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RFC 9 - HW & Lt HW Semi Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Newton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Newton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banks. That's going to slow Newton down.
Newton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Newton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Banks wants to clinch.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Banks misses.
Newton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Banks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Newton shoots in but Banks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banks cracks Newton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Banks has managed to clinch.
Banks misses with an elbow over the top.
Banks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Newton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Banks tries a knee to the head but Newton blocks it.
Banks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
Banks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newton avoids it.
Banks lands a hook that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Banks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Banks missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Newton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banks walks away with a smile on his face. Newton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brad Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Newton.
Newton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banks slaps away a takedown attempt from Newton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Newton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Banks stuffs the takedown attempt from Newton. Newton gets slowly back to his feet.
Banks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newton checks a leg kick nicely.
Banks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Newton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Newton pushes down on Banks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Banks pushes Newton off looking to stand but Newton dives back in and keeps control.
Banks is trying to get back to full guard.
Banks wants to get back to full guard but Newton has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Banks wants to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Newton controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks wants to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Newton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Banks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Newton circles away.
A shot to the body from Banks misses
and Newton counters with a single leg into guard. Banks didn't expect that.
Banks working a defensive guard here.
Banks wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Newton is now in half guard.
Newton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Banks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Newton wants to take a breather but Banks is having none of it.
Newton not doing much here.
Banks is trying to control but Newton manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Banks wants to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
Newton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Banks working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to get back to his feet.
Newton get's back to his feet.
Newton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Banks wants to improve his position but instead Newton has moved into half guard.
Banks trying to get back to full guard but Newton takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to hold on but Newton pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Newton gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Banks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Newton wants to break free but Banks has control.
Banks tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Banks back against the cage.
Newton tries to break the clinch but Banks is controlling the position.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Newton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Newton trying to control the position.
Banks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Newton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Newton fails with a takedown attempt.
Newton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Banks scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Ben Newton has been cut.
Banks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Newton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Newton.
Newton stops Banks from standing up.
Newton trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Banks being controlled here, momentarily.
Banks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Banks throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Banks managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Newton trying to control but Banks is working from the bottom.
Banks is trying to control the position but Newton postures up.
Banks is really struggling to control Newton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banks throws a nice head kick!
Banks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Newton counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton looks to land a combination. Banks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Banks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Newton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Banks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Newton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newton staying out of range there.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
Banks misses with a double jab
and Newton counters with a shoot takedown. Banks fights it but they end up in guard.
Newton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Banks working for a triangle but Newton defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Newton 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 Banks.
Newton decides to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Newton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Newton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Newton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duke Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Behr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Behr!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behr tries for a takedown but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Behr.
Behr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Behr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Behr is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Behr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Behr.
Jab by Behr.
Behr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Behr.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Behr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Behr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilson is proving hard to escape from.
Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Behr throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Behr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Behr wants to stand but Wilson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson is adopting a defensive guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Behr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Behr moves out of range as Wilson strikes.
Behr swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Behr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Behr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Behr looks gassed!
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.
Behr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson clinches with his opponent.
Behr can't get the takedown.
Duke Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Behr.
Wilson stalling the fight.
Behr is trying to drag Wilson to the mat but Wilson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Behr is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wilson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wilson trying to control but Behr is working from the bottom.
Behr wants to stand up but Wilson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behr trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilson slips nicely into half guard.
Behr is trying to stand back up but Wilson is controlling him
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Behr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Behr is trying to stand.
Wilson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Behr tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Behr actively working from the bottom here.
Wilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Behr wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Behr.
Wilson pulls guard effortlessly.
Wilson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Behr!
Wilson trying to control but Behr is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Duke Wilson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Behr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilson did well to prevent Behr getting side control.
Behr wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson trying to control here.
Wilson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Behr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Behr's back!
Behr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson controlling well, preventing Behr from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Behr is trying to get back to his feet but Wilson has full control of the position and if anything, Behr has just worked his way into a worse spot.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Behr has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Good control from Wilson.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wilson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Behr trying to control the position but Wilson manages to sink in the hooks.
Behr controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wilson.
Behr controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Wilson has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Behr is in real trouble here. Wilson gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Behr is tapping out! Wilson wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Duke Wilson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Fitzgerald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Russel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fitzgerald lands with a shot to the body.
Russel swings for the body but Fitzgerald moves out of range.
Fitzgerald cracks Russel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Fitzgerald has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Russel to stand back up!
Russel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Russel dips to his left and cracks Fitzgerald with an uppercut!
Russel misses the body punch
and Russel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Fitzgerald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Russel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russel lands a jab-cross combination.
Fitzgerald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russel circles away quickly and effectively.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to de liver by Fitzgerald. Beautiful body shot.
Russel is breathing heavily.
Fitzgerald closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Russel out cold! Russel corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Larry Fitzgerald!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Marr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Falls. Joe Marr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Marr!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
Marr tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Marr works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marr misses with a head kick.
Marr throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Davis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Marr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Marr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
Marr parries the strikes from Davis easily there. Davis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Marr to escape.
Marr tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr taking punishment in the form of punches.
Davis working the ground and pound.
Marr is looking for a sweep.
Marr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Davis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marr sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Davis is working Marr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Marr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Marr taking a bit of punishment here - Davis scoring with strikes.
Marr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davis's best efforts.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marr tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Marr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marr gets full guard.
Marr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marr looks gassed!
Marr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Marr has momentary wrist control but Davis slips an elbow through the middle.
Marr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marr looking for a sweep. Not yet Marr, not yet.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davis works over Marr with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Marr blocks nicely.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
Davis connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marr looking to control.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Marr blocks nicely.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis is working Marr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Marr's brow.
Marr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Marr lands a decent punch to the body there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Davis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davis cracks Marr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marr's waist but Marr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Marr staying out of range there.
Marr darts in and clinches Davis up against the ropes.
Marr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marr landing knees to the body.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Marr has him pressed against the ropes.
Marr prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Marr lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Rick Davis has been cut.
Marr lands a damaging elbow.
Marr slows down the pace here.
Marr landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marr misses with a knee to the head.
Marr misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Marr's takedown attempt.
Davis tries for a takedown but Marr manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marr.
Marr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
Marr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Marr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marr looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marr gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Marr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Marr tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Marr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Marr connects with a knee to the head.
Marr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Marr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marr tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Marr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis wants to break free but Marr has control.
Marr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marr misses with a knee strike.
Marr with a knee to the head.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Marr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Marr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis thows a leg kick but Marr checks it
and Marr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marr darts in and clinches Davis up against the ropes.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marr slips under a jab from Davis.
Marr throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Marr's head but Marr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Marr digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Marr forces Davis back against the ropes and clinches.
Marr landing knees to the head.
Marr tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Marr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Marr tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marr prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Marr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Davis up against the ropes.
Davis can't break the clinch.
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.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big right from Marr misses.
Davis throws a hook but Marr avoids it easily.
Marr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marr misses with a head kick.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Marr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Marr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rick Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Marr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Davis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marr has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Marr misses with a knee to the head.
Marr prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Marr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marr looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davis as Marr tries to tie him up.
Marr keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marr misses with a knee strike.
Marr prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marr obliges.
Marr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Marr is controlling the position.
Marr prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marr scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis is working for takedown but Marr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marr is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marr tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marr connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Marr.
Marr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Marr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marr shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Marr trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marr drops back looking for a leg! Davis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davis manages to kick Marr off! Marr jumps back into Davis's guard.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marr postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marr wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position.
Marr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis digs a good hook to Marr's body.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Marr misses with a shot to the body
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Marr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marr checks a low kick from Davis.
Marr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Davis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Marr is trying to defend but Davis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marr moves into full guard.
Marr working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Marr.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Marr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marr on the ground.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Marr has wrist control.
Davis lands a couple of digs.
Marr looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Marr.
I think Marr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Marr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carmen Sandiego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob McCaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carmen Sandiego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob McCaig!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCaig misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandiego.
Sandiego changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCaig tries to avoid it but Sandiego manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCaig to the ground. McCaig escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McCaig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCaig changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sandiego looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McCaig trying to control the action but Sandiego is working from the bottom.
McCaig lands some shots froms side control.
McCaig creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Sandiego's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sandiego is trying to improve his position.
McCaig wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandiego keeps working.
Sandiego manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McCaig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sandiego seems to be looking for submissions.
Sandiego looks to land a strike but McCaig avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCaig looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCaig looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sandiego won't allow McCaig to sweep him here.
McCaig trying to keep a closed guard but Sandiego is proving a slippery customer.
McCaig is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McCaig missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCaig passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCaig sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sandiego is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sandiego is looking to regain half guard here but McCaig keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sandiego struggling a bit here.
McCaig is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sandiego is looking to regain half guard here but McCaig keeps moving and retains side control.
McCaig thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sandiego defending against the ground and pound.
Sandiego is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandiego trying to control here.
McCaig winds up and cracks Sandiego with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCaig not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCaig throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sandiego actively working from the bottom here.
Sandiego avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCaig.
Sandiego is trying to get back to full guard.
McCaig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McCaig misses with a series of wild punches.
McCaig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sandiego is breathing heavily.
Sandiego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCaig throws a leg kick but Sandiego moved away.
Sandiego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCaig fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sandiego.
McCaig wants to clinch.
Sandiego gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sandiego is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCaig defends well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCaig drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says McCaig as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Sandiego screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with McCaig! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rob McCaig!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Luca has chosen Crank that as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chay Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Luca walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Luca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willis shoots in and bounces De Luca off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Willis wants to control from the top but De Luca keeps moving.
Willis cracks De Luca with a solid left hand.
Willis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
De Luca has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Willis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
De Luca keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
De Luca wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Willis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Luca works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis throws a big right hand that misses.
Willis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Luca is keeping the position for now.
Willis scoring with some ground and pound.
Willis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Willis preventing the sweep.
Willis throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca keeping full guard, as Willis tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Luca working for a triangle but Willis defends it easily.
Willis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Willis wants to control from the top but De Luca keeps moving.
Willis thows a big elbow that misses.
Willis connects with a couple of short punches.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but De Luca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Willis postures up and lands a big shot to De Luca's brow.
Willis throws and elbow that misses. De Luca uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willis's guard. Nice move by De Luca!
Willis looking to control.
Willis wants to sweep here but De Luca controlling him for the moment.
De Luca lands a couple of digs.
De Luca won't allow Willis to sweep him here.
De Luca wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A jab from Willis misses.
Willis throws a series of punches but De Luca avoids them all with ease.
De Luca misses with a takedown attempt
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Willis throws the left hand but De Luca avoids the punch easily.
De Luca moves out of range of the leg kick from Willis.
De Luca misses with a takedown
and Willis counters with a left and a right that stings De Luca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chay Willis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Willis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Luca. That did some damage!
Enzo De Luca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Luca.
De Luca with a poor takedown
and Willis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Willis misses with a looping left.
Willis lands with a right hand.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Luca.
Willis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Willis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
De Luca looking for a guillotine here but Willis defends easily.
Willis trying to control but De Luca is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Willis wants to control from the top but De Luca keeps moving.
Willis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Luca is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Willis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Willis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Willis forces his way into half guard.
Willis trying to control from half guard but De Luca is working away.
Willis 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.
De Luca is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Willis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Willis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Luca avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willis.
De Luca wants to get back to full guard.
Willis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Willis is nestled in close to De Luca, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Willis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Willis working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis working De Luca over with strikes.
Willis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Luca is rocked!
Willis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Luca is still in real trouble! Can Willis finish him?
Willis 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.
Willis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Luca seems to have recovered his senses.
Willis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Luca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Luca has hold of Willis's hands but Willis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Willis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Willis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands strikes from half guard.
De Luca is trying to stand up here but Willis is controlling him well.
De Luca is breathing heavily.
Willis winds up and cracks De Luca with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Willis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from Willis there.
Willis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Willis stalling away here and it's allowed De Luca to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis wants to control from the top but De Luca keeps moving.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but De Luca blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chay Willis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Willis connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Luca. De Luca circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Willis scores with a takedown into De Luca's guard.
Chay Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willis trying to control but De Luca is working from the bottom.
Willis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Willis scores with punches from side control.
Willis tries to advance to mount but can't.
De Luca wants to control but Willis postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis working the ground and pound from side control.
Willis scoring with punches from side control.
De Luca takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Willis cracks De Luca with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Willis immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! De Luca is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Willis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chay Willis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Oasis - Fuckin' In The Bushes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steve Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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250 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones sends Gracie crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jones is motioning to the referee to let Gracie up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Roger Gracie has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Gracie - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rav Kapur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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262 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Payette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Rav Kapur!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payette jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kapur cracks the inside of Payette's front leg.
Payette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kapur circles away quickly and effectively.
Kapur tries to move into range but Payette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Rav Kapur has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Payette.
Payette tries to land a front kick but Kapur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Payette misses with a wild body shot.
Payette throws a right hand that Kapur ducks under and follows up with a left that Kapur also avoids with ease.
Kapur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette tries to move into range but Kapur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payette looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kapur is fending him off so far but Payette persists. Nope, Kapur circles away and we're back to standing.
Kapur throws a leg kick which misses Payette's front leg but catches the back leg as Payette tries to avoid it.
Kapur leaves Payette with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kapur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payette looks to land a left hand but Kapur moved out of range nicely.
Payette lands with a nice body punch.
Payette throws a body punch but Kapur moves out of range.
Payette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kapur slips a straight right by Payette.
Payette shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Payette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kapur tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette throws a right hand that Kapur ducks under and follows up with a left that Kapur also avoids with ease.
Kapur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Payette.
Payette lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kapur circles away quickly and effectively.
Kapur ducks under a wild hook from Payette.
Kapur missing with a left hand there. Payette was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kapur throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Andre Payette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette connects with a single shot there.
Payette misses with a looping right.
Kapur throws a sloppy body shot
and Payette counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payette is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kapur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Payette thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andre Payette will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rav Kapur's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Payette looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Payette misses with a takedown attempt - Kapur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kapur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kapur moves away.
Andre Payette is winning the standup battle so far.
Payette misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette avoids the head kick by Kapur.
Kapur moves out of range as Payette throws a body kick.
Payette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payette moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Payette misses with a takedown attempt - Kapur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Payette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payette shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kapur sprawls well. Kapur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Payette gets slowly back to his feet.
Payette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kapur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Payette throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Payette not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kapur kicks off Payette and gets to his feet.
Payette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Payette.
Kapur shoots in and drives through. Payette sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Payette misses its intended target.
Kapur should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Payette has his takedown stuffed
and Kapur counters with a straight right hand.
Payette with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kapur counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andre Payette will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rav Kapur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kapur doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Payette connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payette scores a takedown into full mount!
Payette landing punches.
Payette throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Payette misses with a head shot.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kapur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kapur wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Payette.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payette trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Payette.
Kapur is rocked!
The cut above Rav Kapur's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rav Kapur's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andre Payette!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hornsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hornsby has chosen Mickey's Dive as his entrance music. Stephan Bonnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Bonnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Hornsby!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hornsby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hornsby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Stephan Bonnar has been cut.
Hornsby misses with an uppercut. Bonnar saw that one coming.
Bonnar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Hornsby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonnar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hornsby.
Bonnar dodges the punch combination from Hornsby.
Hank Hornsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hornsby swivels and escapes.
Hornsby lands a left and a right that send Bonnar crashing to the mat, dazed. Hornsby thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hornsby looks to land a combination but Bonnar avoids it well.
Hornsby lands a big uppercut and Bonnar crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bonnar looks OK. Hornsby waves Bonnar back to his feet!
Bonnar is rocked!
Bonnar leaves his chin hanging out and Hornsby seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bonnar crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Hornsby!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svenderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Manos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svenderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Svenderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thaddeus Manos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manos showed some decent athleticism there.
Manos tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manos pulls his head out easily.
Manos is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manos to get the leverage.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva has his foot on Manos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manos works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Manos passes into side control.
Manos controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Manos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Manos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Manos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Manos jumps into side control!
Silva gets back to half guard.
Manos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is staying active underneath Manos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Manos wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva tries to roll over but Manos keeps him under control.
Manos wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manos drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Manos has the dominant position.
Manos pulls Silva into guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Manos wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Manos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Manos working a defensive guard here.
Manos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Manos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Manos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Manos looks gassed!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Manos has a good base and remains in mount.
Manos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Manos has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva wants to control but Manos is having none of it.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Manos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Manos has a good base and remains in mount.
Manos looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva tries to hold on but Manos pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaddeus Manos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Manos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Manos closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Manos pushes Silva against the ropes but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Manos doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Manos blocks a head kick by Silva.
Manos blocks a jab.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Manos moves out of range easily.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thaddeus Manos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manos has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Manos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Manos is pressed up against the ropes. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manos down to the mat. Manos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Manos blocks a head kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manos moves into the clinch.
Manos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Manos is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Manos is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva has his foot on Manos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manos works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva working for a triangle but Manos defends it easily.
Manos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Manos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Manos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva working for a triangle but Manos defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manos with a nice head shot there.
Manos looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Manos blocks nicely.
Manos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manos is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Manos is trying to keep Silva in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manos was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Manos blocks a head kick by Silva.
Manos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Manos trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Thaddeus Manos has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Silva has his feet on Manos's thighs here. He's pushed Manos off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Manos screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Svenderson Silva!
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