out of range of the body kick from Sherk.
Pearce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sherk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pearce finds it's way round the side to connect with Sherk's head.
Pearce lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pearce.
Sherk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sherk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pearce goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sherk misses with a body kick.
Pearce lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pearce.
Pearce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sherk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sherk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid body kick from Sherk.
Sherk looks for the body kick but Pearce saw that one coming.
Sherk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pearce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sherk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pearce lands an overhand right.
Pearce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherk.
Sherk throws a push kick but Pearce slaps the foot to one side.
Sherk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pearce lands a slapping body shot.
Pearce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearce throws a push kick but Sherk slaps the foot to one side.
Sherk moves out of range of the strikes.
Sherk throws a body kick the misses
and Pearce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sherk throws a wild body kick that Pearce sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sherk.
Danga de danga de dang - Pearce scores with a four punch combination!
Sherk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sherk misses with a kick to the body.
Pearce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pearce rushes Sherk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearce looking for a takedown.
Pearce wants a takedown but no success here.
Sherk tries to break free but Pearce pushes him back against the cage.
Pearce goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sherk prevents it.
Pearce is trying to break the clinch but Sherk has him pressed against the cage.
Pearce fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pearce is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sherk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Pearce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pearce has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Pearce!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie copperfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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252 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Brett Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie copperfield!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart closes the distance and clinches up with copperfield, looking for a takedown. Hart pushes copperfield against the cage but copperfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
copperfield with a poor takedown
and Hart counters by moving into the clinch.
Hart tries to break the clinch but copperfield is controlling the position.
Hart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
copperfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
copperfield shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
copperfield is controlling the pace.
copperfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
Hart wants to improve his position but copperfield is controlling well.
Hart keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
copperfield throwing shots but Hart is blocking nicely.
copperfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
copperfield controlling the pace.
Hart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for copperfield on the ground.
copperfield is keen to just control but Hart is a slippery customer.
copperfield prevents Hart from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hart moves into the clinch.
Hart pulls copperfield into guard.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
copperfield drops back looking for a leg! Hart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hart manages to kick copperfield off! copperfield jumps back into Hart's guard.
Hart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hart tries to get out of the position.
copperfield is pushing down on Hart's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hart is fighting to maintain full guard but copperfield has managed to sneak the leg through.
copperfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
copperfield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hart doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time copperfield.
Hart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
copperfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hart is refusing to be controlled, as copperfield sits in half guard.
copperfield is nestled in close to Hart, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hart missing with punches from the bottom.
copperfield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hart does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
copperfield might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hart kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hart wants to get back to his feet.
Hart is breathing heavily.
copperfield wants to work for an arm triangle but Hart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
copperfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Hart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
copperfield stands up from half guard.
copperfield has a takedown stuffed.
copperfield shoots in and bounces Hart off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
copperfield stands up from Hart's guard - copperfield perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart has his takedown stuffed
and copperfield counters with a flying knee. Nice.
copperfield fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hart sprawls well initially but copperfield persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
copperfield looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hart is not content to let copperfield control the position.
copperfield slips a nice elbow through Hart's hands, connecting with Hart's forehead.
copperfield controlling the action here.
copperfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie copperfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from copperfield is defended easily by Hart.
Hart throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
copperfield shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hart is trying to defend but copperfield finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart is working hard here to advance position.
copperfield wants to take a breather but Hart is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
copperfield is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hart has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hart has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. copperfield is working away from the top position though.
copperfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hart is defending against the submission attempts here by copperfield.
Hart is pressing down on copperfield's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
copperfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hart keeping moving, preventing copperfield from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart 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.
copperfield stops Hart from standing up.
copperfield passes into half guard.
copperfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hart keeps working.
Still in half guard, copperfield seems content to control.
copperfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Hart is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
copperfield takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is not content to let copperfield control the position.
Hart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
copperfield has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hart defend it? copperfield steps over the head and cranks it - Hart is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for copperfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamie copperfield!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunham comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Rollin'. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Todd Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Johnson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Dunham throws a one two combo.
Dunham throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Dunham misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Dunham's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunham is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Dunham.
Johnson throws an uppercut from hell that sends Dunham clean off his feet! He's out cold! Johnson stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bud Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Art Connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connelly's entrance music is Put u in ur place. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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183 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Art Connelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Murray!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connelly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Art Connelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray avoids the head kick by Connelly.
Connelly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Murray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Connelly defends it nicely.
Connelly connects with the punch.
Murray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Connelly catches Murray right on the button with a cross.
Connelly throws a push kick but Murray slaps the foot to one side.
Connelly scores with a jab to the body.
Connelly thuds his right hand into Murray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Connelly!
Murray is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Connelly! Murray is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Connelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ettore Gazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Gricie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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265 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ettore Gazzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregor Gricie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gazzo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gazzo throws a front kick aimed at Gricie's knee but Gricie avoids it well.
Gazzo throws a head kick that misses.
Gazzo works Gricie's body with a nice hook.
Gricie shoots in and drives through. Gazzo sprawls well.
Gazzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gazzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gricie avoids the head kick by Gazzo.
Gricie blocks a jab.
Gazzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gazzo thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gazzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Gazzo.
A telegraphed right hand from Gazzo misses the target.
Gazzo throws a nice looking combination but Gricie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gazzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Gricie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gazzo circles away.
Gricie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gazzo.
No luck for Gricie with that takedown attempt.
Ettore Gazzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Gricie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gazzo misses with a wild combination.
Gazzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gazzo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gricie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gazzo misses with a looping left.
Gazzo throws a good cross that connects.
Gricie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gazzo.
Gazzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Gazzo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gricie shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch lands to the side of Gricie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gricie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gricie tries for a kimura but Gazzo is defending well.
Gricie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gazzo's legs.
Gazzo is looking to regain half guard here but Gricie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gazzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gricie on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gazzo prevents Gricie from moving into mount.
Gricie works to advance to full mount. Gazzo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gricie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gazzo turns into him and now he's in Gricie's guard.
Gricie looks gassed!
Gazzo content to stall in guard here.
Gricie wants to sweep here but Gazzo controlling him for the moment.
Gazzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ettore Gazzo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gazzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gazzo misses with a two punch combination.
Gazzo misses with a double jab.
Ettore Gazzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gazzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gricie moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gazzo cracks Gricie with an open hand slap.
Gazzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gricie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gazzo did well to prevent Gricie getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gricie wants to pass to mount but Gazzo is defending the position.
Gricie passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gricie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gazzo is now in Gricie's guard. A big mistake from Gricie there, giving up the dominant position!
Gricie is breathing heavily.
Gazzo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gricie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gricie, not yet.
Gricie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gazzo controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gricie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gazzo's guard.
Gazzo pulls Gricie in to control the position.
Gricie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gazzo is keeping the position for now.
Gazzo wants to get back to his feet but Gricie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gricie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gazzo's guard.
Gricie wants to pass to mount but Gazzo is defending the position.
Gricie is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gazzo reverses the position - he's now on top in Gricie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gricie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gazzo lands a couple of digs.
Gricie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gazzo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gazzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gazzo misses with a two punch combination.
Gazzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gricie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gazzo.
Gricie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ettore Gazzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice combination there by Gazzo.
Gazzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gricie is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Gazzo. No joy for Gricie on that attempt.
Gricie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gazzo throws out the jab.
Gricie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gazzo prevents Gricie from improving position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ettore Gazzo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gazzo misses with a wild body shot.
Ettore Gazzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gazzo misses the shot to the body.
Gazzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gricie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gricie slips under a jab.
Gazzo throws a head kick but Gricie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gazzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gricie shoots in for a takedown but Gazzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gazzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gricie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gricie shoots in and drives through. Gazzo sprawls well.
Gazzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Gazzo misses the target.
Gazzo scores with a three punch combo!
Gazzo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gazzo throws a body punch but Gricie moves out of range.
Gricie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gazzo.
Gazzo tries to bum rush Gricie with a series of wild strikes but Gricie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gricie slips under a jab from Gazzo.
Gazzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gricie.
Gricie shoots in but no luck this time.
Ettore Gazzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregor Gricie.
Gricie dodges the punch combination from Gazzo.
Gricie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gazzo.
Gricie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gricie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gazzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gricie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gazzo is fending him off so far but Gricie persists. Nope, Gazzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Gazzo misses with a body shot.
Gazzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gazzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gricie.
Gazzo lands a head shot.
A big left from Gazzo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gricie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gricie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gazzo!
Gricie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gazzo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gazzo!
Gazzo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ettore Gazzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gricie wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ettore Gazzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gazzo, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ettore Gazzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's entrance music is Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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23
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Lewis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Kelly lands a head kick!
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Lewis tests Kelly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Kelly does it's job there.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lewis looks gassed!
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Lewis takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Kelly cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dexter Kelly!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between faisal ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Truant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, faisal ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Truant!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Truant as ali shoots in.
ali connects with a looping right hand.
ali fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Truant tries to work over ali's front leg with a kick but ali checks it.
Truant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ali tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ali fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for faisal ali. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ali is looking to clinch but Truant is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ali shoots in and drives through. Truant sprawls well.
Truant shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Truant was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Truant punching from mount but ali doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Truant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Truant trying to control but ali is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Truant.
Truant working the ground and pound effectively.
ali wants to control but Truant is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ali holds on for dear life, controlling Truant's posture momentarily.
Truant wants to control the pace but ali is squirming around nicely.
ali wants to hold on but Truant pushes him away.
ali tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Truant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Truant working ali over with strikes here.
ali is rocked!
Truant postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have ali in real trouble here! The ref calls for ali to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Truant!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Kilmers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rooie mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice Kilmers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Kilmers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rooie mano!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilmers fails to land the takedown.
mano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kilmers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
mano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kilmers pulls his head out easily.
mano looking for submissions off his back.
mano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kilmers with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
mano tries to roll over but Kilmers keeps him under control.
mano is not content to let Kilmers control the position.
mano actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kilmers misses with a takedown
and mano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by mano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mano thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
mano is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kilmers looking for a guillotine here but mano defends easily.
mano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kilmers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
mano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
mano stopping the sweep attempt from Kilmers.
mano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
mano looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kilmers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kilmers shoots in and bounces mano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kilmers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
mano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kilmers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kilmers wants to control from the top but mano keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilmers tries to free his leg and advance position but mano is retaining full guard.
mano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mano can't keep his opponent in guard - Kilmers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
mano is looking for a sweep. Kilmers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kilmers seems to be working for a kimura but mano defends the submission attempt.
mano actively working from the bottom here.
mano is looking to improve his position.
mano looking for submissions off his back.
mano wants to get back to full guard.
mano actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Kilmers trying to mount his opponent but mano defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kilmers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
mano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kilmers wants to pass the guard but mano is defending well.
Kilmers is trying to control the action in half guard but mano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
mano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kilmers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kilmers's back!
You can see the frustration on Kilmers's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kilmers fending off the submission attempt from mano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but rooie mano will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kilmers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. mano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
mano keeping full guard, as Kilmers tries to pass.
mano had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kilmers is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. mano Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kilmers's back instead.
mano has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Kilmers is defending well but eventually mano manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Kilmers has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). rooie mano! rooie mano retains his middleweight title!
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pop
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