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WCP 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Monty Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monty Burns could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Jones's chin.
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178 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Burns keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burns takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones is working Burns over against the cage.
Jones cracks Burns with a nice body shot.
Burns effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Burns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones forces Burns back against the cage and clinches.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burns gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones has Burns pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burns manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Burns.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Burns pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Monty Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jones.
Jones is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Monty Burns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Jones wants to clinch.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Burns blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones darts in and clinches Burns up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Burns is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Burns.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones has Burns pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Burns manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Burns misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Burns has him pressed against the cage.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Burns lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Burns pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Burns pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Jones avoiding damage as Burns throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Burns shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns has managed to clinch.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns missing with knees to the body.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burns lands a jab.
Burns lands a left and a right that send Jones crashing to the mat, dazed. Burns thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Burns in a clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Burns holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Peter Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burns lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Burns takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries for a takedown but Burns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Burns lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Burns misses with a few strikes there.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns scores with a punch to the head.
Jones wants to clinch up but Burns keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones clinches.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Burns lands a nice uppercut.
Burns lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Burns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Burns lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns landing knees to the head.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Burns lands an elbow inside.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones tries for a takedown. No joy.
Monty Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Jones.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones wants to clinch but Burns slips to the side
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns tries a head kick but it misses.
Monty Burns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Burns.
Burns waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones blocks a head kick by Burns.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Burns obliges.
Burns is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Burns landing knees to the head.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
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.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Jones pushes down on Burns's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burns sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Burns is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monty Burns dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burns has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Burns connects with a knee to the head.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Burns is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burns works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones wanted to stand there but Burns had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Burns blocks nicely.
Burns wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Burns's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burns dives on top into guard.
Burns stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones pushes Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Burns improves position.
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Burns connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns connects with a body shot.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burns throws a head kick that misses.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Burns tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Burns didn't expect that.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Burns is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Burns is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to keep Burns in close.
Jones throws his legs up looking for a submission but Burns uses it to pass to side control.
Burns has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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.
Jones avoids the head kick by Burns.
The fighters circling - Burns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Burns is trying to stall.
Burns avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burns smiles and moves away.
Burns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Burns will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones punching from mount but Burns doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Burns really wants to buck Jones off and get back to his feet.
Burns prevents Jones from taking his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horton comes to the cage accompanied by Sorry, you're not a winner. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Burt Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horton manages to avoid it.
Lancaster pushes Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Lancaster lands a nice elbow.
Lancaster throws an elbow that misses.
Lancaster comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lancaster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lancaster.
Horton avoids a wild elbow strike from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lancaster.
Lancaster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Horton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lancaster misses with a knee to the head.
Lancaster pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lancaster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Horton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster lands an elbow that stopped Horton in his tracks for a moment.
Lancaster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lancaster prevents it.
Lancaster has Horton pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horton tries to pull guard but Lancaster holds him up against the cage and eventually Horton drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Horton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancaster pushes off an throws an elbow but Horton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lancaster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lancaster throws an elbow that misses.
Lancaster comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lancaster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lancaster just leaning against Horton, taking a breather.
Lancaster throws an elbow but it misses.
Horton takes an elbow to the temple.
Horton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lancaster just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lancaster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lancaster content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lancaster scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Horton blocks the elbow strike.
Horton avoids a wild elbow strike from Lancaster.
Lancaster misses with an elbow strike.
Lancaster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lancaster throws an elbow but misses.
Lancaster tries a knee to the head but Horton blocks it.
Lancaster lands an elbow inside that Horton shrugs off.
Horton takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lancaster.
Lancaster lands a nice elbow.
Horton blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lancaster.
Lancaster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Horton's face.
Lancaster is trying to maintain a safe position but Horton gets an underhook and turns Lancaster into the cage.
Lancaster looks gassed!
Horton wants a takedown but no success here.
Lancaster throws an elbow that misses.
Horton blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton tries to pull guard but Lancaster holds him up against the cage and eventually Horton drops back down to his feet.
Lancaster slowing the pace effectively.
Horton avoids a wild elbow strike from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lancaster.
Horton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lancaster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Horton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lancaster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Horton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lancaster tries to avoid it but Horton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lancaster to the ground. Lancaster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lancaster wants to clinch.
Horton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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.
Horton swinging wilding here.
Lancaster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lancaster's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lancaster looking to throw knees to the head but Horton is blocking nicely.
Lancaster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancaster lands a damaging elbow.
Lancaster will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Horton up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Lancaster dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lancaster wants to clinch up but Horton keeps it at a distance.
Lancaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burt Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton looks to throw the jab but Lancaster is out of range.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Horton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster tries to clinch up.
Horton lands a jab-cross combination.
Jamie Horton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lancaster tries to clinch up.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lancaster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Horton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lancaster looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lancaster looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lancaster!
You can see the frustration on Horton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton is trying to improve his position.
Horton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Horton wants to improve his position but Lancaster is controlling well.
Horton pushes Lancaster off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Horton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Horton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lancaster avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horton fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lancaster. That's going to slow Horton down.
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.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lancaster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster.
Burt Lancaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lancaster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lancaster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lancaster moves in looking to clinch but Horton pushes him off.
Lancaster doesn't manage to clinch there - Horton circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancaster is looking to clinch but Horton is avoiding it.
Horton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jamie Horton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lancaster pushes Horton up against the cage in a clinch.
Lancaster lands an elbow inside.
Lancaster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lancaster pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lancaster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lancaster pushes off an throws an elbow but Horton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Horton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lancaster smiles and moves away.
Lancaster tries to clinch there but Horton circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster takes the fight into the clinch.
Lancaster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Horton takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jamie Horton has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster lands an elbow inside that Horton shrugs off.
Horton tries to score a body lock takedown but Lancaster shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Horton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lancaster pushes off an throws an elbow but Horton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Horton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lancaster smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Horton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Horton is having none of it.
Lancaster stuffs the takedown attempt from Horton. Horton gets slowly back to his feet.
Horton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster.
Lancaster wants to clinch.
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.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Horton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Horton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Horton is having none of it.
Horton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lancaster!
Horton is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lancaster has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lancaster!
Horton is trying to control the position but Lancaster postures up.
Lancaster must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lancaster wants to clinch.
Lancaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lancaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Horton.
Lancaster is looking to clinch but Horton is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lancaster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lancaster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lancaster tries to close the distance and clinch but Horton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancaster is looking to clinch.
Lancaster is looking to clinch but Horton is avoiding it.
Lancaster tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burt Lancaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lancaster 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 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burt Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Randy Savage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie forces Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Savage holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Savage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Savage lands a knee to the head.
Gracie pulls guard effortlessly.
Savage stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Savage to get to half guard.
Savage is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Savage is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Savage's back instead.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Savage manages to turn into his guard.
Savage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage being controlled here momentarily.
Gracie has his feet on Savage's thighs here. He's pushed Savage off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Savage screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paulo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Rob Elsworth!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Elsworth's half guard.
Elsworth has one foot on Howell's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Elsworth looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Elsworth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Elsworth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elsworth rushes Howell and presses him up against the cage.
Howell prevents Elsworth from breaking the clinch.
Elsworth throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Howell.
Elsworth tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howell avoids it.
Elsworth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Howell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Elsworth can't find room to land a body shot as Howell controls the action.
Elsworth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Howell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Howell lands an uppercut.
Howell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Elsworth missing with knees to the body.
Howell lands a hook that snaps the head of Elsworth backwards.
Howell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth tries to roll over but Howell keeps him under control.
Howell wants to control but Elsworth is keeping him busy.
Howell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Howell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Elsworth is staying active underneath Howell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Howell working the head and body with strikes.
Howell lands with a punch from half guard.
Elsworth taking some punishment here, with Howell in his half guard.
Elsworth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Howell in particular looking to stall.
Howell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Howell seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Howell trying to control the pace.
Howell 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.
Howell wants to take a breather but Elsworth is having none of it.
Howell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Elsworth taking some punishment here, with Howell in his half guard.
Elsworth is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Howell lands a nice short elbow.
Howell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Howell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Howell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Howell lands strikes from half guard.
Elsworth trying to control but Howell postures up.
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. Howell connects with a nice short shot to Elsworth's temple.
Howell is looking to take a break and control but Elsworth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elsworth wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Howell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Elsworth looking for submissions off his back.
Elsworth looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth taking some punishment here, with Howell in his half guard.
Howell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Elsworth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Howell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Howell working Elsworth over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell slips a nice elbow through Elsworth's hands, connecting with Elsworth's forehead.
Howell trying to control the pace.
Elsworth wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Howell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Howell moves into the clinch.
Elsworth working hard to break the clinch.
Elsworth tries to throw a body punch but Howell avoids it by throwing Elsworth back against the cage.
Elsworth misses with a knee strike.
Elsworth working hard to break the clinch.
Howell looking for a takedown.
Elsworth misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Howell.
Elsworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Howell controls his hands.
Elsworth letting Howell take a breather here.
Howell has picked Elsworth up - he's going for a ride! Howell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Elsworth tries to get to full guard but Howell has control of the leg.
Howell is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Elsworth has hold of Howell's hands but Howell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Elsworth is breathing heavily.
Howell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Elsworth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Howell lands with a punch from half guard.
Howell controlling the action here.
Elsworth is staying active underneath Howell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Howell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Elsworth is staying active underneath Howell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Elsworth is looking to escape.
Howell is taking a breather. Elsworth says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lester Howell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Howell connects with a nice short shot to Elsworth's temple.
Nice strikes from Howell there.
Howell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Elsworth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Howell stands up over Elsworth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Howell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Howell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Howell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Howell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Elsworth keeping full guard, as Howell tries to pass.
Howell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Howell postures up in Elsworth's guard and throws a big left but Elsworth blocks it.
Elsworth had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Howell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Elsworth Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Howell's back instead.
Howell is holding onto Elsworth's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Howell trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Howell is in bad spot here.
Howell looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
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.
Elsworth is trying to stick to Howell's back but Howell is turning into Elsworth. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Elsworth's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Howell.
Howell stands and throws Elsworth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Howell landing strikes.
Howell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Elsworth tries to bench press Howell off him but Howell keeps the position.
Howell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howell cracks Elsworth with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Howell scoring with punches from side control.
Howell landing a few strikes.
Elsworth wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Howell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Elsworth is looking to clinch.
Howell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howell rushes Elsworth and presses him up against the cage.
Elsworth swings wildly with an uppercut but Howell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elsworth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Howell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Elsworth lands a body shot.
Howell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Elsworth misses with a body punch.
Howell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elsworth can do to turn this around?
Howell stalls.
Howell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Elsworth prevents it.
Howell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elsworth backwards.
Elsworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Howell is trying to drag Elsworth to the mat but Elsworth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Elsworth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elsworth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Howell lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell slowing the pace effectively.
Howell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lester Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Howell stalls.
Howell keeps control of Elsworth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Howell blocks a body shot from Elsworth.
Howell lands a body punch.
Howell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Howell trying to land knees to the body.
Howell wants a takedown.
Elsworth is trying to break the clinch but Howell is controlling him.
Elsworth stops a takedown attempt from Howell.
Howell prevents Elsworth from breaking the clinch.
Howell looking for a takedown.
Elsworth has had enough of the clinch but Howell keeps him there for the moment.
Howell wants a takedown but no success here.
Elsworth is looking to break free of the clinch but Howell has double underhooks.
Elsworth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth trying to land knees to the body.
Howell prevents a body shot from Elsworth.
Howell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Elsworth's efforts to push away.
Howell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Elsworth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elsworth throws a punch but it's blocked by Howell.
Howell has Elsworth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Elsworth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Elsworth is trying to break the clinch but Howell has him pressed against the cage.
Howell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elsworth backwards.
Howell scores with a hook to the body.
Howell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elsworth backwards.
Elsworth prevents the takedown attempt.
Howell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Howell lands a nice forearm strike.
Elsworth taking punishment in the form of punches.
Elsworth is working to avoid the ground and pound but Howell connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Howell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Howell looks up at the clock and then as Elsworth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Howell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell working the ground and pound from side control.
Elsworth wants to control but Howell postures up.
Howell working the ground and pound.
Elsworth is working to avoid the ground and pound but Howell connects with a decent elbow.
Howell lands an elbow.
Howell cracks Elsworth with a big right hand but Elsworth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Howell lands an elbow.
Elsworth takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Howell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Elsworth!
Howell content just to control the position here.
Howell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howell lands with some strikes.
Howell lands a nice shot to the head.
Howell cracks Elsworth with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Elsworth is looking to get to half guard.
Howell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Elsworth hang on?
Rob Elsworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elsworth is bucking up trying to escape but Howell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Elsworth really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Howell lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Howell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Howell, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Howell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantine Kacema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is DMX-Ruff Ryders Anthem. A fine choice. Kacema has chosen Efegei Efegei as his entrance music. Benjamin Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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213 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Benjamin Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantine Kacema!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kacema misses with a head kick.
Kacema misses with a head kick.
Kacema throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Kacema misses with a low kick.
Kacema scores with a shot to the body.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kacema sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kacema attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kacema pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kacema throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Kacema misses with a kick to the body.
Brown avoids the head kick by Kacema.
Kacema tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kacema is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kacema to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kacema postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kacema accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kacema postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kacema throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Kacema preventing the sweep.
Kacema throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kacema's head.
Kacema tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown blocks the strikes from Kacema.
Brown is nestled in close to Kacema, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kacema wants to get back to full guard.
Kacema flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Brown is thwarting Kacema's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kacema is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kacema is looking to score with low kicks.
Kacema throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kacema attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Kacema shows good takedown defense.
Kacema throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kacema sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Kacema sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kacema throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kacema scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Kacema.
Kacema is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kacema scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kacema is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kacema is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kacema landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kacema lands strikes from half guard.
Kacema thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Kacema missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kacema scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kacema is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kacema scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kacema working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brown has hold of Kacema's hands but Kacema slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kacema looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brown with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kacema is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Kacema lands strikes from half guard.
Kacema working the head and body with strikes.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Brown has hold of Kacema's hands but Kacema slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kacema seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kacema working Brown over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kacema lands a nice short elbow.
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. Kacema connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kacema working the head and body with strikes.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Kacema is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kacema has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown has hold of Kacema's hands but Kacema slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Kacema in his half guard.
Kacema lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kacema scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kacema scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantine Kacema dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kacema throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Kacema - that's a beauty! Brown is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Kacema can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Konstantine Kacema!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fifo Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Smith could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fifo Ortiz's chin.
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210 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fifo Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ortiz dives on top into guard.
Smith looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ortiz 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.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ortiz stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
Ortiz passes into half guard.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortiz working Smith over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
Ortiz stalling.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is staying active underneath Ortiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ortiz is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Ortiz is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fifo Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steve Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Steve Smith has been cut.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Ortiz lands with an overhand left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ortiz walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz passes to side control.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ortiz connects with a decent elbow.
Ortiz cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortiz advances nicely into full mount.
Ortiz prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Smith sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Smith looking for a kimura from the bottom but Ortiz passes into side control!
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ortiz lands a nice forearm strike.
Ortiz staying calm.
Ortiz scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz lands a nice forearm strike.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ortiz working the body and head with strikes.
Ortiz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ortiz cracks Smith with a big right hand but Smith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fifo Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Smith's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Ortiz trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ortiz escapes and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ortiz working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Ortiz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Ortiz is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fifo Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Ortiz in his half guard.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Smith's hands, connecting with Smith's forehead.
Ortiz working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Smith trying to get back to full guard but Ortiz takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Ortiz wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Fifo Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Ortiz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Smith can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ortiz landing punches.
Ortiz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smith?
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Ortiz's attempts to control the action.
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Steve Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fifo Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortiz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fifo Ortiz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Bang!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids the body shot from Bang.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bang!
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Bang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bang.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ali Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Bang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bang.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bang counters with a leg kick.
Bang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Bang.
Bang lands a right hook to the body.
Bang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bang throws a good cross that connects.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Bang sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bang!
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bang misses with a head kick.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bang can pounce on him.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bang.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bang coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bang.
Smith throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Bang tries to clinch up.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.
Bang throws a nice head kick!
Smith moves forwards but Bang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bang. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Bang throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Bang lands a front kick.
Bang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bang.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Smith crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bang - the referee stops the clock and Smith gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bang. Smith manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith blocks a head kick by Bang.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Bang throws a head kick that half lands.
Bang tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Bang counters with a straight right hand.
Bang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bang throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.
Bang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bang closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bang.
Bang is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bang dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Bang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ali Bang.
Bang closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bang receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bang misses with a knee to the head.
Bang lands a shoulder strike.
Bang slows down the pace here.
Bang missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bang is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Bang's ribcage. Bang let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith is working Bang over against the cage.
Bang controlling the action here for a moment.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bang.
Bang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Bang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bang.
A short left from Bang.
Bang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith avoiding damage as Bang throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Bang.
Bang landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bang stalling the fight.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang lands a knee to the head.
Bang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Bang lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bang.
Bang lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bang throws an elbow but misses.
Bang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith tries to circle away but Bang has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bang obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bang tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Bang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang lands with a left to the head.
Bang scores with a knee to the head.
Bang landing knees to the body.
Bang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bang is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bang connects with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to break free but Bang pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bang.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith is looking to control Bang's arms but Bang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Bang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bang.
Bang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bang trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Bang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bang misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang misses with the head strike.
Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith wants to stall.
Bang trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Ali Bang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Bang has the dominant position.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Bang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bang misses with some punches.
Bang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Bang misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Bang.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bang is looking to clinch.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Bang moved out of range nicely.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab, jab by Bang - just one landing.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Bang's shoulder, as Bang tries to avoid the shot.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Bang tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith wants to clinch up but Bang keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith with a jab.
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang misses with a wild combination.
Ali Bang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang lands a jab-cross combination.
Bang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Bang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bang misses with a head kick.
Bang throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bang thumps Smith with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
Bang crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bang has Smith pressed against the cage.
Bang lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Bang as the two fighters clinch.
Bang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bang working Smith over with knees to the body.
Bang scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Bang.
Bang is stalling here.
Bang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Bang gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Bang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Bang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bang is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith slowing the pace effectively.
A knee to the head by Bang.
Bang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Bang lands a knee to the head.
Bang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bang misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bang lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Bang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bang blocks a body shot from Smith.
Bang's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bang looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bang.
Bang misses with some punches.
Bang pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bang avoids it.
Bang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bang trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bang really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bang tries to clinch up.
A head kick from Bang lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith blocks a head kick by Bang.
Bang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith looking to stall.
Bang is working Smith over against the cage.
Bang using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bang.
Bang scores with a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Smith has Bang pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bang manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bang lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang misses with a knee to the head.
Bang lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bang lands a damaging elbow.
Bang lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Bang stalling the fight.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Bang.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bang.
The referee calls for Bang to work.
Bang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith wants to break free but Bang has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bang.
Smith tries to circle away but Bang has him pinned against the cage.
Bang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bang lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Bang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Bang has him pressed against the cage.
Bang prevents a takedown attempt there.
A body shot lands from Bang.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Bang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Bang lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang stalling the fight.
Bang wants to stall.
Bang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Bang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bang has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Bang stalling in the clinch.
Bang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith has hold of one of Bang's legs. Bang is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Bang is keeping the position.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith stands and steps away. Bang gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bang lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bang throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bang lands a nice looking body kick.
Bang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Bang, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bang.
Bang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bang fails to land.
Bang lands a nice shot to the body.
Bang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Bang dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith avoids the head kick by Bang.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bang throws a head kick that misses.
Smith blocks a head kick by Bang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
A head kick misses from Bang.
Bang connects with a high kick.
Smith throws a series of punches but Bang moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bang lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Bang.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bang scores with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bang - that will leave a mark!
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Bang lands a high kick!
Bang wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Bang throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Bang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Benjamin Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Bang lands a jab to the head.
Bang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith scores with a one two! Bang had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with a combination
and Bang counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Bang to acknowledge the strikes.
Bang doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Bang throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Donk. Bang catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bang can pounce on him.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benjamin Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Bang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bang is looking to get back to full guard here but Smith has managed to pass to side control instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bang tries to improve his position but instead Smith has taken his back!
Bang trying to control but not successfully.
Smith wants to control the position but Bang frees himself and scrambles - Smith manages to regain control in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bang, who protects the arm well.
Ali Bang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bang struggling a bit here.
Bang managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Bang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bang 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 44:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 44:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Bang!
Ali Bang is the new welterweight champion!
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