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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philip Hais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein - Links 2,3,4. Luke Carson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Hais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Carson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson tries to keep at a distance but Hais has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carson tries to break the clinch but Hais is controlling the position.
Hais landing knees to the head.
Carson can't get the takedown.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carson tries to circle away but Hais has him pinned against the cage.
Carson working hard to break the clinch.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hais just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hais prevents the takedown attempt.
Philip Hais has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Carson.
Carson misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hais throws an elbow but misses.
Carson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hais shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hais pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hais has double underhooks.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hais prevents the takedown attempt.
Hais with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hais walks away with a smile on his face. Carson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hais as he jumps to the side.
Carson tries to keep at a distance but Hais has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carson jumps guard but Hais stands there with Carson around his waist. Carson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carson avoids the elbow strike from Hais, against the cage.
Hais avoids the elbow strike from Carson, against the cage.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
Carson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hais regains guard immediately.
Hais has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Carson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hais is breathing heavily.
Carson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hais swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carson throws a right and a left that Hais avoids nicely.
Carson darts in trying to clinch
and Hais counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hais moves into the clinch.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hais is pressed up against the cage. Carson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hais down to the mat. Hais avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carson has his takedown stuffed
and Hais counters by clinching up.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Carson decides to pull guard.
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!
Hais wanted to stand there but Carson had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hais decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carson, up you get!
Hais misses with a head kick.
Carson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hais is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hais tries to hold on but Carson pushes him away.
Hais has given up his back. Will we see Carson going for some submissions?
Carson is controlling the position but Hais somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carson controlling the pace.
Carson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hais is just riding it out for now. Carson eventually gives up the hold.
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.
Hais makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hais.
Hais uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hais closes the distance and pushes Carson back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hais prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hais connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Hais dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carson shoots and misses
and Hais moves into the clinch.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carson tries to pull guard but Hais won't allow it.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Hais.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Hais controls the action.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais throws an elbow that misses.
Hais prevents the takedown attempt.
Philip Hais has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Carson.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hais keeps control of Carson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hais misses with an elbow over the top.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hais with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carson manages to break the clinch.
Carson shoots and misses
and Hais counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hais.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carson pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hais stands and steps away. Carson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson fails with the takedown
and Hais counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
Nice elbow from Hais.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carson fails to pull guard.
Carson wants a takedown but no success here.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hais.
Carson pulls Hais into guard.
Hais lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carson working for submissions but it's allowed Hais to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hais 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.
Hais is working for a submission of some sort.
Carson wants to improve his position but Hais is controlling well.
Carson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hais's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hais's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hais manages to escape to his feet.
Hais pushes Carson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hais throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hais with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carson jumps guard but Hais stands there with Carson around his waist. Carson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hais walks away with a smile on his face. Carson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hais wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Hais scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hais is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hais counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
Hais creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but Carson blocks with his arms.
Carson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Carson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Carson looking for a guillotine here but Hais defends easily.
Carson is looking for a triangle but Hais pushes his legs off easily.
Carson working for a triangle but Hais defends it easily.
Hais gets to his feet - Carson follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Hais dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hais drives through and clinches with Carson against the cage.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but Carson blocks with his arms.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but Carson blocks with his arms.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hais lands an elbow just above Carson 's eye.
Hais throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carson is trying to drag Hais to the mat but Hais just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carson is working for takedown but Hais is calmly controlling the position for now.
Philip Hais has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Carson.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Carson is blocking nicely.
Carson pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson avoids the elbow strike from Hais, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carson tries to pull guard but Hais won't allow it.
Hais throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hais just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Carson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hais throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hais just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carson's brow.
Hais using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hais gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hais smiles and moves away.
Carson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hais counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hais tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Carson is blocking nicely.
Hais prevents the takedown attempt.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hais lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hais misses with a knee strike.
Carson stalling in the clinch but Hais improves position.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carson misses with a punch on the inside.
Carson is trying to break the clinch but Hais has him pressed against the cage.
Hais tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hais.
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.
Hais lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hais just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hais scores with a knee to the head.
Carson jumps into guard, dragging Hais to the mat.
Carson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hais is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Carson.
Hais is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Carson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Carson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carson wants to get back to his feet.
Carson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hais landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hais 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.
Hais scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hais lands strikes from half guard.
Carson is looking for a sweep. Hais is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hais stands up from half guard.
Hais looks to land a combination but Carson avoids it well.
Philip Hais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hais tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hais wriggles free and stands up.
Luke Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hais tries to clinch but Carson moves out of range.
Hais moves into the clinch.
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Philip Hais is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hais tries to land a knee to the head but Carson blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Carson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hais looking to throw knees to the head but Carson is blocking nicely.
Carson tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hais with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carson tries to pull guard but Hais holds him up against the cage and eventually Carson drops back down to his feet.
Hais scores with a knee to the head.
Carson dodges an elbow strike from Hais.
Carson tries to work over Hais's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hais misses with a knee to the head.
Carson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hais.
Carson takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Hais showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hais, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Hais!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svenne Nyckelben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boe Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jacare. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Svenne Nyckelben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Boe Bam!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyckelben tries to clinch up.
Bam throws a shot to the body.
Nyckelben tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bam feints and as Nyckelben raises his hands in defense, Bam changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nyckelben tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bam is in close to Nyckelben's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bam trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyckelben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyckelben avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bam drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bam jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nyckelben wants to sweep but no luck.
Bam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nyckelben can't keep his opponent in guard - Bam advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nyckelben is defending against the submission attempts here by Bam.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bam is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyckelben is trying desperately to improve position.
Nyckelben is in a horrible position here. Bam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bam looking for a guillotine from mount but Nyckelben is having none of it.
Bam lands a nice shot to the head.
Bam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bam's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyckelben working to try and regain half guard.
Nyckelben is breathing heavily.
Bam trying to control but Nyckelben is having none of it.
Bam scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nyckelben?
Bam trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bam punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bam looking to finish Nyckelben with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nyckelben!
Bam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nyckelben looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Nyckelben that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam working the ground and pound effectively.
Nyckelben tries to lock up and control but Bam gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bam working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bam landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bam working for a submission but Nyckelben is keeping him at bay.
Bam working the ground and pound effectively.
Nyckelben takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bam with shots to the head and body - Nyckelben looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam working the ground and pound effectively.
Nyckelben wants to control but Bam is having none of it.
Bam tries to control but Nyckelben wriggling away.
Bam lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nyckelben's face.
Bam is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bam pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Bam.
Bam controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyckelben takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boe Bam 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.
Bam misses with a series of wild punches.
Nyckelben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bam showed some decent athleticism there.
Bam is trying to control. Nyckelben wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bam working over Nyckelben with some ground and pound. Nyckelben looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boe Bam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bam trying to mount his opponent but Nyckelben defends it.
Nyckelben is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bam pulls his head out easily.
Bam works his way into side control.
Bam working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nyckelben some visible discomfort.
Nyckelben takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bam controls the position from side control.
Bam scoring with punches from side control.
Bam scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nyckelben to see if he's OK.
Bam lands some shots froms side control.
Nyckelben wants to control but Bam postures up.
Bam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nyckelben keeps working.
A control attempt from Nyckelben but he's now mounted!
Bam cracks Nyckelben with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam with good strikes from the mount here!
Nyckelben keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bam is landing with some decent strikes but Nyckelben is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bam looking to secure an arm triangle but Nyckelben defends it well.
Nyckelben really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bam with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bam looking to finish Nyckelben with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nyckelben!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam looking to control but Nyckelben is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nyckelben working to try and regain half guard.
Bam looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bam dominating with strikes here.
Bam dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Bam connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nyckelben looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bam breaks from Nyckelben's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam working for a guillotine from mount but Nyckelben is in no mood to give up.
Bam landing shots from mount.
Nyckelben really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bam looking to control but Nyckelben is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bam working the ground and pound effectively.
Bam lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bam cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nyckelben is squirming around, avoiding Bam's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boe Bam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nyckelben gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bam to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nyckelben is striking but Bam is not phased and passes to half guard.
Bam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nyckelben is not content to let Bam control the position.
Bam is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bam sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nyckelben defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bam winds up and cracks Nyckelben with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bam throwing shots but Nyckelben is blocking nicely.
Bam is keen to just control but Nyckelben is a slippery customer.
Nyckelben tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bam shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nyckelben manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nyckelben preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nyckelben keeping moving, preventing Bam from controlling successfully.
Nyckelben is trying to keep Bam in close.
Nyckelben bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bam's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam wants to sweep but no luck.
Nyckelben has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nyckelben with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bam controlling Nyckelben's posture.
Bam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bam controls Nyckelben momentarily but Nyckelben frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bam lands a nice shot to the body.
Bam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nyckelben throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nyckelben with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nyckelben takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nyckelben wants to clinch up but Bam keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bam looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bam is nestled in close to Nyckelben, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nyckelben works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bam trying to control but Nyckelben is working from the bottom.
Bam throwing strikes but missing.
Svenne Nyckelben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nyckelben swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bam pushing down on Nyckelben's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boe Bam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bam controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boe Bam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bam 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 William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boe Bam!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Murrray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murrray is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Original Nuttah - Shy Fx. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Erkki Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murrray!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black cracks Murrray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murrray drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Black lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Lee Murrray has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murrray. That's going to slow Black down.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black lands a jab to the nose.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murrray lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
Murrray throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murrray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murrray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murrray walks into a straight right hand from Black.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murrray.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Murrray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murrray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black misses with a hook to the body
and Murrray counters with a right hand to the body.
Black slips under a jab.
Murrray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Erkki Black has been cut.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murrray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Black is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murrray wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murrray.
Murrray throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murrray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Black.
Black is rocked!
Murrray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murrray looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Black misses with a double jab
and Murrray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Murrray looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murrray.
Murrray cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Murrray is looking to slow Black down with leg kicks.
Murrray throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murrray cracks Black with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Black falls to his knees and Murrray doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Murrray!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gronk Groenhud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Nitrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenhud comes to the cage accompanied by Sometime Lonely by Kelly Chen. Nitrovic has chosen Children (Dream version) by Robert Miles as his entrance music. 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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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Gronk Groenhud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Drazen Nitrovic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groenhud misses with a few strikes there.
Nitrovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Groenhud decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nitrovic's guard.
Nitrovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Groenhud tries to free his leg and advance position but Nitrovic is retaining full guard.
Groenhud is looking to work some ground and pound but Nitrovic has wrist control.
Groenhud wants to control from the top but Nitrovic keeps moving.
Groenhud passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Groenhud will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Groenhud throws a strike aimed at the side of Nitrovic's head but Nitrovic avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud working away.
Groenhud wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nitrovic, who protects the arm well.
Groenhud goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nitrovic has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Groenhud but great work by Nitrovic.
Groenhud 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.
Nitrovic working away.
Groenhud tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Groenhud can't do much from the bottom here.
Groenhud trying his best to control but Nitrovic has mounted him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud tries to hold on but Nitrovic pushes him away.
Nitrovic controlling his opponent.
Groenhud tries to hold on but Nitrovic postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Groenhud tries to reverse the position but Nitrovic maintains control.
Groenhud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Groenhud regains half guard.
Groenhud makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Groenhud.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Groenhud wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gronk Groenhud dominated that round.
That's time! Groenhud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nitrovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Groenhud counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Groenhud.
Groenhud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nitrovic is keeping the position for now.
Groenhud trying to control but Nitrovic is working from the bottom.
Groenhud sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nitrovic's guard.
Groenhud lands strikes from half guard.
Groenhud is looking for a kimura but Nitrovic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Groenhud to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Groenhud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud trying to mount his opponent but Nitrovic defends it.
Groenhud seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nitrovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nitrovic is trying to stand.
Groenhud is looking to stall here but Nitrovic recovers full guard.
Groenhud trying to control the position from guard on top but Nitrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Groenhud misses with a head kick.
Groenhud shoots in but no luck this time.
Nitrovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Groenhud moves into the clinch.
Groenhud pushes off an throws an elbow but Nitrovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nitrovic blocks an elbow strike from Groenhud.
Groenhud misses with a knee to the head.
Groenhud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud misses with an elbow over the top.
Nitrovic blocks an elbow strike.
Groenhud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Groenhud throws an elbow but misses.
Nitrovic stalling in the clinch.
Nitrovic tries to circle away but Groenhud has him pinned against the cage.
Groenhud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Groenhud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nitrovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Groenhud has double underhooks.
Groenhud tries to land a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks with his arms.
Groenhud tries to land a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks with his arms.
Groenhud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Groenhud throws an elbow that misses.
Groenhud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Groenhud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Groenhud tries to land a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nitrovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nitrovic tries to break the clinch but Groenhud is controlling the position.
Nitrovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Groenhud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nitrovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Groenhud throws an elbow but it misses.
Groenhud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Groenhud tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Groenhud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Groenhud throws an elbow but misses.
Groenhud throws an elbow but it misses.
Nitrovic stalling in the clinch.
Groenhud misses with a knee strike.
Groenhud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Groenhud throws an elbow but it misses.
Nitrovic dodges an elbow strike from Groenhud.
Groenhud tries to land a knee to the head but Nitrovic blocks with his arms.
Nitrovic has had enough of the clinch but Groenhud keeps him there for the moment.
Groenhud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Groenhud tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Groenhud misses with a knee to the head.
Groenhud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nitrovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Groenhud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gronk Groenhud dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nitrovic stuffs the takedown.
Groenhud ducks under a wild hook from Nitrovic.
Gronk Groenhud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Groenhud fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nitrovic avoids it really well and circles away.
A punch combination from Nitrovic misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groenhud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nitrovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Groenhud.
Groenhud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nitrovic throws a series of punches but Groenhud avoids them all with ease.
Drazen Nitrovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nitrovic scores with a three punch combo!
Nitrovic stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Groenhud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nitrovic as he jumps to the side.
Nitrovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Groenhud counters with a big head kick but Nitrovic shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Groenhud with that takedown attempt.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nitrovic but Nitrovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nitrovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Groenhud counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nitrovic thinking.
Nitrovic misses with a double jab.
Groenhud is looking to clinch but Nitrovic is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nitrovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nitrovic misses.
Drazen Nitrovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Groenhud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nitrovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nitrovic swinging wilding here.
Groenhud shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nitrovic but Nitrovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nitrovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Groenhud counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nitrovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Groenhud throws out the jab.
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.
Groenhud misses with a double jab.
Gronk Groenhud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nitrovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Groenhud. Groenhud gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Nitrovic.
Nitrovic throws a right and a left that Groenhud avoids nicely.
Groenhud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Groenhud fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drazen Nitrovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Groenhud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gronk Groenhud!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takhi Mahkah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahkah is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Five Finger Death Punch- The Way of the Fist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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207 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Takhi Mahkah!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia throws a body punch but Mahkah moves out of range.
Garcia throws a hook but Mahkah avoids it easily.
Garcia takes a swing at Mahkah's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Garcia finds it's target.
It looks like Takhi Mahkah has been cut.
Mahkah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahkah.
Mahkah feints and then cracks Garcia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garcia down.
Mahkah misses with a straight left.
Mahkah just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia thows a leg kick but Mahkah checks it
enabling Mahkah to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Hector Garcia has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahkah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garcia throws the left hand but Mahkah avoids the punch easily.
Garcia works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahkah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Mahkah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia cracks Mahkah with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Garcia has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mahkah to stand back up!
Mahkah is rocked!
That has opened up Takhi Mahkah's cut even more.
Garcia ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Mahkah's jaw. Mahkah's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Garcia does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hector Garcia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aljo Stajerski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stajerski comes to the cage accompanied by ACAB. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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274 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aljo Stajerski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Davies!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Stajerski misses.
Stajerski lands with a nice combination. Davies backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Don Davies has been cut.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Stajerski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stajerski scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stajerski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davies is not content to let Stajerski control the position.
Stajerski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stajerski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stajerski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Stajerski connects with a nice short shot to Davies's temple.
Davies trying to hold on to Stajerski's head to control him but Stajerski postures up.
Stajerski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davies defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stajerski.
Davies is trying to control but can't.
Davies slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stajerski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies keeping moving, preventing Stajerski from controlling successfully.
Stajerski 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.
Stajerski throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stajerski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stajerski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stajerski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stajerski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stajerski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stajerski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stajerski 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.
Stajerski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Davies.
Stajerski regains half guard.
Stajerski trying to control but Davies postures up.
Stajerski is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Davies jumps into side control!
Stajerski is looking for a sweep.
Davies with the ground and pound but Stajerski regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Davies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stajerski punching from the bottom.
Stajerski trying to hold on to Davies's head to control him but Davies postures up.
Davies looks to land a strike but Stajerski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Davies postures up in Stajerski's guard and throws a big left but Stajerski blocks it.
Davies works over Stajerski with some ground and pound from guard.
Davies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stajerski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davies scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stajerski working a defensive guard here.
Stajerski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stajerski tries to strike from the bottom.
Davies throwing strikes but missing.
Davies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stajerski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stajerski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davies's head.
Davies is looking to control Stajerski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davies avoid being mounted?
Davies is staying active underneath Stajerski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies is trying to control but can't.
Stajerski prevents Davies from improving his position.
Stajerski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aljo Stajerski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Davies's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stajerski tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stajerski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davies throwing strikes but Stajerski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Stajerski misses with the ground and pound.
Davies is trying to improve his position.
Stajerski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stajerski tries to score with some ground and pound. Davies controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Davies can't do much from the bottom here.
Don Davies has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davies is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Davies keeping hold of Stajerski's head, controlling as best he can.
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. Stajerski connects with a nice short shot to Davies's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajerski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davies tries to roll over but Stajerski keeps him under control.
Davies moves into full guard.
Stajerski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stajerski trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stajerski won't allow Davies to sweep him here.
Stajerski throws and elbow that misses. Davies uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stajerski's guard. Nice move by Davies!
Stajerski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stajerski wants to sweep but no luck.
Stajerski controlling the position.
Stajerski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stajerski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stajerski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stajerski.
Davies looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Davies slips a nice elbow through Stajerski's hands, connecting with Stajerski's forehead.
Davies missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davies not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stajerski keeping hold of Davies's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davies lands a nice short elbow.
Stajerski taking some punishment here, with Davies in his half guard.
Stajerski is doing well to control the position and prevent Davies from advancing to side control.
Stajerski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stajerski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davies with a flurry of punches that miss.
Davies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stajerski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stajerski wants to sweep here but Davies controlling him for the moment.
Stajerski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davies is looking to advance position but Stajerski has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Stajerski working Davies over with strikes here.
Stajerski looking to ground and pound but Davies is blocking nicely.
The referee warns Davies that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stajerski looking to finish with strikes here!
Davies tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stajerski cracks Davies with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That has opened up Don Davies's cut even more.
Davies is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stajerski punching from mount but Davies doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stajerski looking to control but Davies is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stajerski throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aljo Stajerski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Davies's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stajerski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stajerski scores with a sloppy right hand. Davies should have avoided that one.
The cut above Don Davies's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Davies shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stajerski counters with a takedown into side control.
Stajerski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stajerski in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davies tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Stajerski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davies is trying to escape the mount.
Davies is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stajerski tries to control but Davies wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stajerski dominating with strikes here.
Stajerski controlling the pace for now.
Stajerski trying to control but Davies is having none of it.
Stajerski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Don Davies's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Don Davies's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aljo Stajerski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taavi Liisteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Johnny I hardly knew ya. Liisteri has chosen Solid Base - I like it as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Patrick Malone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Malone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taavi Liisteri!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liisteri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malone throws out the jab.
Liisteri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malone throws a lazy right hand but Liisteri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malone throws out a loose jab but Liisteri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malone looks to throw the jab but Liisteri is out of range.
Liisteri throws a big shot that misses.
Liisteri slips under a jab from Malone.
Malone throws a shot from downtown. Liisteri moves away and avoids it.
Liisteri shoots for a takedown but Malone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liisteri shoots in for a double leg but Malone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liisteri slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liisteri fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patrick Malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taavi Liisteri.
Malone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Malone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Liisteri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Malone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liisteri's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liisteri is working to get back to half guard.
Liisteri wants to hold on but Malone pushes him away.
Liisteri gets back to half guard.
Liisteri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Malone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Liisteri has hold of Malone's hands but Malone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Liisteri wants to control but Malone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liisteri looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Malone working Liisteri over with strikes.
Malone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Malone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liisteri's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malone wants to stand but Liisteri has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Malone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Liisteri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Malone pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri is trying to control but can't.
Malone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Liisteri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malone.
Malone drops an elbow to the side of Liisteri's head.
It looks like Malone is going to stand back up.
Liisteri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Malone pulls his head out easily.
Liisteri avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malone.
Liisteri actively working from the bottom here.
Liisteri looks gassed!
Malone stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Liisteri to get to his feet.
Malone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liisteri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri staying out of range there.
Malone misses with a body shot.
Liisteri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Malone.
Malone looks to land a left hand but Liisteri moved out of range nicely.
Malone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malone tries to close the distance and clinch but Liisteri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malone misses with a wild body shot.
Malone forces Liisteri back against the cage and clinches.
Liisteri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liisteri pulls guard.
Malone tries to stand but Liisteri is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Liisteri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Malone is aware though and is defending well.
Malone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Malone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liisteri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Malone works over Liisteri with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone wanted to stand there but Liisteri had control of the position.
Liisteri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malone defends well.
Malone trying to control but Liisteri is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Malone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Liisteri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malone throws a looping overhand right but Liisteri ducks down to avoid it.
Liisteri tries for a takedown but Malone circles away easily
and Malone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liisteri thinking.
Malone misses with a body shot.
Liisteri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Malone misses with a hook. Liisteri ducked under it nicely.
Liisteri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malone swinging wilding here.
Liisteri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liisteri was well out of range. Poor timing from Malone.
Malone misses with a straight right.
Liisteri gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Liisteri is breathing heavily.
Liisteri ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
Malone gets a takedown into half guard.
Liisteri tries to roll over but Malone keeps him under control.
Liisteri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Malone pulls his head out easily.
Malone drops an elbow to the side of Liisteri's head.
Liisteri actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Malone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Liisteri defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Malone.
Malone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Liisteri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Malone looking to finish Liisteri with some ground and pound. This is bad for Liisteri!
Malone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Liisteri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Malone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liisteri keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Malone working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone dominating with strikes here.
Patrick Malone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malone lands a nice shot to the head.
Malone with shots to the head and body - Liisteri looks very uncomfortable down there.
Malone with good strikes from the mount here!
Liisteri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Liisteri is trying desperately to improve position.
Malone unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Malone.
Liisteri tries to hold on but Malone pushes him away.
Malone with the ground and pound from mount.
Malone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Malone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Liisteri is rocked!
Malone tries to control but Liisteri wriggling away.
Liisteri is still in real trouble! Can Malone finish him?
Malone avoids the attempt from Liisteri to control.
Liisteri seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri is working to get back to half guard.
Malone wants to control the pace but Liisteri is squirming around nicely.
Malone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Malone raining down shots from the mount!
Malone landing shots from mount.
Liisteri is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Malone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liisteri tries to hold on but Malone postures up.
Liisteri manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Malone dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malone shoots and misses
and Liisteri counters with a nice double leg into side control. Malone won't be happy with that.
Liisteri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Liisteri tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liisteri has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Malone is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Liisteri has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Liisteri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Malone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Malone explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liisteri tries for a takedown but Malone circles away easily
and Malone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Malone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liisteri slips a jab and a cross from Malone.
Malone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liisteri.
Malone closes the distance and clinches.
Malone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liisteri has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Malone.
Malone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liisteri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Malone's efforts to push away.
Liisteri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liisteri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malone smiles and moves away.
Patrick Malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taavi Liisteri.
Malone looks to score with a jab to the body but Liisteri is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malone looks to throw the jab but Liisteri is out of range.
Malone gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Liisteri to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Malone has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Liisteri off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Malone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liisteri can do to turn this around?
Malone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liisteri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Malone is trying to buck Liisteri off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Malone explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Liisteri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malone wants to clinch.
Malone throws out a loose jab but Liisteri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liisteri closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Malone is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying to improve his position.
Liisteri throws an elbow but Malone slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liisteri is trying to get an arm triangle but Malone is defending well.
Malone is trying to get back to his feet.
Liisteri thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Liisteri wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Malone, who protects the arm well.
Malone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taavi Liisteri really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Malone.
Malone misses with a jab to the body
and Liisteri counters with a takedown into side control.
Malone is looking for a sweep.
Malone tries to escape but Liisteri is in control.
Liisteri has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Malone!
Malone is trying to escape the mount.
Malone is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Malone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Liisteri has hold of Malone's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Malone manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Liisteri working for a guillotine from mount but Malone is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone tries to hold on but Liisteri pushes him away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Liisteri is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Malone has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Malone!
Malone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liisteri has a closed guard, preventing Malone from standing up.
Liisteri trying to keep a closed guard but Malone is proving a slippery customer.
Liisteri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liisteri is working an open guard so Malone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Patrick Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malone throws a lazy right hand but Liisteri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malone works over Liisteri's head and body with a nice combination.
Liisteri misses with a takedown
and Malone counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for Malone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liisteri doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malone tries to clinch up
and Liisteri counters with a shoot takedown. Malone fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Malone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Liisteri trying to control but Malone is working from the bottom.
Liisteri looking to pass the guard.
Malone wants to get back to his feet but Liisteri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Malone keeping moving, preventing Liisteri from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Malone punishing his opponent with strikes.
Liisteri is working to get back to half guard.
Malone dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Malone.
Malone lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Liisteri hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Malone landing strikes from the mount.
Liisteri is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Patrick Malone will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Malone misses with a few strikes there.
Liisteri ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
Liisteri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malone just misses with a punch to the body.
Liisteri wants to clinch up but Malone keeps it at a distance.
Liisteri closes the distance and clinches.
Malone tries to break the clinch but Liisteri is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liisteri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Malone just stands there and leans against the cage.
Malone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malone has had enough of the clinch but Liisteri keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Malone working hard to break the clinch.
Malone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liisteri pulls Malone into guard.
Liisteri looking for a guillotine here but Malone defends easily.
Liisteri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Malone is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone thows a big elbow that misses.
Liisteri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Liisteri has momentary wrist control but Malone slips an elbow through the middle.
Liisteri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Malone is aware though and is defending well.
Malone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Malone chips away with some ground and pound.
Malone working some strikes from top position.
Malone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Liisteri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Malone defends well.
Malone throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liisteri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Liisteri is working an open guard so Malone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Malone misses the jab.
Liisteri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Malone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Malone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liisteri tries for a takedown but Malone circles away easily
and Malone counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Liisteri's guard now.
Malone postures up in Liisteri's guard and throws a big left but Liisteri blocks it.
Liisteri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Malone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Malone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Malone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Liisteri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malone's guard.
Patrick Malone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liisteri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malone is keeping the position for now.
Malone pushes Liisteri off and gets back to his feet.
Malone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liisteri.
Liisteri shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malone pinned against the cage. Malone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Patrick Malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taavi Liisteri.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri takes one to the chin there.
Malone throws a series of punches but Liisteri moves out of range.
Malone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malone darts in trying to clinch
and Liisteri counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malone wants to get back to his feet but Liisteri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taavi Liisteri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liisteri throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Malone.
Well Malone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:45
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Malone!
Patrick Malone retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tonbridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonbridge has chosen The Cumshots - I Drink Alone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Tonbridge!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Sagat misses.
Sagat swings for the body but Tonbridge moves out of range.
Sagat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sagat swinging wilding here.
Sagat misses with a looping left.
Tonbridge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sagat is fending him off so far but Tonbridge persists. Nope, Sagat circles away and we're back to standing.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tonbridge slips under a jab from Sagat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagat misses with a wild body shot.
Sagat misses with a body shot.
Sagat throws a hook but Tonbridge blocks it.
Sagat misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonbridge shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sagat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sagat takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sagat slips a jab from Tonbridge.
Tonbridge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sagat connects with a looping right hand.
Tonbridge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sagat as he avoids it easily.
Bob Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Tonbridge.
Sagat scores with the left hand. Tonbridge knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sagat lands a big uppercut and Tonbridge crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tonbridge looks OK. Sagat waves Tonbridge back to his feet!
Tonbridge is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sagat scores with a hook.
Tonbridge is still on wobbly legs! Can Sagat finish him?
Sagat swinging wilding here.
Tonbridge seems to have recovered his senses.
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagat misses the target.
Sagat missing with a left hand there. Tonbridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tonbridge is defended easily by Sagat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands with a hook. Tonbridge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tonbridge is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sagat is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tonbridge.
Sagat swats away the attempt to clinch by Tonbridge.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonbridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagat swinging wilding here.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
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.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
Sagat looks to throw the jab but Tonbridge is out of range.
Sagat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagat throws a lazy right hand but Tonbridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sagat throws a nice looking combination but Tonbridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tonbridge fails with a takedown attempt.
Sagat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tonbridge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sagat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tonbridge has a takedown stuffed.
Bob Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonbridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sagat swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Tonbridge or perhaps it was just good defense by Sagat which made him look bad.
Bob Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Tonbridge.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagat throws the left hand but Tonbridge avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonbridge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheers as Sagat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tonbridge doesn't seem phased though.
Sagat misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat throws a shot from downtown. Tonbridge moves away and avoids it.
Sagat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagat doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonbridge circles away.
Sagat connects with a nice looking jab.
Sagat misses with a looping right.
Sagat closes the distance and clinches.
Sagat lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Sagat.
Tonbridge tries to pull guard but Sagat holds him up against the cage and eventually Tonbridge drops back down to his feet.
Tonbridge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tonbridge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tonbridge jumps guard but Sagat stands there with Tonbridge around his waist. Tonbridge gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sagat is working Tonbridge over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonbridge jumps guard.
Tonbridge can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sagat controls the pace.
Sagat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonbridge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tonbridge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tonbridge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonbridge keeping full guard, as Sagat tries to pass.
Tonbridge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sagat is aware though and is defending well.
Sagat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tonbridge is breathing heavily.
Sagat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sagat lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagat is putting a hurting on Tonbridge here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonbridge tries to bench press Sagat off him but Sagat keeps the position.
Sagat lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Sagat's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tonbridge is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sagat off and has taken his back!
Tonbridge has his arm under Sagat's chin here. Game over son! Tonbridge squeezes tightly and Sagat is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Terry Tonbridge!
Terry Tonbridge is the new middleweight champion!
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