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UFP THE BEGINING! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Walford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Buckinham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Walford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Buckinham!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Buckinham.
Buckinham swinging wilding here.
Buckinham throws the kick towards the body but Walford avoids it.
Walford has a takedown stuffed.
Buckinham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walford.
Buckinham misses with a series of wild punches.
Buckinham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A combination from Buckinham does no damage.
Bob Buckinham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Buckinham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buckinham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Buckinham misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckinham misses with a few strikes there.
Buckinham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buckinham misses with a series of wild punches.
Buckinham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Buckinham misses with a wild combination.
Buckinham misses with a two punch combination.
Walford dodges the punch combination from Buckinham.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Buckinham.
Buckinham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckinham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walford.
Buckinham tries to bum rush Walford with a series of wild strikes but Walford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buckinham stalks Walford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walford's face. Walford staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Buckinham.
Buckinham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buckinham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckinham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walford fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Walford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walford shoots in for a double leg but Buckinham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walford is breathing heavily.
Buckinham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buckinham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckinham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckinham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walford.
Walford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Buckinham but Buckinham pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Buckinham misses with a two punch combination.
Buckinham swinging wilding here.
Walford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buckinham throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
Buckinham misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Buckinham does no damage.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford moves out of range.
Buckinham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Buckinham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buckinham fails to land with a series of punches.
Buckinham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buckinham throws a nice looking combination but Walford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buckinham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buckinham lands with a nice combination. Walford backs away looking to recover.
Walford dodges the punch combination from Buckinham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Buckinham dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Buckinham misses.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walford slips a jab and a cross from Buckinham.
Walford misses with a takedown attempt - Buckinham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
Buckinham misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Buckinham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buckinham scores with a one two! Walford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Buckinham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bob Buckinham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckinham looks to land a combination. Walford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Buckinham misses with a wild combination.
Walford slips a jab and a cross from Buckinham.
Buckinham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford moves out of range.
Buckinham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buckinham misses with the combination.
Bob Buckinham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walford dives in and grabs Buckinham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Buckinham pushes down on Walford's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Buckinham.
Buckinham throws a right hand that Walford ducks under and follows up with a left that Walford also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckinham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buckinham throws a one two combo.
Tom Walford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buckinham misses with a few strikes there.
Buckinham misses with a wild combination.
Buckinham lands a two punch combo.
Buckinham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walford slips a jab and a cross from Buckinham.
Buckinham looks to land a combination but Walford avoids it well.
Buckinham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buckinham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buckinham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckinham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walford circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Buckinham.
Buckinham throws a nice looking combination but Walford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buckinham misses with the combination.
Buckinham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckinham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckinham is working the combinations to good effect here.
Buckinham misses with a few strikes there.
Buckinham throws a right and a left that Walford avoids nicely.
Buckinham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walford.
Buckinham misses with a double jab.
Buckinham swinging wilding here.
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.
Buckinham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Buckinham misses.
Buckinham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walford.
Buckinham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buckinham slaps away a takedown attempt from Walford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Walford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford moves out of range.
A combination from Buckinham does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buckinham.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckinham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buckinham lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Buckinham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Buckinham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Walford might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Buckinham tries to bum rush Walford with a series of wild strikes but Walford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buckinham misses with the combination.
Buckinham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buckinham swinging wilding here.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Buckinham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckinham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buckinham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckinham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walford.
Buckinham's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Buckinham duly obliges.
Buckinham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Buckinham.
Buckinham misses with a few strikes there.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
Walford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buckinham.
Buckinham misses with a wild combination.
Buckinham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buckinham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckinham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walford dives in and grabs Buckinham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Buckinham pushes down on Walford's head and hops out.
Buckinham throws a right hand that Walford ducks under and follows up with a left that Walford also avoids with ease.
Buckinham misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Buckinham misses.
Buckinham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckinham misses with a two punch combination.
Buckinham slaps away a takedown attempt from Walford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Buckinham tries to bum rush Walford with a series of wild strikes but Walford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buckinham throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walford shoots in for a takedown but Buckinham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Walford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckinham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckinham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckinham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckinham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
Walford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buckinham.
Buckinham misses with a double jab.
Buckinham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walford circles away quickly and effectively.
Buckinham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buckinham misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckinham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buckinham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buckinham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walford circles away quickly and effectively.
Buckinham misses with a series of wild punches.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford moves out of range.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford moves out of range.
Buckinham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Buckinham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Buckinham really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buckinham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buckinham swinging wilding here.
Buckinham looks to land a combination but Walford avoids it well.
Walford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buckinham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice combination there by Buckinham.
Buckinham throws a series of strikes that have Walford backpedaling.
Buckinham misses with a two punch combination.
Buckinham moves into the clinch successfully.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Buckinham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buckinham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckinham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Buckinham misses with a double jab.
Buckinham moves into the clinch successfully.
Buckinham breaks from the clinch.
Buckinham misses with the combination.
Buckinham misses with a double jab.
Walford shoots for a double leg takedown but Buckinham sprawls well. He's pushed Walford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Buckinham swinging wilding here.
Buckinham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckinham throws a right hand that Walford ducks under and follows up with a left that Walford also avoids with ease.
Buckinham throws a series of strikes that have Walford backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckinham closes the distance and pushes Walford back into the cage.
Walford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buckinham's efforts to push away.
Walford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Buckinham is looking to break free of the clinch but Walford has double underhooks.
Walford keeps control of Buckinham as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buckinham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Buckinham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buckinham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Walford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckinham is trying to break the clinch but Walford is controlling him.
Buckinham is trying to break the clinch but Walford is controlling him.
Buckinham can't break the clinch.
Buckinham wants to break free but Walford has control.
Buckinham is trying to force a seperation but Walford has the dominant position.
Buckinham is looking to break free of the clinch but Walford has double underhooks.
Buckinham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckinham is trying to break the clinch but Walford has him pressed against the cage.
Buckinham tries to break the clinch but Walford is controlling the position.
Buckinham is trying to break the clinch but Walford is controlling him.
Buckinham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Buckinham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Buckinham tries to circle away but Walford has him pinned against the cage.
Buckinham working hard to break the clinch.
Buckinham tries to circle away but Walford has him pinned against the cage.
Walford has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Buckinham avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Buckinham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Buckinham is trying to force a seperation but Walford has the dominant position.
Walford drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Buckinham gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Buckinham wants to get back to striking at distance but Walford won't allow it.
Buckinham stops a takedown attempt from Walford.
Buckinham manages to break the clinch.
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.
Buckinham misses with the combination.
Walford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buckinham.
Buckinham looks to land a combination but Walford avoids it well.
Walford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Buckinham swivels and escapes.
Buckinham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckinham tries to bum rush Walford with a series of wild strikes but Walford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buckinham misses with a few strikes there.
Buckinham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buckinham misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Buckinham dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Buckinham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walford shoots in for a takedown but Buckinham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buckinham misses with the combination.
Buckinham moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buckinham works over Walford's head and body with a nice combination.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
Buckinham misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckinham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buckinham tries to bum rush Walford with a series of wild strikes but Walford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buckinham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Buckinham.
Some wild striking there from Buckinham.
Walford slips a jab and a cross from Buckinham.
Buckinham misses with a double jab.
Buckinham swinging wilding here.
Buckinham throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckinham throws a right and a left that Walford avoids nicely.
Buckinham misses with the combination.
Buckinham swinging wilding here.
Buckinham tries to close the distance and clinch but Walford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buckinham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buckinham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buckinham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Walford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buckinham misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckinham misses with the combination.
Buckinham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buckinham misses with a two punch combination.
Buckinham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Buckinham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buckinham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob Buckinham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Walford fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tom Walford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Buckinham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buckinham throws a series of punches but Walford avoids them all with ease.
Buckinham instigates a clinch.
Buckinham is trying to break the clinch but Walford has him pressed against the cage.
Buckinham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buckinham throws a right and a left that Walford avoids nicely.
Buckinham clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Buckinham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Buckinham 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 43:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 42:50
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Buckinham!
Bob Buckinham is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kenny davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, kenny davies!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
davies wants to clinch.
davies fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards is looking to slow davies down with leg kicks.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
davies shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than davies was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Richards tries to lock up and control but davies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
davies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richards is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
davies looks gassed!
davies prevents Richards from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Richards tries to hold on but davies pushes him away.
davies controlling his opponent.
Richards tries to lock up and control but davies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
davies lands a big elbow.
Richards tries to hold on but davies pushes him away.
Richards is trying desperately to improve position.
Richards tries to hold on but davies postures up.
davies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Richards is looking to escape.
Richards is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards regains half guard.
davies throws a strike but Richards avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
davies pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
Richards working a defensive guard here.
Richards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to take a breather but davies is having none of it.
Richards is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Richards prevents davies from improving his position.
Richards is looking to stall here but davies recovers full guard.
davies managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but kenny davies will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by davies.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
davies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but davies circles away quickly and effectively.
davies is breathing heavily.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but davies circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Richards bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bruce Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
Richards scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards tries to bum rush davies with a series of wild strikes but davies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards throws a series of punches but davies moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richards.
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards lands with a kick to the temple. davies shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards swinging wilding here.
Richards throws a series of punches but davies moves out of range.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Richards throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Richards cracks the inside of davies's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Richards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards delivers a nice body kick.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have davies backpedaling.
davies on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards falls off balance throwing a combination
and davies counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
davies takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Richards lands a jab-cross combination.
davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richards.
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!
davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
davies takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Richards thumps davies with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from davies.
davies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richards moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Richards dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Richards looks to land a combination. davies sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richards thumps davies with a low kick.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
davies has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Richards.
Richards throws a combination that misses
and davies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruce Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Richards scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
davies sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Richards lands a two punch combo.
davies sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
davies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses davies's front leg but catches the back leg as davies tries to avoid it.
davies gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Richards counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
davies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richards with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as davies backs up against the cage.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richards is working the combinations to good effect here.
Richards lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
davies 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.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt davies.
Bruce Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
davies on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Richards works over davies's head and body with a nice combination.
Richards feints and then cracks davies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow davies down.
Richards looks to land a combination. davies sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from davies.
davies takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Richards.
Richards throws a quick head kick that skims the top of davies's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards scores with a three punch combo!
Richards misses with a double jab
and davies counters by clinching up.
Richards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richards wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
davies tries to pull guard but Richards holds him up against the cage and eventually davies drops back down to his feet.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
davies shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bruce Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kenny davies.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Richards misses with a series of wild punches.
davies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Richards lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Richards.
davies shoots for a takedown but Richards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Richards throws a combination but it was largely blocked by davies.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
davies shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Richards defends it nicely.
davies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards throws a right hand that davies ducks under and follows up with a left that davies also avoids with ease.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
davies has closed the distance and engaged Richards in a clinch.
Richards tries to break the clinch but davies is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Richards clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
davies shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
davies wants to take a breather but Richards is having none of it.
Richards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that davies can do to turn this around?
Richards is looking for a sweep. davies is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richards trying to control here.
davies is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Richards is staying active underneath davies, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute 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.
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Richards lands with a nice combination. davies backs away looking to recover.
Richards scores with a three punch combo!
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow davies down.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
davies throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Richards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from davies is defended easily by Richards.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
davies looks to throw a body kick
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles davies's knee momentarily.
Richards throws a one two combo.
davies closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with davies in particular looking to stall.
Richards wants to control but davies is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because davies is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Still in half guard, davies seems content to control.
davies is looking for a kimura but Richards is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for davies to get the leverage.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
davies perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Richards wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
davies doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
davies throws a lazy head kick
and Richards counters with a head kick.
davies shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
davies takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
davies shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed davies's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bruce Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of kenny davies.
davies moves into range and clinches up with Richards.
davies has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Richards uses from the top position.
Richards wants to stand and escape but instead davies has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
davies is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
kenny davies dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Richards tries to bum rush davies with a series of wild strikes but davies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
davies takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards tries to circle away but davies has him pinned against the cage.
davies drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but davies has him pressed against the cage.
Richards wants to break free but davies has control.
davies manages to break the clinch.
Richards closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Richards both land. Nice combination.
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.
davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Richards duly obliges.
No joy there for Richards, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Richards.
Richards looks to land a combination but davies avoids it well.
Richards lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
davies tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards lands a two punch combo.
davies tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards thuds his shin into the meat of davies's side.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have davies backpedaling.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Richards is looking to slow davies down with leg kicks.
davies misses with a jab to the body
and Richards counters with an outside leg kick.
davies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
davies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards lands a jab-cross combination.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to davies's calf.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards thows a body kick. davies tries to catch it but that hurt him.
davies misses with a body shot.
Richards tries to bum rush davies with a series of wild strikes but davies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Richards throws a right and a left that davies avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
davies scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
davies decides to stand back up.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards throws a series of punches but davies avoids them all with ease.
davies throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
davies tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
davies fails with the takedown.
A punch combination from Richards misses.
Richards tries to keep at a distance but davies has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but davies is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
davies manages to pull guard.
davies manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
davies working the ground and pound effectively.
davies has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Richards's face.
davies controlling the position easily from mount.
Richards is trying to escape the mount.
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 Bruce Richards.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bruce Richards!
Bruce Richards is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a takedown into Shepherd's guard.
Shepherd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shepherd looking to control.
King preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
King throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to pass the guard but Shepherd is keeping the position.
King 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.
Shepherd is adopting a defensive guard.
Shepherd had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. King is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shepherd Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take King's back instead.
Shepherd lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King manages to reverse the position and now he's in Shepherd's guard. Nice work there by King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King gets full guard.
Shepherd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shepherd gets to his feet - King follows without any prompting.
Shepherd decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shepherd.
Shepherd looks gassed!
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King trying to control here.
King looking for submissions off his back.
Shepherd wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King is trying to maintain the position but Shepherd is very close to passing his half guard.
King is looking for a sweep. Shepherd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shepherd fails to land with a series of punches.
Shepherd fails with a takedown attempt.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King looks to land a combination but Shepherd avoids it well.
Shepherd has a takedown stuffed.
Shepherd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gerry King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Shepherd.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shepherd as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries to bum rush Shepherd with a series of wild strikes but Shepherd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Shepherd.
Shepherd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Shepherd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shepherd tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shepherd pinned against the cage. Shepherd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shepherd with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Shepherd tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shepherd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King uses his free foot to push down on Shepherd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shepherd.
King lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by King there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shepherd is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Shepherd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King is looking to stand but King has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Shepherd wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by King.
Shepherd regains half guard.
King stops Shepherd from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gerry King will probably get the nod.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shepherd slips a jab and a cross from King.
King stalks Shepherd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shepherd's face. Shepherd staggers backwards, shaken.
Shepherd 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.
King keeping moving, preventing Shepherd from controlling successfully.
Shepherd prevents King from getting back to his feet.
Shepherd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King working a defensive guard here.
Shepherd trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King controls Shepherd momentarily but Shepherd frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King ducks under a wild hook from Shepherd.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shepherd takes the fight into the clinch.
Shepherd pulls guard successfully.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shepherd working a defensive guard here.
Shepherd wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shepherd keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King is looking to stand up but Shepherd won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shepherd lands an upkick as King stands over him.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shepherd rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Shepherd is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. King can't fight it off and eventually Shepherd manages to take the fight to the floor. King looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
King is trying to control the position but Shepherd postures up.
Shepherd thows a big elbow that misses.
Shepherd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King has a closed guard, preventing Shepherd from standing up.
Shepherd throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King wants to control from the top but Shepherd keeps moving.
Shepherd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is trying to keep King in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shepherd looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King fails with the takedown.
Shepherd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shepherd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shepherd decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Shepherd 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.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shepherd throwing strikes but missing.
Shepherd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Shepherd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shepherd.
King throws a right hand that Shepherd ducks under and follows up with a left that Shepherd also avoids with ease.
Shepherd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. King was covering up waiting for the punch and Shepherd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shepherd!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shepherd holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as King tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Shepherd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shepherd tries to pass to full mount but King defends it.
Shepherd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shepherd stands up from King's guard - Shepherd perhaps looking for a knockout.
King looks to land a combination. Shepherd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King throws a head kick but Shepherd moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shepherd throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King swinging wilding here.
King throws a one two combo.
Shepherd tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Lee Shepherd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to score with a low kick but Shepherd moves his leg out of the way.
Shepherd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Shepherd moves into the clinch.
Shepherd leaning against his opponent.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shepherd gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shepherd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King has hold of Shepherd's hands but Shepherd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shepherd is trying to control the action in half guard but King is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shepherd is just content to waste time from the top position. King takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
King wants to sweep here but Shepherd controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shepherd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee Shepherd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shepherd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shepherd gets to his feet. King looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shepherd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
Shepherd gets a takedown into half guard.
Shepherd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King won't allow Shepherd to pass to mount.
King is looking to control Shepherd's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
Shepherd decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a wild combination.
Shepherd moves out of range of the body kick.
Shepherd throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a two punch combo.
Shepherd darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shepherd wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shepherd lands a nice short elbow.
King makes his way to full guard, as Shepherd worked for a kimura.
King throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shepherd working some strikes from top position.
King wants to stand but Shepherd is controlling the position.
Shepherd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
Shepherd moves into range and clinches up with King.
Shepherd has King pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Shepherd pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending King tumbling to the mat - Shepherd dives into King's guard.
King is trying to keep Shepherd in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shepherd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Shepherd really 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.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Shepherd.
King moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
King misses with a double jab
and Shepherd counters with a takedown into side control.
King is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shepherd's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Shepherd winds up and cracks King with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shepherd trying to pass the guard but King defending well.
King is trying to maintain the position but Shepherd is very close to passing his half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
King is looking for a sweep. Shepherd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King is trying to control but can't.
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shepherd stands up from guard. Let's bang!
King blocks a jab.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shepherd as he jumps to the side.
Shepherd drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shepherd chips away with some ground and pound.
Shepherd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shepherd stops King from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shepherd thows a big elbow that misses.
Shepherd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
Shepherd gets a takedown into half guard.
King has hold of Shepherd's hands but Shepherd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shepherd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King tries to kick Shepherd off but Shepherd keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
King wants to improve his position but Shepherd is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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. Shepherd connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shepherd looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shepherd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shepherd connects with a single shot there.
Shepherd moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King stalks Shepherd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shepherd's face. Shepherd staggers backwards, shaken.
Horrible takedown by Shepherd or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shepherd tries to hold on but King postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
King won't let Shepherd get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
King tries to control but Shepherd wriggling away.
Shepherd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King looking to control but Shepherd is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shepherd tries to lock up and control but King gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Shepherd dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
Shepherd misses with a hook.
Shepherd fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
King tries to score a body lock takedown but Shepherd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shepherd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a combination that misses
and Shepherd counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Shepherd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shepherd controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shepherd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shepherd wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King keeping full guard, as Shepherd tries to pass.
Shepherd keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shepherd is one step ahead there.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Shepherd drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
King tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shepherd smiles and moves away.
Shepherd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a three punch combo that has Shepherd backing up. Shepherd nods at King to acknowledge the strikes.
Shepherd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Shepherd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. King was covering up waiting for the punch and Shepherd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shepherd postures up.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shepherd is one step ahead there.
Shepherd postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
King wants to stand up but Shepherd is controlling him.
King keeping moving, preventing Shepherd from controlling successfully.
Shepherd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shepherd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shepherd circles away quickly and effectively.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shepherd tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shepherd to the ground. Shepherd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerry King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shepherd to score an easy takedown into full guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Shepherd from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd is looking to stand up but King won't let him.
Shepherd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shepherd.
Gerry King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shepherd wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
King doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now King is on top in guard.
Shepherd striking from his own guard.
King wants to pass the guard but Shepherd is keeping the position.
Shepherd is trying to keep King in close.
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.
Shepherd has control of King's left arm, preventing King from doing any damage.
King is pushing down on Shepherd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shepherd is fighting to maintain full guard but King has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lee Shepherd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shepherd holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Shepherd is trying to control but can't.
Shepherd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shepherd keeping control of the position.
Shepherd is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shepherd avoid being mounted?
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Shepherd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shepherd 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Shepherd!
Lee Shepherd is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silva Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Silva Alves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Sherk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sherk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Sherk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sherk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alves's guard.
Sherk wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Sherk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alves is letting Sherk control him for a moment.
Sherk trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves dodges the ground and pound from Sherk.
Alves wants to get back to his feet but Sherk drags him back down.
Sherk stands up and beckons Alves to his feet.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sherk.
Sherk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sherk somewhat.
Sherk looks gassed!
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
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.
Sherk shoots in and drives through. Alves sprawls well.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherk.
Sherk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sherk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Sherk swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Silva Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sherk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Sherk is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alves's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves pushes Sherk off looking to stand but Sherk dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherk is looking for a kimura here.
Alves is looking to escape.
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.
Alves won't allow Sherk to pass to mount.
Alves is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sherk frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Sherk tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sherk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sherk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alves.
Sherk clinches with his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sherk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sherk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alves is trying to break free.
Alves stops a takedown attempt from Sherk.
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves tries to break free but Sherk pushes him back against the cage.
Sherk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sherk.
A frustrated look appears on Alves's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
Alves tries to circle away but Sherk has him pinned against the cage.
Alves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk tries to pull guard but Alves holds him up against the cage and eventually Sherk drops back down to his feet.
Alves wants to break free but Sherk has control.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Sherk is controlling the position.
Sherk breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Sherk.
Sherk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alves leaves Sherk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sherk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves throws a series of punches but Sherk moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sherk throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sherk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alves.
Sherk shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sherk counters with a single leg into guard. Alves didn't expect that.
Alves wants to stand and escape but Sherk is having none of it.
Sherk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sherk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense.
Sherk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sherk somewhat.
Sherk tries to clinch but Alves moves out of range.
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.
Sherk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alves sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sherk counters by moving into the clinch.
Alves prevents a takedown attempt there.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Sherk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alves up against the cage.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Sherk.
Sherk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Sherk is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sherk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sherk shoots in for a double leg but Alves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alves!
Alves throws a right hand that Sherk ducks under and follows up with a left that Sherk also avoids with ease.
Sherk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves tries to bum rush Sherk with a series of wild strikes but Sherk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves looks to land a combination but Sherk avoids it well.
Alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sherk.
Sherk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sherk shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Sherk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sherk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alves as he avoids it easily.
Alves lands a two punch combo.
Sherk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Sherk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sherk shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Sherk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sherk shoots in but no luck this time.
Alves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Sherk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Sherk is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alves's half guard.
Sherk uses his free foot to push down on Alves's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sherk is going olschool here, as he tries to force Alves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Alves shrugs it off.
Alves wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sherk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alves is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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.
Sherk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sherk won't let Alves get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Alves bucks up and throws Sherk to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Sherk tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Silva Alves did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Sherk misses with the combination.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sherk clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Sherk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Alves is trying to break free.
Sherk taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sherk counters by moving into the clinch.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Sherk won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sherk'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.
Alves tries to circle away but Sherk has him pinned against the cage.
Sherk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sherk has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves is pressed up against the cage. Sherk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alves down to the mat. Alves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sherk.
Sherk tries to clinch up.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sherk counters with a single leg into guard. Alves didn't expect that.
Sherk postures up in Alves's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sherk is controlling him.
Alves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sherk controls the pace.
Sherk trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Tom Sherk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sherk stands and steps away. Alves gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves looks to land a combination but Sherk avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sherk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sherk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sherk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves throws a series of punches but Sherk moves out of range.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Sherk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sherk prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Sherk keeps him there for the moment.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Sherk won't allow it.
Sherk pulls Alves into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sherk looking to control.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Sherk.
Sherk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alves trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sherk's guard.
Sherk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sherk dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Sherk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves stalks Sherk and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sherk's face. Sherk staggers backwards, shaken.
Alves leaves Sherk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Sherk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sherk.
Sherk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alves's efforts to push away.
Alves breaks from the clinch.
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.
Sherk throws a head kick that misses.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sherk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Sherk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sherk somewhat.
Silva Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Sherk.
Alves throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sherk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alves's guard.
Alves keeping full guard, as Sherk tries to pass.
Sherk won't allow Alves to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alves wants to get back to his feet but Sherk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Sherk from controlling successfully.
Alves wants to stand and escape but Sherk is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alves won't be happy with that.
Alves is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sherk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Alves pushes Sherk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sherk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alves throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Alves is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk stands up.
Sherk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sherk somewhat.
Sherk shoots for a takedown but Alves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sherk.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Tom Sherk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sherk tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Sherk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sherk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Sherk!
Tom Sherk is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Pursey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chingis Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You Can't Bring Me Down by Suicidal Tendencies. Chingis Chan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pursey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Chingis Chan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan instigates a clinch.
Chan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pursey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pursey is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pursey takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Darren Pursey has been cut.
Chan scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Chan - that landed with a thud.
Chan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pursey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chan scores with a hook to the body.
Chan digs a right hand into Pursey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pursey's gas tank.
Chan cracks Pursey with a nice body shot.
Chan looking to throw knees to the head but Pursey is blocking nicely.
Chan digs a right hand underneath Pursey's ribcage. Pursey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Chan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chan lands a hook that snaps the head of Pursey backwards.
Chan scores a nice knee to the body.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pursey's face.
Pursey is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Chan.
Oh Pursey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pursey backwards.
Chan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pursey takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pursey backwards.
Chan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chan dips a shoulder and cracks Pursey with a mighty uppercut! Pursey falls back against the cage and Chan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Pursey is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Chan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chingis Chan!
Chingis Chan is the new welterweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between buzz cola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sam sarmiento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). buzz cola looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, buzz cola!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sam sarmiento!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
cola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
cola forces sarmiento back against the cage and clinches.
cola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
cola slips a jab and a cross from sarmiento.
sarmiento scores with a decent looking hook.
sarmiento tries to clinch but cola moves away
and cola counters with a head kick. That will keep sarmiento thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
sarmiento shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
sarmiento is pressing down on cola's thigh, looking to free his foot. cola is holding on for now.
cola tries to kick sarmiento off but sarmiento keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
cola is breathing heavily.
sarmiento keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
sarmiento throwing shots but cola is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sarmiento is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and cola defends it well.
sarmiento missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. sarmiento lands a nice short elbow.
sarmiento takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sarmiento thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed cola's head.
cola is looking to improve his position.
sarmiento wants to take a breather but cola is having none of it.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sarmiento clinches up against the cage.
sarmiento takes a knee right on the jaw!
cola tries to pull guard but sarmiento holds him up against the cage and eventually cola drops back down to his feet.
sarmiento breaks the clinch.
cola has his takedown stuffed
and sarmiento counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by sarmiento.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for buzz cola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cola jumps guard but sarmiento stands there with cola around his waist. cola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
cola jumps guard but sarmiento stands there with cola around his waist. cola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
sarmiento lands a nice elbow.
cola is trying to break the clinch but sarmiento has him pressed against the cage.
cola being controlled against the cage.
sarmiento breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cola ducks right into an uppercut from sarmiento.
cola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and sarmiento counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
sarmiento is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cola looking to control.
sarmiento trying to control but cola is working from the bottom.
sarmiento works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sarmiento is working for a submission of some sort.
cola looks like he's trying to stand up.
sarmiento is trying to control the action in half guard but cola is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
sarmiento performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
sarmiento throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sam sarmiento 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.
sarmiento changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. cola looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
sarmiento is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, cola has escaped the position, nice work there.
cola really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
cola tries to improve position but can't.
cola is not content to let sarmiento control the position.
cola is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked sarmiento off and has taken his back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sarmiento is keeping busy.
cola throwing strikes and sarmiento squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
cola avoids the attempt from sarmiento to control.
cola trying to control but sarmiento is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
sarmiento tries to hold on but cola postures up.
sarmiento bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
cola keeping moving, preventing sarmiento from controlling successfully.
sarmiento thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
sarmiento tries to free his leg and advance position but cola is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sarmiento looking to sit in guard and control but cola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
cola wants to control from the top but sarmiento keeps moving.
sarmiento is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
sarmiento looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but cola puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
cola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cola tries to clinch but fails miserably
and sarmiento counters with a takedown into side control.
cola is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on sarmiento's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
sarmiento not landing any meaningful shots this time.
sarmiento seems to be working for a kimura but cola defends the submission attempt.
cola tries to kick sarmiento off but sarmiento keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
cola wants to control but sarmiento passes into side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
sam sarmiento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
sarmiento gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
sarmiento keeps the fight in the clinch, despite cola's efforts to push away.
cola lands a good knee to the midsection. sarmiento won't want to take too many of those.
sarmiento stalling in the clinch.
cola tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
sarmiento escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
cola changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. sarmiento looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
cola tries to advance to mount but can't.
sarmiento manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
cola punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cola is staying active underneath sarmiento, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
sarmiento is controlling the pace.
sam sarmiento has got the better of the ground game so far.
cola is looking to control sarmiento's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can cola avoid being mounted?
sarmiento prevents cola from standing back up.
sarmiento is looking to take a break and control but cola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
sarmiento takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
cola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
sarmiento throws a sloppy head kick and cola moves out of range easily.
cola drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
cola stopping the sweep attempt from sarmiento.
cola being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sarmiento being controlled here, momentarily.
cola trying to control but sarmiento is working from the bottom.
cola controls from within his opponent's guard.
cola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
sarmiento looking to control but cola passes into half guard.
sarmiento trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but cola manages to pass to mount!
sarmiento working to try and regain half guard.
cola goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now sarmiento is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
sarmiento won't allow cola to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
buzz cola clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
sarmiento lands with a right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by cola.
sarmiento tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but cola wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here as cola stalls from top position.
sarmiento tries to get back to half guard but can't.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
sarmiento is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on sarmiento's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
sarmiento looking for a sweep but cola has passed into full mount! Oh no!
sarmiento wants to hold on but cola pushes him away.
sarmiento is in all sorts of trouble here.
cola working sarmiento over with strikes here.
cola working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
cola scores with a couple of good head shots there.
sarmiento reaches up to try and control the position but cola seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! sarmiento rolls and tries to escape and now cola has his back!
sarmiento is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from cola 's hooks.
sarmiento keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
cola moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, sarmiento has worked his arm free - good work by sarmiento!
sarmiento stops cola from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cola wants to lay and pray for a moment but sarmiento keeps working.
sarmiento manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
sarmiento perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
cola won't allow sarmiento to pass to mount.
cola wants to control but sarmiento is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with sarmiento in particular looking to stall.
cola works his way to full guard. Good work.
sarmiento is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
cola will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
sarmiento wants to control from the top but cola keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
cola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
buzz cola had his way with sam sarmiento in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
sarmiento throws a head kick that cola semi-blocks.
sarmiento scores with the left hand. cola knows he should have avoided that one.
sarmiento misses with a double jab.
cola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cola swats away the attempt to clinch by sarmiento.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sarmiento moves into the clinch.
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.
sarmiento has cola pushed against the cage.
cola breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cola tries for a takedown but sarmiento circles away easily
and sarmiento counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
sarmiento tries to clinch up.
sarmiento throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
sarmiento swinging wilding here.
cola forces sarmiento back against the cage and clinches.
cola jumps guard but sarmiento stands there with cola around his waist. cola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
sarmiento breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
sarmiento tries to clinch up
and cola counters with a leg kick.
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.
cola thows a leg kick but sarmiento checks it
and sarmiento counters with a head kick.
sarmiento shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says cola as he avoids it easily.
cola darts in and clinches sarmiento up against the cage.
sarmiento missing with knees to the body.
sarmiento's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
cola tries to clinch but sarmiento is having none of it.
sarmiento cracks the inside of cola's front leg.
cola has closed the distance and engaged sarmiento in a clinch.
cola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. sarmiento just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for buzz cola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sarmiento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
sarmiento working hard to break the clinch.
sarmiento is trying to break the clinch but cola has him pressed against the cage.
cola fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sarmiento looking to slow down the pace here.
cola wants to get back to striking at distance but sarmiento won't allow it.
sarmiento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
cola jumps guard but sarmiento stands there with cola around his waist. cola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
sarmiento dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
cola tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. sarmiento just stands there and leans against the cage.
sarmiento has cola pushed against the cage.
sarmiento tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
cola keeps control of sarmiento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
cola tries to pull guard but sarmiento won't allow it.
cola breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
sarmiento throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
cola has his takedown stuffed
and sarmiento counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by sarmiento.
sarmiento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
cola throws a nice inside leg kick.
cola wants to clinch up but sarmiento keeps it at a distance.
sarmiento takes a swing at cola's ribcage but misses.
sarmiento throws a right hand that cola ducks under and follows up with a left that cola also avoids with ease.
sarmiento wants to clinch
and cola decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in sarmiento's guard.
sarmiento can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as cola controls the pace.
cola looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
buzz cola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think cola has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... buzz cola!
buzz cola is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MJ Penn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Irish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, MJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irish misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irish avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Irish.
Irish misses with a two punch combination.
Irish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irish misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Irish does no damage.
Irish fails to land with a series of punches.
Irish throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Irish.
Scott Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MJ Penn.
Irish throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Irish.
Irish throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Irish misses with a wild combination.
Penn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Irish looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Irish is trying to buck Penn off.
Penn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Penn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Penn looks gassed!
Irish tries to escape but Penn is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries for a kimura but Irish is defending well.
Penn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Irish pushes Penn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Penn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Irish swinging wilding here.
Irish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Irish!
Irish misses with a few strikes there.
Irish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irish lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Irish.
Scott Irish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irish swivels and escapes.
Irish misses with a series of wild punches.
Irish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irish swinging wilding here.
Scott Irish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Irish misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irish is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Irish circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Irish.
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 Scott Irish will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Irish.
Irish misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Irish as Penn shoots in.
Irish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Irish.
A left and a right from Irish both land. Nice combination.
Irish misses with the combination.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Irish throws a one two combo.
Irish looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish swinging wilding here.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Irish.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Irish.
Irish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Irish misses.
Irish misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Irish!
Irish misses with a series of wild punches.
Irish throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Irish throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Irish lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Penn backs up against the cage.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Irish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Irish misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Irish.
Scott Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MJ Penn.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Irish.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Irish.
Irish misses with a double jab.
Irish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Irish.
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.
Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irish misses with a wild combination.
Irish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irish looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn dives in and grabs Irish's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irish pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irish works over Penn's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Irish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irish misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Irish 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.
Irish misses with a double jab.
Irish throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Irish misses with a double jab.
Irish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A combination from Irish does no damage.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Irish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Irish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Irish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Irish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish misses with a two punch combination.
Scott Irish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Irish does no damage.
Irish throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Irish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Irish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Irish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Irish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Irish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Irish swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Irish misses with a two punch combination.
Irish misses with the combination.
Irish looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn shoots in but Irish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scott Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MJ Penn.
A combination from Irish does no damage.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Irish misses with the combination.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Irish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish misses with the combination.
Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irish misses with a wild combination.
Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irish lands with a nice combination. Penn backs away looking to recover.
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.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Irish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irish is working the combinations to good effect here.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Irish.
Irish throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irish scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Irish misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Irish clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Irish throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Irish throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Irish.
Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Irish knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Penn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Irish is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Irish and Penn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Irish is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Irish is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Penn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Penn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish throws Penn to one side and escapes!
Irish throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Irish misses with a series of wild punches.
Irish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irish lands with a nice combination. Penn backs away looking to recover.
Irish misses with a series of wild punches.
Irish scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Irish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irish misses with a two punch combination.
Irish leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Irish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Irish misses.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish misses with a series of wild punches.
Irish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irish looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
A punch combination from Irish misses.
Irish fails to land with a series of punches.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
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.
Irish misses with a few strikes there.
Irish misses with a few strikes there.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Irish.
Irish misses with a few strikes there.
Irish displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Irish misses with a double jab.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Irish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Irish misses with a two punch combination.
Irish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Irish had his way with MJ Penn in that round.
That's time! Irish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Irish fails to land with a series of punches.
Irish misses with a wild combination.
Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Irish is trying to stand.
Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Irish is trying to stand back up but Penn is controlling him
Irish kicks Penn off and gets back to his feet.
Irish throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irish fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irish.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Irish throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Irish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Irish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Irish does no damage.
Irish throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irish.
Irish works over Penn's head and body with a nice combination.
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.
Irish misses with a few strikes there.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Irish.
Irish lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Irish moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Irish throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Irish.
Irish swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish misses with a two punch combination.
Irish closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Irish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Irish misses.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
MJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irish throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Scott Irish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Irish throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Irish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four 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.
Irish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irish swinging wilding here.
Scott Irish is winning the standup battle so far.
Irish scores with a three punch combo!
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Irish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Irish will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irish misses with the combination.
Irish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Irish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irish, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Irish!
Scott Irish is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vince Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yakubu andrews (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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130 lbs
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22
130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, yakubu andrews!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown wants to clinch.
andrews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown looks to clinch
and andrews counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown closes the distance but andrews moves to the side
and andrews counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from andrews.
andrews is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
andrews takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. andrews has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
andrews closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. andrews pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yakubu andrews.
Brown looks to clinch
and andrews counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by andrews.
andrews takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Brown.
andrews jumps guard.
Brown tries to stand but andrews is controlling from the bottom.
andrews controlling the position.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break andrews's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
andrews tries to strike from the bottom.
Brown gets to his feet. andrews looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
andrews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck for andrews with that takedown attempt.
andrews throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
andrews tries to clinch up.
Brown wants to clinch
and andrews counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
andrews rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown lands an elbow inside that andrews shrugs off.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. andrews lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to andrews's face.
andrews connects with a knee to the head.
andrews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by andrews.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and andrews counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by andrews.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst andrews is controlling him.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
andrews looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
andrews wants to stand but Brown has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
andrews wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - andrews advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
andrews looks gassed!
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is not content to let andrews control the position.
Brown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for andrews on the ground.
Brown is trying to stand up here but andrews is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yakubu andrews 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.
andrews circles away from the clinch attempt
so andrews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown is wriggling around but andrews manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown tries to kick andrews off but andrews keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brown is staying active underneath andrews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown is trying to stand back up but andrews is controlling him
andrews content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to stand back up but andrews is controlling him
Brown is not content to let andrews control the position.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
andrews has a takedown stuffed.
Vince Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
andrews shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but andrews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
andrews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but andrews persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yakubu andrews.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and andrews counters with a head kick.
Brown tries to clinch there but andrews circles away.
andrews has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
andrews wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and andrews avoids it.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
andrews is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
andrews fails to pull guard.
andrews can't get the takedown.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped andrews in his tracks for a moment.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to andrews's face.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has andrews in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown prevents andrews from breaking the clinch.
andrews dodges an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
andrews wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
andrews is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now andrews has his back to the cage.
andrews breaks the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but andrews moves away
and andrews counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by andrews.
andrews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
andrews goes for a takedown attempt but Brown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
andrews circles away from the clinch attempt
and andrews counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yakubu andrews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but andrews paws at him with a jab and circles away.
andrews has a takedown stuffed.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but andrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
andrews darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown keeps control of andrews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
andrews tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
andrews is trying to break free.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown working andrews over with knees to the body.
andrews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
andrews wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
andrews is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Brown landing knees to the head.
andrews is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
andrews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yakubu andrews.
Brown looks to clinch
and andrews counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown moves into range and clinches up with andrews.
andrews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown tries to clinch up
and andrews holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
andrews blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
andrews tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from andrews.
andrews tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. andrews is defending well for now.
andrews managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
andrews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
andrews takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
andrews trying to land knees to the body.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
andrews has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. andrews is defending well for now.
Brown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
andrews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
andrews fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Brown.
andrews missing with knees to the body.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
andrews on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
andrews avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
andrews manages to break the clinch.
Brown darts in and clinches andrews up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Brown.
andrews tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above andrews 's eye.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to andrews's face.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but andrews avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
andrews tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually andrews drops back down to his feet.
andrews is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brown is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Brown clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown tries to clinch but andrews is having none of it.
Brown leaves andrews with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown tries to clinch but andrews moves out of range.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and andrews counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
andrews won't let Brown get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
andrews looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
andrews is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
andrews controlling from mount.
andrews is going olschool here, as he tries to force Brown to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brown shrugs it off.
Brown trying desperately to get to his feet.
andrews trying to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
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.
andrews wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
andrews fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
andrews controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding andrews's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown really wants to buck andrews off and get back to his feet.
andrews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
andrews landing shots from mount.
Brown wants to try and get back to his feet.
andrews working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Brown bucks andrews off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by andrews.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and andrews counters with a takedown into side control.
andrews decides to take the fight back to the feet.
andrews closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
yakubu andrews dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
andrews shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
andrews tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brown wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and andrews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and andrews counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
andrews jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. andrews gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of yakubu andrews.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from andrews. andrews gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown lands an elbow just above andrews 's eye.
andrews is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown landing knees to the head.
andrews tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually andrews drops back down to his feet.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vince Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. andrews is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent andrews's takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and andrews avoids it.
andrews is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown has andrews pressed against the cage, preventing andrews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent andrews's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
andrews jumps guard but Brown stands there with andrews around his waist. andrews gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in 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.
andrews takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but andrews avoids the damage to the body.
andrews is trying to break free.
andrews takes a knee to the side of the body.
andrews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think andrews 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... yakubu andrews!
yakubu andrews is the new bantamweight champion!
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