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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between nash mickael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Santos (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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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, nash mickael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Den Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a series of punches but mickael avoids them all with ease.
Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from mickael.
mickael has managed to clinch.
mickael avoiding damage.
mickael jumps guard but Santos stands there with mickael around his waist. mickael gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
mickael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
mickael shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Santos tries to lock up and control but mickael gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
mickael can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mickael looking to control and managing it successfully.
Santos wants to try and get back to his feet.
mickael cracks Santos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Santos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
mickael wants to control the pace but Santos is squirming around nicely.
mickael controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
mickael throwing strikes here but Santos is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
mickael stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped mickael's head back.
mickael tries for a takedown but Santos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nash mickael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from mickael.
mickael is breathing heavily.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mickael fails to land the takedown.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos throws a series of punches but mickael avoids them all with ease.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but mickael circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
mickael slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
mickael slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.
Santos looks to land a combination. mickael sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos scores with a jab. mickael acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Santos lands with an overhand left.
mickael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Santos throws a right and a left that mickael avoids nicely.
mickael slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
mickael takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Santos is working the combinations to good effect here.
Santos misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Santos.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by mickael.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Den Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
mickael moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos misses with the combination.
Santos throws a series of punches but mickael moves out of range.
mickael moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
mickael swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
mickael tries to clinch
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Den Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and mickael counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos has mickael pulled in close to control his posture.
Santos has his feet on mickael's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos digs a good body shot into mickael's ribs.
mickael misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santos throws a right and a left that mickael avoids nicely.
Den Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but mickael circles away quickly and effectively.
Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Den Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps mickael's head backwards.
Santos stalks mickael and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into mickael's face. mickael staggers backwards, shaken.
Santos with a nice cross.
Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and mickael counters with a leg kick.
mickael looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
mickael is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Santos is looking to slow mickael down with leg kicks.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with the combination.
nash mickael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mickael has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
mickael looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Santos throws a combination. mickael tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
mickael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Santos!
mickael tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos tries a low kick but mickael avoids it.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos misses with a wild combination.
mickael has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but mickael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Santos finds it's target.
Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but mickael circles away quickly and effectively.
mickael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos swinging wilding here.
Santos punishes mickael's body with a nice straight punch.
mickael walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
mickael scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
mickael working the strikes but Santos uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Den Santos 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
mickael gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Santos does no damage.
mickael fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
mickael looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nash mickael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mickael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
Santos throws a combination. mickael tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left lands for Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Santos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Santos.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped mickael's head back.
A head kick by mickael misses
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos throws a right hand that mickael ducks under and follows up with a left that mickael also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Santos.
Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A shot to de liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santos.
A punch lands to the side of mickael 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos scores with a nice right hand.
mickael is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have mickael backpedaling.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos throws a series of strikes that have mickael backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos throws a combination that misses
and mickael counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Santos cracks a nice hook into mickael's ribs.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Santos lands a glancing blow to the side of mickael's head.
Santos digs a good hook to mickael's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but mickael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
mickael fails with the takedown.
mickael throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santos's waist but Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing mickael off to one side.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by mickael.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but mickael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos throws a series of punches but mickael moves out of range.
mickael darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
mickael throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mickael is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos trying to control here.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Santos kicks off mickael and gets to his feet.
nash mickael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Den Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
mickael misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Den Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Den Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ithalo Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Yamamoto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ithalo Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamamoto but Yamamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Foreman takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto lands a with a good body shot.
Yamamoto throws a series of strikes that have Foreman backpedaling.
Yamamoto slips under a jab from Foreman.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Foreman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ithalo Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Foreman.
Yamamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Ithalo Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman misses with a body punch
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foreman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamamoto manages to avoid it.
Foreman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foreman misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foreman misses with a body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foreman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foreman slips a jab from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.
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.
Foreman misses with a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Foreman is looking to clinch but Yamamoto is avoiding it.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Foreman does no damage.
Foreman is breathing heavily.
Foreman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Foreman avoids nicely.
Foreman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Foreman backing up. Foreman nods at Yamamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamamoto throws a combination. Foreman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Foreman missing with a left hand there. Yamamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Foreman's hands.
Lyoto Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foreman misses with the combination.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that Foreman ducks under and follows up with a left that Foreman also avoids with ease.
Foreman throws a combination that misses
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamamoto misses with a jab to the body
so Foreman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Foreman trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto trying to control the position.
Foreman preventing the sweep.
Foreman trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yamamoto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Foreman is controlling him.
Yamamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foreman postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yamamoto misses with the combination.
Foreman misses with a takedown
and Yamamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman with a poor takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Yamamoto dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foreman.
Yamamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Foreman avoids it easily.
Foreman misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto counters with a left to the body.
Foreman throws a big shot that misses.
Yamamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foreman misses with a takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foreman tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
A slow jab from Foreman misses its intended target.
Yamamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foreman.
Foreman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman fails with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foreman.
Foreman lands a jab to the nose.
Yamamoto throws a combination. Foreman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Foreman tries to clinch but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Foreman misses the body punch
and Yamamoto counters with a body kick.
Foreman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamamoto moves in looking to clinch but Foreman pushes him off.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
Foreman misses with a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ithalo Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foreman lands with a nice combination. Yamamoto backs away looking to recover.
Yamamoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Foreman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foreman wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foreman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamamoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a thumping low kick.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yamamoto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
Yamamoto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foreman misses with a takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yamamoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foreman counters with a left to the body.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Foreman circles away.
Yamamoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Foreman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Foreman backing up. Foreman nods at Yamamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Foreman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Foreman with a series of wild strikes but Foreman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Foreman.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Foreman circles away and keeps his distance.
Ithalo Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Foreman misses
and Yamamoto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Foreman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yamamoto misses with the combination.
Foreman misses with a jab to the body
and Yamamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Foreman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamamoto misses the jab.
Foreman with a poor takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a left to the body.
Yamamoto lands a slapping body shot.
Foreman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamamoto connects with a crisp jab.
Foreman misses with a hook to the body
and Yamamoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreman misses with a body shot.
Foreman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Foreman misses with a takedown
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yamamoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Foreman tries to clinch up but Yamamoto circles away and keeps his distance.
Foreman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto counters with a three punch combo that has Foreman backing up. Foreman nods at Yamamoto to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Foreman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
Foreman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Foreman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yamamoto'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.
Yamamoto prevents Foreman from taking his back.
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foreman looking to land elbow strikes but Yamamoto uses the position to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping him busy.
Yamamoto is trying to maintain the position but Foreman is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreman wants to clinch.
Yamamoto is working the combinations to good effect here.
Foreman takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foreman.
Yamamoto lands a jab to the nose.
Yamamoto scores with a jab to the head.
Yamamoto slips a straight right by Foreman.
Lyoto Yamamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foreman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foreman.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foreman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Foreman's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ithalo Foreman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Foreman is avoiding it.
Yamamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Foreman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foreman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yamamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ithalo Foreman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foreman misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
A shot to de liver by Yamamoto. Beautiful body shot.
Yamamoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Foreman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yamamoto counters with a big head kick but Foreman shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foreman fails with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lyoto Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto stalks Foreman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Foreman's face. Foreman staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamamoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Yamamoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Hajek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hajek comes to the cage accompanied by Nazov Stavby - Babylon. Prince Walter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jozef Hajek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Walter!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hajek misses with a wild combination.
Hajek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hajek to the mat! Hajek manages to get full guard.
Walter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hajek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Walter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hajek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walter has managed to get both his arms back between Hajek's legs - danger averted.
Hajek can't keep his opponent in guard - Walter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Walter trying to control from half guard but Hajek is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajek is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hajek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Walter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hajek is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hajek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Walter wants to control the pace but Hajek is squirming around nicely.
Hajek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Walter tries to control but Hajek wriggling away.
Walter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hajek throwing hammer fists to the chest of Walter. What's that going to do exactly?
Walter is stalling here but it's allowed Hajek to get half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Prince Walter just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hajek lands a nice shot that snaps Walter's head back.
Walter gets a takedown into half guard.
Walter trying to control the action but Hajek is working from the bottom.
Walter prevents Hajek from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter wants to advance to full mount but Hajek doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Hajek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hajek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Walter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Walter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hajek pinned against the cage. Hajek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hajek slips a jab and a cross from Walter.
Walter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hajek.
Hajek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Prince Walter has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walter.
Walter has a takedown stuffed.
Jozef Hajek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Walter.
Hajek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walter manages to avoid it.
Hajek throws a nice looking combination but Walter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hajek drops Walter with a left right combo! Hajek follows him down to the ground into side control.
Walter is rocked!
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!
Hajek decides to stand up, so the ref orders Walter to his feet.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Walter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hajek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajek is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hajek wants to improve his position but Walter is controlling well.
Hajek manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hajek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hajek moves into the clinch successfully.
Hajek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walter tries to clinch but Hajek is having none of it.
Hajek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hajek tries to advance to mount but can't.
Walter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Walter regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter wants to get back to full guard.
Walter is not content to let Hajek control the position.
Hajek works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hajek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hajek raining down shots from the mount!
Walter can't escape the position.
Hajek looking to control but Walter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Walter flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajek tries to control but Walter wriggling away.
Hajek landing strikes from the mount and Walter is in trouble!
Hajek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walter tries to lock up and control but Hajek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Walter defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hajek.
Hajek scoring with strikes but Walter is staying in there.
Hajek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Walter looks a forlorn figure.
Walter slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hajek is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajek stalling away here and it's allowed Walter to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Walter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hajek!
Walter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Walter controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hajek is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozef Hajek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Prince Walter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch but Hajek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hajek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walter's sensitive parts.
Hajek swinging wilding here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Walter is defended easily by Hajek.
Walter slips a jab and a cross from Hajek.
Hajek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walter counters with a takedown into side control.
Hajek defending against the ground and pound.
Walter trying to control the position but Hajek is working away.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walter is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajek is trying to get back to half guard.
Hajek can't do much from the bottom here.
Walter stands up and beckons Hajek to his feet.
Hajek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hajek throws a right hand that Walter ducks under and follows up with a left that Walter also avoids with ease.
Walter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hajek counters with a left and a right that stings Walter.
A slow jab from Hajek misses its intended target.
Hajek misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walter.
Walter dodges the punch combination from Hajek.
Hajek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walter circles away.
Walter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hajek!
Walter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Walter goes for an armbar but Hajek turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hajek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajek wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Hajek has gone for a leg lock! Walter slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hajek's guard.
Walter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hajek 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.
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.
Walter stands up from Hajek's guard - Walter perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hajek looks to land a right hand but Walter moved out of range.
Hajek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Hajek does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Hajek as Walter shoots in.
Jozef Hajek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Walter.
Hajek throws a right and a left that Walter avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Prince Walter.
I think Walter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Prince Walter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogerio Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Munroe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rogerio Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Munroe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munroe takes a swing at Filho's ribcage but misses.
Filho clinches up against the cage.
Filho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munroe.
Filho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Munroe throws a looping overhand right but Filho ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Munroe misses.
Munroe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Munroe duly obliges.
It looks like Rogerio Filho has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munroe throws a right and a left that Filho avoids nicely.
Filho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Filho lands a shot to the body.
Filho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Munroe, pushing him back against the cage.
Filho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Rex Munroe has been cut.
Filho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Munroe looks gassed!
Filho cracks Munroe with a nice body shot.
Filho jumps guard.
Filho is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Munroe defends well.
Filho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Filho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Munroe is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Filho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Filho is trying to get back to half guard.
Munroe tries to score with some ground and pound. Filho controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Filho tries to buck Munroe off but Munroe is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Filho lands a nice looking kick to the body. Munroe takes a step back to recover.
Munroe lands a right hook to the body.
Filho throws a nice head kick!
Munroe looks to land a right hand but Filho moved out of range.
Munroe thuds a left hand into Filho's body.
Munroe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munroe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filho has time to react.
Munroe throws a shot to the body.
Munroe connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Munroe scores a takedown into full mount!
Munroe looking to finish Filho with some ground and pound. This is bad for Filho!
Munroe tries to control but Filho wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munroe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Filho?
Munroe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Filho tries to reverse the position but Munroe maintains control.
Munroe with good strikes from the mount here!
Munroe scoring with strikes but Filho is staying in there.
Filho is looking to get to half guard.
Filho is squirming around, avoiding Munroe's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Filho is looking to improve his position but Munroe isn't that keen on the idea.
Munroe trying to control but Filho is having none of it.
Munroe lands a big shot there that rocks Filho but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Munroe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munroe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Munroe with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Munroe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Munroe throws out a powerful jab.
Munroe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Filho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Munroe looks to land a combination but Filho avoids it well.
Munroe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Munroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filho tries a head kick but it misses.
Munroe throws a hook but Filho avoids it easily.
Munroe shoots for a takedown but Filho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Filho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Munroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filho feints and then cracks Munroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Munroe down.
Filho throws a leg kick which misses Munroe's front leg but catches the back leg as Munroe tries to avoid it.
Filho throws a sloppy head kick and Munroe moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Munroe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rogerio Filho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe avoids the head kick by Filho.
A cross from Munroe lands.
Munroe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Filho throws the left hand but Munroe avoids the punch easily.
Munroe avoids the head kick by Filho.
Nice sprawl there from Filho as Munroe shoots in.
Munroe closes the distance but Filho moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Filho 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.
Filho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Munroe working a defensive guard here.
Filho trying to control the position from guard on top but Munroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munroe trying to strike off his back.
Filho wants to control from the top but Munroe keeps moving.
Filho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Filho is looking to clinch but Munroe is avoiding it.
Munroe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Filho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rex Munroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Munroe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Munroe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Filho.
Munroe tries to bum rush Filho with a series of wild strikes but Filho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munroe sizes up Filho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Filho slaps away a takedown attempt from Munroe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rogerio Filho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Munroe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho looks to land a combination but Munroe avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Munroe.
A big left from Munroe misses.
Filho tries a head kick but it misses.
Munroe throws an overhand right that lands on Filho's shoulder, as Filho tries to avoid the shot.
Munroe throws a body punch but Filho moves out of range.
Filho tries a head kick but it misses.
Rex Munroe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munroe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Filho has closed the distance and engaged Munroe in a clinch.
Munroe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filho's efforts to push away.
Munroe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Munroe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Filho prevents it.
Munroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
Filho tries to clinch but Munroe is having none of it.
Munroe misses with a hook.
Munroe throws a hook but Filho avoids it easily.
Munroe throws the left hand but Filho avoids the punch easily.
Filho throws a sloppy head kick and Munroe moves out of range easily.
Filho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Munroe finds it's way round the side to connect with Filho's head.
Munroe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Filho scores with a three punch combo!
Filho tries to clinch but Munroe is having none of it.
Munroe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Filho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Filho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Munroe to score with a decent uppercut.
Filho throws a head kick but Munroe moves out of range.
Filho looks to land a combination but Munroe avoids it well.
Munroe scores with a sloppy right hand. Filho should have avoided that one.
Munroe misses with a looping right.
Filho throws a hook to the side of Munroe's head but Munroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Munroe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Munroe shoots in for a takedown but Filho shows good takedown defense.
Munroe throws a right hand that Filho ducks under and follows up with a left that Filho also avoids with ease.
Filho throws a right and a left that Munroe avoids nicely.
Filho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Filho is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Munroe will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Munroe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Munroe is letting Filho control him for a moment.
Filho decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filho has a takedown stuffed.
Filho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Munroe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munroe misses with a few strikes there.
Filho tries to clinch up but Munroe circles away and keeps his distance.
Filho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munroe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Munroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Filho in his tracks.
Nice takedown defense from Filho. No joy for Munroe on that attempt.
Filho tries to close the distance and clinch but Munroe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Filho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Filho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Filho.
Munroe scores with a jab to the body.
Filho misses with a wild body shot.
Munroe misses with the combination.
Munroe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Filho.
Munroe lands a nice shot that snaps Filho's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Munroe lands but Filho takes it in his stride.
Filho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filho avoids a kick to the body.
Filho scores with a head kick.
Munroe clinches but Filho breaks the clinch
and Filho counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Munroe's guard now.
Filho trying to control but Munroe is working from the bottom.
Munroe has his feet on Filho's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Filho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munroe.
Filho misses with a head kick.
Munroe throws a head kick that misses
and Filho counters with a single leg into guard. Munroe didn't expect that.
Rex Munroe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munroe keeping full guard, as Filho tries to pass.
Munroe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Filho is looking to improve his position.
Munroe moves nicely into side control.
Munroe trying to control the position but Filho is working away.
Rogerio Filho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munroe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
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.
Filho is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Munroe throws an elbow but Filho slips to the side and avoids it well.
Filho tries to improve position but can't.
Rogerio Filho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filho is trying to escape the position but Munroe is controlling the position.
Munroe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Filho is trying to improve his position.
Filho takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filho is looking to reverse the position.
Munroe lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogerio Filho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Munroe 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Munroe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noah Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Zenari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, Noah Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Zenari!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman lands a right hook to the body.
Zenari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zenari misses with a series of wild punches.
Zenari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foreman to score with a decent uppercut.
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zenari throws a lazy right hand but Foreman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zenari takes a swing at Foreman's ribcage but misses.
Foreman wants to clinch up but Zenari keeps it at a distance.
Zenari feints and as Foreman raises his hands in defense, Zenari changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foreman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zenari is one step ahead there.
Foreman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zenari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zenari slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Foreman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenari is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Foreman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Zenari is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zenari decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Foreman tries to bum rush Zenari with a series of wild strikes but Zenari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Foreman lands a jab to the head.
Zenari digs a good body shot into Foreman's ribs.
Foreman rushes Zenari and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zenari is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Foreman to the mat. Foreman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zenari looks gassed!
Zenari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foreman keeping full guard, as Zenari tries to pass.
Foreman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Foreman keeping moving, preventing Zenari from controlling successfully.
Zenari trying to stand up but can't free himself from Foreman's guard.
Foreman wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenari wants to stand but Foreman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Foreman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zenari won't allow Foreman to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Foreman.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Zenari moves out of range.
Foreman throws a body punch but Zenari moves out of range.
Guilherme Zenari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zenari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zenari misses with a few strikes there.
Zenari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Foreman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foreman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zenari at a distance.
Foreman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foreman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zenari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foreman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foreman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foreman is looking to wear down Zenari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zenari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foreman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zenari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foreman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Foreman duly obliges.
Zenari misses with a body shot.
Zenari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foreman was well out of range. Poor timing from Zenari.
Zenari throws a hook but Foreman blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Foreman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zenari thows a body shot but no joy.
Foreman blocks the body kick.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Zenari avoids them all with ease.
Zenari is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Foreman.
Foreman cracks a nice hook into Zenari's ribs.
Foreman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foreman defending well as Zenari loads up on a big left hand.
Foreman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Foreman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zenari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zenari throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.
Zenari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foreman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zenari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foreman misses with a double jab.
Foreman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Zenari misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman fails with a takedown attempt.
Zenari darts in and clinches Foreman up against the cage.
Foreman dodges an elbow strike from Zenari.
A shot in the inside from Zenari.
Zenari has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Foreman is trying to keep an underhook but Zenari manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Zenari missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zenari is trying to control the action in half guard but Foreman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Foreman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zenari.
Foreman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zenari wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.
Zenari throwing strikes from guard but Foreman blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zenari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Foreman wants to sweep here but Zenari controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zenari misses with a double jab
and Foreman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zenari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Foreman doesn't seem bothered though.
Noah Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman misses with a wild combination.
Zenari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Foreman counters with a three punch combo that has Zenari backing up. Zenari nods at Foreman to acknowledge the strikes.
Zenari looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zenari sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Foreman somewhat.
Zenari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Foreman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenari moves forwards but Foreman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zenari takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zenari misses with an uppercut. Foreman saw that one coming.
Zenari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foreman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zenari.
Foreman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zenari.
Zenari just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foreman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zenari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Zenari misses.
Zenari misses with a leg kick.
Zenari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Foreman digs a good body shot into Zenari's ribs.
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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zenari wants a takedown but no success here.
Zenari prevents Foreman from breaking the clinch.
Zenari tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Noah Foreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guilherme Zenari.
Foreman is stalling here.
Foreman avoids a wild elbow strike from Zenari.
Zenari is trying to break free.
Foreman prevents the takedown attempt.
Zenari gets underhooks to prevent Foreman's takedown attempt.
Zenari goes for a takedown in the clinch but Foreman prevents it.
Foreman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zenari.
Foreman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zenari is keeping busy.
Zenari scores with a shot to the side of Foreman's head.
Zenari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zenari pushes off an throws an elbow but Foreman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Foreman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zenari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Foreman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foreman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zenari doesn't seem bothered though.
Foreman misses the shot to the body.
Foreman throws a nice looking combination but Zenari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zenari shoots in and bounces Foreman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Foreman trying to keep a closed guard but Zenari is proving a slippery customer.
Foreman working for a triangle but Zenari defends it easily.
Foreman is trying to control the position but Zenari postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zenari wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.
Zenari trying to stand up but can't free himself from Foreman's guard.
Zenari throws and elbow that misses. Foreman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zenari's guard. Nice move by Foreman!
Foreman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zenari is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zenari wants to stand but Foreman is controlling the position.
Zenari throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Foreman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zenari's guard.
Zenari kicks off Foreman and gets to his feet.
Zenari throws a body punch but Foreman moves out of range.
Foreman tries to bum rush Zenari with a series of wild strikes but Zenari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zenari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zenari avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Zenari lands a nice hook to Foreman's body. Foreman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zenari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foreman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman avoids the head kick by Zenari.
Foreman scores with a punch to the head.
Foreman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Foreman connects with a right hand. Zenari shakes it off.
Foreman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Foreman defending well as Zenari loads up on a big left hand.
Foreman swats away the attempt to clinch by Zenari.
Zenari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Foreman circles away.
Zenari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foreman.
Zenari drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Foreman sneaks back into half guard.
Foreman tries to get to full guard but Zenari has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenari sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foreman defending well though.
Guilherme Zenari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noah Foreman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zenari thows a huge punch but Foreman dodges it nicely.
Foreman wants to improve his position but Zenari is controlling well.
Zenari trying to control from Foreman's half guard. Foreman has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zenari accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Zenari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Foreman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Foreman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Bridgeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Dark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stuart Bridgeman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bridgeman.
Dark swats away the attempt to clinch by Bridgeman.
Bridgeman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dark was well out of range. Poor timing from Bridgeman.
Dark gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bridgeman.
Dark slips a jab and a cross from Bridgeman.
Bridgeman looks to land a left hand but Dark moved out of range nicely.
Bridgeman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dark avoids the head kick by Bridgeman.
Bridgeman tries to clinch but Dark is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bridgeman.
Dark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dark decides to stand and escape the position.
Bridgeman throws a shot from downtown. Dark moves away and avoids it.
Dark looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dark postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bridgeman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dark, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridgeman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bridgeman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dark blocks a low kick nicely.
Dark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bridgeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bridgeman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bridgeman wants to clinch.
Dark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bridgeman wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Bridgeman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bridgeman.
Bridgeman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dark slips a jab and a cross from Bridgeman.
Dark moves out of range of the strikes.
Dark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bridgeman was covering up waiting for the punch and Dark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bridgeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dark.
Dark wants to control from the top but Bridgeman keeps moving.
Bridgeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dark scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dark stands up and beckons Bridgeman to his feet.
Bridgeman looks to land a combination but Dark avoids it well.
Bridgeman misses with a hook. Dark ducked under it nicely.
Dark avoids the head kick by Bridgeman.
Dark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dark checks a low kick from Bridgeman.
Bridgeman wants to clinch up but Dark keeps it at a distance.
Bridgeman tries to clinch but Dark is having none of it.
Bridgeman is looking to clinch.
Dark changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bridgeman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dark decides to stand back up. Dark steps back and let's Bridgeman get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridgeman misses with a kick to the body.
Dark closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bridgeman on the ground.
Dark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bridgeman pushes Dark off looking to stand but Dark dives back in and keeps control.
Dark escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bridgeman.
Bridgeman lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bridgeman wants to clinch.
Bridgeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bridgeman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dark has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Dark dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dark shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dark throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nathan Dark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bridgeman is trying to stand back up but Dark is controlling him
Bridgeman has one foot on Dark's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Bridgeman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bridgeman.
Nathan Dark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bridgeman throws a right and a left that Dark avoids nicely.
Bridgeman throws a right and a left that Dark avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Dark blocks the leg kick.
Bridgeman tries to clinch there but Dark circles away.
Bridgeman tries to clinch but Dark is having none of it.
Bridgeman misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Bridgeman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bridgeman tries to clinch up but Dark circles away and keeps his distance.
Bridgeman throws a nice looking combination but Dark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bridgeman is breathing heavily.
Dark moves into range and clinches up with Bridgeman.
Dark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bridgeman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bridgeman cracks Dark with an open hand slap.
Dark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bridgeman misses with a straight right.
Dark drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dark stands up.
Bridgeman throws a series of punches but Dark moves out of range.
Stuart Bridgeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridgeman throws a right and a left that Dark avoids nicely.
Bridgeman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dark circles away quickly and effectively.
Dark closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bridgeman did well to prevent Dark getting side control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dark connects with a nice short shot to Bridgeman's temple.
Dark works his way into full mount!
Dark with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dark postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bridgeman looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dark looking to control but Bridgeman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bridgeman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dark with the ground and pound from mount.
Dark content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Bridgeman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dark throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dark goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bridgeman turns into him and now he's in Dark's guard.
Bridgeman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bridgeman misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Bridgeman misses
and Dark counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bridgeman!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bridgeman'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.
Dark controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Dark dominated that second round.
That's time! Dark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice shot lands for Bridgeman.
Bridgeman misses with a double jab
and Dark counters with a single leg into guard. Bridgeman didn't expect that.
Bridgeman wants to stand up but Dark is controlling him.
Dark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bridgeman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dark is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridgeman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bridgeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dark is working for takedown but Bridgeman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bridgeman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Dark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bridgeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Dark has double underhooks.
Dark drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bridgeman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bridgeman looks to throw the jab but Dark is out of range.
Bridgeman throws a lazy head kick
and Dark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridgeman misses with a double jab
and Dark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dark.
Dark gets to his feet. Bridgeman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bridgeman lands a head shot.
Bridgeman lands a with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Bridgeman coming out on top.
Bridgeman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dark.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dark won't allow Bridgeman to get back to his feet.
Bridgeman kicks Dark off and gets to his feet.
Bridgeman misses the jab.
Dark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bridgeman was covering up waiting for the punch and Dark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridgeman wants to stand but Dark is controlling the position.
Dark postures up in Bridgeman's guard and throws a big left but Bridgeman blocks it.
Stuart Bridgeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dark looking to pass the guard.
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.
Bridgeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dark.
Dark tries to free his leg and advance position but Bridgeman is retaining full guard.
Nathan Dark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bridgeman wriggles free and stands up.
Bridgeman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bridgeman tries to clinch up
and Dark counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bridgeman working for a triangle but Dark defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Dark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dark, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Dark!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lost Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave McCreadie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd -another break in the wall. Lost Angel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave McCreadie's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lost Angel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave McCreadie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCreadie.
Angel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCreadie circles away quickly and effectively.
Angel tries for a takedown but McCreadie circles away easily
and McCreadie counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Angel !
Angel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McCreadie get's back to his feet.
Angel is looking to clinch.
Angel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCreadie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
McCreadie passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Angel is breathing heavily.
McCreadie is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCreadie is pressing down on Angel 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Angel is holding on for now.
Angel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Angel tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCreadie is trying for a kimura here. Angel looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! McCreadie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave McCreadie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds lands a glancing blow to the side of Kelly's head.
A combination from Reynolds does no damage.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
Reynolds fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly tries to score with a low kick but Reynolds moves his leg out of the way.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Kelly takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds catches Kelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kelly drops his hands momentarily and Reynolds takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly dodges the punch combination from Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reynolds cracks Kelly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelly misses with a hook.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Reynolds looks to land a combination. Kelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reynolds cracks Kelly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steve Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly misses with a low kick as Reynolds jumps back.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reynolds looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kelly defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kelly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reynolds.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Reynolds slips a nice elbow through Kelly's hands, connecting with Kelly's forehead.
Reynolds looks to land a strike but Kelly avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Reynolds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Reynolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reynolds 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kelly slips a jab and a cross from Reynolds.
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds misses with a takedown attempt - Kelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
Kelly lands a jab to Reynolds's midsection.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Kelly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Kelly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kelly cracks Reynolds with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly lands a jab to the nose.
Kelly throws the kick towards the body but Reynolds avoids it.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Reynolds moves out of range.
A head kick from Kelly lands but Reynolds takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelly as he jumps to the side.
Reynolds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kelly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reynolds takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dexter Kelly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kelly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reynolds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kelly. Kelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Reynolds does no damage.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Kelly misses.
Kelly cracks Reynolds with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
Kelly throws a wild body kick that Reynolds sees coming a mile off.
Reynolds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reynolds misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a nice body kick.
Reynolds lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reynolds misses with a body shot.
Reynolds throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reynolds throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly tries to bum rush Reynolds with a series of wild strikes but Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reynolds jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Reynolds scores with a nice head shot.
Reynolds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steve Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Reynolds shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Dexter Kelly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Reynolds moved away.
Kelly tries a low kick but Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a slapping leg kick.
Reynolds fails to land with a series of punches.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly connects with a jab.
Reynolds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a body kick that stops Reynolds in his tracks momentarily.
Reynolds throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Kelly throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a head kick.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Reynolds swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Reynolds was not able to check.
Reynolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kelly with a jab.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kelly counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly misses the jab.
Reynolds is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kelly motions for Reynolds to come forward. Kelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
A slow jab from Kelly misses its intended target.
Reynolds takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly looks to land a combination but Reynolds avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kelly wants to land a leg kick but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Reynolds lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds fails with the takedown.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Reynolds finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Reynolds shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kelly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Reynolds controlling him for the moment.
Kelly controls Reynolds momentarily but Reynolds frees himself.
Reynolds throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reynolds postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reynolds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
Reynolds misses with a double jab
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reynolds moves out of range as Kelly throws a body kick.
Reynolds works Kelly's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Kelly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reynolds dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Reynolds's head and hops out.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Reynolds scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reynolds avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Reynolds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reynolds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Reynolds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reynolds throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reynolds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with the combination.
Reynolds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Reynolds.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly is looking to slow Reynolds down with leg kicks.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reynolds takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Reynolds shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kelly. Kelly obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Steve Reynolds did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Reynolds fails to land the takedown.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kelly wants to control but Reynolds is keeping busy.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reynolds stops Kelly from getting back to his feet.
Reynolds drops an elbow to the side of Kelly's head.
Kelly pushes Reynolds off looking to stand but Reynolds dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynolds thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelly's head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Reynolds working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kelly's thigh. Kelly counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Reynolds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Reynolds scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reynolds wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Reynolds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kelly 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.
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.
Reynolds connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly is trying to keep Reynolds in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelly is on top in guard.
Reynolds has his foot on Kelly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelly works his way back into a safe position though.
Kelly wants to stand but Reynolds is controlling his posture from full guard.
Reynolds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kelly defends well.
Reynolds has his foot on Kelly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelly works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Reynolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reynolds has his foot on Kelly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kelly works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kelly not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reynolds looking to control.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reynolds trying to keep a closed guard but Kelly is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reynolds is trying to keep Kelly in close.
Reynolds escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelly wants to get up but he can't break Reynolds's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Reynolds had his way with Dexter Kelly in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Reynolds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Reynolds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Reynolds.
Reynolds connects with a looping right hand.
Reynolds missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly slips a straight right by Reynolds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Reynolds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reynolds shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kelly pinned against the cage. Kelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Reynolds misses with a hook.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Dexter Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Reynolds's front leg but catches the back leg as Reynolds tries to avoid it.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reynolds's calf.
A combination from Kelly does no damage.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
No luck for Reynolds with that takedown attempt.
Reynolds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kelly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reynolds throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reynolds working away.
Kelly gets back to half guard.
Kelly pushes Reynolds off looking to stand but Reynolds dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly taking some punishment here, with Reynolds in his half guard.
Reynolds seems to be working for a kimura but Kelly defends the submission attempt.
Reynolds throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.
Kelly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reynolds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kelly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Reynolds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Reynolds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kelly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reynolds controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelly looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reynolds passes into half guard.
Reynolds is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kelly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reynolds lands with a punch from half guard.
Reynolds lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kelly has a hand on Reynolds's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Reynolds takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Reynolds.
I think Reynolds has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Reynolds!
Steve Reynolds retains his welterweight title!
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