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WAFC: Comeback Season PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wiet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Intelligent |
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Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Wiet.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Wiet lands but Ortiz takes it in his stride.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Wiet is avoiding it.
Ortiz wants to clinch.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Wiet slips under a jab.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Wiet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiet darts in trying to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiet closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortiz tries a knee to the head but Wiet blocks it.
Ortiz trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Wiet.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiet. That did some damage!
Ortiz scores with a head kick.
Wiet throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but Wiet avoids it.
Ortiz forces Wiet back against the cage and clinches.
Ortiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet manages to break the clinch.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses
and Ortiz counters with a good, hard body kick but Wiet shrugs it off.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Wiet.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortiz cracks Wiet with a good jab.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick by Wiet misses
and Ortiz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wiet throws a lazy head kick
and Wiet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Wiet throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet wants to clinch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a low kick, right behind Wiet 's knee.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiet avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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.
Wiet rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses
and Ortiz counters with a body kick.
Wiet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick.
Wiet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiet circles away.
Wiet scores with a head kick.
Wiet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Ortiz will probably get the nod.
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.
A head kick by Wiet misses
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wiet tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Wiet closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Ortiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiet blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Wiet moves out of range.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Mike Wiet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick.
Wiet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Wiet has managed to clinch.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiet darts in and clinches Ortiz up against the cage.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses
and Ortiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Wiet thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wiet scores with a head kick.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wiet is able to avoid easily.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Wiet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiet moves into the clinch successfully.
Ortiz looking to stall.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiet checks a low kick from Ortiz.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Wiet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Wiet throws knees to the body.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Wiet ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz.
Wiet clinches with his opponent.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet avoiding damage as Ortiz throws knees to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body.
Ortiz throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ortiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiet is defending well for now.
Wiet manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wiet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortiz's face.
Ortiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiet avoids the damage to the body.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Wiet is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ortiz tries to keep at a distance but Wiet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz looking to throw knees to the head but Wiet is blocking nicely.
Ortiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiet.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Wiet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiet scores with a head kick.
Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Wiet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wiet dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wiet forces Ortiz back against the cage and clinches.
Wiet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Ortiz looking to throw knees to the head but Wiet is blocking nicely.
Wiet manages to break the clinch.
Wiet lands a head kick. Ortiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wiet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ortiz's head.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Wiet misses
and Ortiz counters with a body kick.
Wiet forces Ortiz back against the cage and clinches.
Ortiz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz throws a leg kick
and Wiet counters with a head kick.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Wiet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortiz throws a head kick but Wiet moves out of range.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet clinches.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Wiet managing to block the knees to the body from Ortiz.
Wiet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiet manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet wants to clinch.
Wiet has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiet moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Wiet.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Wiet.
Wiet tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Wiet.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ortiz, pushing him back against the cage.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiet crunches a lovely knee into Ortiz's ribcage.
Wiet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Wiet throws a head kick that half lands.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiet lands with a slapping head kick.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiet moves into range and clinches up with Ortiz.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Wiet lands but Ortiz takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Wiet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wiet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Mike Wiet!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Mike Wiet!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Mike Wiet!
Mike Wiet wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bean pole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Stapleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stapleton has chosen Hear What I Say as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bean pole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Stapleton!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by pole!
pole tries for a takedown but Stapleton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stapleton.
pole clinches with his opponent.
Stapleton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stapleton has picked pole up - he's going for a ride! Stapleton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
pole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
pole misses with some strikes from the bottom.
pole actively working from the bottom here.
Stapleton trying to control from half guard but pole is working away.
pole is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stapleton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stapleton's back!
pole 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.
Stapleton defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of pole's arms.
pole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stapleton is having to fend off submission attempts from pole, who is looking to sink in the choke. pole doesn't have the hooks in though and Stapleton manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pole has his foot on Stapleton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stapleton works his way back into a safe position though.
Stapleton stands up over pole, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stapleton passes into half guard.
Stapleton passes to full mount!
Stapleton wants to control the pace but pole is squirming around nicely.
pole throwing hammer fists to the chest of Stapleton. What's that going to do exactly?
Stapleton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
pole can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stapleton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
pole takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
pole flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
pole is trying desperately to improve position.
pole swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
pole is working to get back to half guard.
Stapleton wants to finish this one by submission but pole is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stapleton.
pole in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
pole regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. pole manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stapleton throwing strikes from guard but pole blocks nicely.
Stapleton thows a big elbow that misses.
pole throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
pole keeping moving, preventing Stapleton from controlling successfully.
Stapleton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
pole looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stapleton passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stapleton tries to move to mount but pole blocks the move with his legs.
The ground and pound from Stapleton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
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.
pole manages to get back to half guard.
pole is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Stapleton is tapping! Great win for pole!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bean pole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jack sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Stevenson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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171 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, jack sparrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but sparrow is just out of range.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but sparrow circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevenson swings for the body but sparrow moves out of range.
Stevenson cracks sparrow with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like jack sparrow has been cut.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Stevenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson jabs at sparrow's body.
Stevenson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stevenson throws a hook but sparrow avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sparrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from sparrow.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
sparrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from sparrow.
Stevenson tries to bum rush sparrow with a series of wild strikes but sparrow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but sparrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by sparrow or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevenson which made him look bad.
Stevenson throws a body punch but sparrow moves out of range.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
sparrow could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Stevenson misses with a few strikes there.
Stevenson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from sparrow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jack sparrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sparrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson connects with a looping right hand.
Stevenson punishes sparrow's body with a nice straight punch.
Stevenson misses with a straight left.
sparrow avoids the body shot from Stevenson.
Stevenson lands a jab to sparrow's midsection.
Stevenson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down sparrow rather than just go for the knockout.
sparrow is breathing heavily.
Stevenson takes a swing at sparrow's ribcage but misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for sparrow. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sparrow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Ben Stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
sparrow slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
Stevenson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
sparrow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a hook but sparrow blocks it.
Stevenson thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stevenson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jack sparrow's cut.
That's time! sparrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stevenson thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stevenson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
sparrow is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stevenson's half guard.
sparrow seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Stevenson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). jack sparrow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hayden OKeeffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OKeeffe comes to the cage accompanied by Hit'em Up. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlos Hernandez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hayden OKeeffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OKeeffe wants to clinch.
OKeeffe fails with the takedown.
Hernandez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in OKeeffe's guard.
OKeeffe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hernandez is controlling him.
Hernandez stopping the sweep attempt from OKeeffe.
Hernandez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but OKeeffe keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OKeeffe working a defensive guard here.
OKeeffe can't keep his opponent in guard - Hernandez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hernandez is looking for a kimura here.
Hernandez is trying to control. OKeeffe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
OKeeffe won't allow Hernandez to pass to mount.
Hernandez is keen to just control but OKeeffe is a slippery customer.
Hernandez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
OKeeffe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.
OKeeffe is defending against the submission attempts here by Hernandez.
OKeeffe wants to get back to full guard but Hernandez has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling from mount.
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.
Hernandez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But OKeeffe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from OKeeffe!
Hernandez working for a triangle but OKeeffe defends it easily.
OKeeffe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Hernandez dominated that round.
That's time! OKeeffe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OKeeffe.
OKeeffe just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt
and OKeeffe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hernandez's guard now.
OKeeffe wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and OKeeffe defends well.
Hernandez working a defensive guard here.
OKeeffe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hernandez looking to hit a scissor sweep but OKeeffe is one step ahead there.
Hernandez striking off his back but it's not causing OKeeffe any problems.
Hernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hernandez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hernandez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and OKeeffe defends well.
OKeeffe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
OKeeffe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hernandez is proving hard to escape from.
Hernandez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
OKeeffe wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but OKeeffe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
OKeeffe wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez has control of OKeeffe's left arm, preventing OKeeffe from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hayden OKeeffe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
OKeeffe tries to clinch up but Hernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
OKeeffe misses with a takedown attempt - Hernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hernandez throws a low kick but it's checked well by OKeeffe.
OKeeffe shoots in and drives through. Hernandez sprawls well.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
OKeeffe stuffs the takedown.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as OKeeffe sprawls well. OKeeffe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that OKeeffe avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and OKeeffe counters with a takedown into side control.
Hayden OKeeffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Hernandez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
OKeeffe pushes Hernandez off looking to stand but Hernandez dives back in and keeps control.
Hernandez is trying to control. OKeeffe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hernandez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
OKeeffe tries to kick Hernandez off but Hernandez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but OKeeffe keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Hernandez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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.
Hernandez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. OKeeffe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hernandez.
Hernandez works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking to control but OKeeffe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hernandez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hernandez looking for a guillotine from mount but OKeeffe is having none of it.
Hernandez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish OKeeffe?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hernandez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. OKeeffe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hernandez looking to control but OKeeffe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hernandez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as OKeeffe is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Hernandez.
Well Hernandez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Carlos Hernandez!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Carlos Hernandez!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Carlos Hernandez!
Carlos Hernandez wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spackman's entrance music is Forgot about Dre. A fine choice. Steel has chosen Sugar Ray - Mean Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Spackman had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Mike Steel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Spackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Steel!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spackman stuffs the takedown attempt from Steel. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
Spackman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Spackman crashes against the mat.
Spackman working the ground and pound but Steel is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Steel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spackman is controlling him well.
Spackman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spackman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spackman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steel is trying to buck Spackman off.
Spackman 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.
Steel looks gassed!
Spackman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steel, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spackman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spackman is working Steel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
Steel is looking to regain half guard here but Spackman keeps moving and retains side control.
Spackman wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Steel is trying to control Spackman's posture but Spackman avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spackman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steel has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Steel trying to control but Spackman postures up.
Still in half guard, Spackman seems content to control.
Steel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Spackman pulls his head out easily.
Steel is controlling Spackman's trapped leg to prevent Spackman from advancing to side control.
Spackman is looking for a kimura here.
Steel is looking to control Spackman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Steel avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Spackman shoots in but Steel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Spackman circles away.
Steel fails with the takedown
and Spackman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steel won't be happy with that.
Steel tries to bench press Spackman off him but Spackman keeps the position.
Spackman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Spackman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spackman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Spackman working away.
Steel is trying to get back to half guard.
Spackman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Spackman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spackman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steel sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Spackman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Steel.
Spackman blocks a low kick nicely.
Spackman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Steel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Steel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Spackman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Spackman has hold of Steel's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Steel manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Spackman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Steel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Steel is looking to improve his position but Spackman isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spackman has control of Steel's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Steel regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Steel gets back to half guard.
Steel makes his way to full guard, as Spackman worked for a kimura.
Spackman looking to sit in guard and control but Steel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steel chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spackman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steel has Spackman in his guard.
Spackman wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spackman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spackman looking to pass the guard.
Spackman won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Spackman drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Spackman off! Spackman jumps back into Steel's guard.
Steel is trying to keep Spackman in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spackman drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Spackman off! Spackman jumps back into Steel's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steel misses with a takedown
and Spackman counters with a shoot takedown. Steel fights it but they end up in guard.
Steel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spackman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Steel dives on top into guard.
Steel throwing strikes but missing.
Steel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws and elbow that misses. Spackman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Steel's guard. Nice move by Spackman!
Steel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spackman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spackman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Spackman cracks Steel with a solid left hand.
Steel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spackman manages to get himself to full guard.
Steel throws a big right hand that misses.
Spackman keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Spackman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Spackman dominated that second round.
That's time! Spackman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Steel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Spackman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Spackman maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Steel could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Spackman has cracked it and Steel is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Spackman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Spackman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Pritchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Pritchett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pritchett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Pritchett tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pritchett.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Pritchett on that attempt.
Pritchett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pritchett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Pritchett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pritchett tries to clinch up.
Pritchett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith tries to kick Pritchett off but Pritchett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pritchett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Pritchett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchett prevents Smith from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pritchett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Pritchett is controlling him well.
Pritchett is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pritchett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith swings for the body but Pritchett moves out of range.
Pritchett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pritchett.
It looks like Dave Pritchett has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pritchett off to one side.
Pritchett is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pritchett moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
No luck for Pritchett with that takedown attempt.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith leaves Pritchett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pritchett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pritchett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pritchett somewhat.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Pritchett. Pritchett gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith lands with a straight right. Pritchett didn't see that one coming.
Pritchett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith cracks Pritchett with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pritchett tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Smith pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pritchett is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Randaberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Randaberg is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Randaberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Thiago!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thiago wants to clinch.
Thiago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thiago.
It looks like Ricky Randaberg has been cut.
Thiago tries to clinch but Randaberg is having none of it.
Rodrigo Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randaberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Randaberg waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Thiago.
Thiago moves in looking to clinch but Randaberg pushes him off.
Thiago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thiago misses with a head kick.
Randaberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thiago counters with a head kick. That will keep Randaberg thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Thiago wants to clinch up but Randaberg keeps it at a distance.
Randaberg avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Randaberg blocks a head kick by Thiago.
A combination from Randaberg does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago throws a sloppy head kick and Randaberg moves out of range easily.
Thiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago is looking to clinch but Randaberg is avoiding it.
Thiago tries to clinch but Randaberg is having none of it.
Thiago misses with a wild body shot.
Thiago lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Randaberg darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Randaberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thiago is looking to land body kicks.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randaberg looks to land a combination but Thiago avoids it well.
Randaberg with a poor takedown
and Thiago makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Randaberg really felt that one!
Thiago tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Thiago.
A punch lands to the side of Thiago 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Thiago.
Randaberg blocks the body kick.
Thiago looks gassed!
A head kick from Thiago lands but Randaberg takes it in his stride.
Thiago stuffs the takedown attempt from Randaberg. Randaberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Thiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thiago shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thiago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Randaberg on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randaberg works over Thiago's head and body with a nice combination.
Thiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thiago tries to clinch up but Randaberg circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randaberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randaberg scores with a jab.
Thiago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Randaberg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Randaberg.
Randaberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Randaberg misses.
Thiago tries to clinch but Randaberg is having none of it.
Randaberg fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Randaberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Randaberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thiago looks to land a left hand but Randaberg moved out of range nicely.
Thiago tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Randaberg.
Thiago wants to clinch up but Randaberg keeps it at a distance.
Thiago throws a sloppy head kick and Randaberg moves out of range easily.
Randaberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Randaberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thiago stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Randaberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randaberg cracks Thiago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randaberg lands a nice shot that snaps Thiago's head back.
Randaberg with a nice cross.
Randaberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thiago is out of range and Randaberg settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Randaberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Randaberg's cut.
That's time! Randaberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Randaberg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thiago moves forwards but Randaberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Randaberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Thiago.
Randaberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Randaberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thiago.
Thiago bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rodrigo Thiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thiago has managed to clinch.
Thiago tries to land a knee to the head but Randaberg blocks with his arms.
Thiago is breathing heavily.
Thiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Randaberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Thiago taking a breather.
Randaberg fails to pull guard.
Thiago tries to land a knee to the head but Randaberg blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randaberg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thiago smiles and moves away.
Thiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Randaberg.
Randaberg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thiago takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Randaberg stalks Thiago and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thiago's face. Thiago staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Rodrigo Thiago has been cut.
Thiago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Randaberg shoots and misses
and Thiago counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Randaberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Randaberg!
Randaberg throws a series of punches but Thiago moves out of range.
Randaberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randaberg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Randaberg misses with an uppercut.
Thiago takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thiago is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Randaberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Thiago.
Randaberg lands a jab to the head.
Thiago throws a sloppy head kick and Randaberg moves out of range easily.
Thiago lands a nice looking body kick.
Randaberg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Randaberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thiago.
Thiago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg scores with a jab. Thiago acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thiago tries to clinch up but Randaberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Thiago looks to throw the jab but Randaberg is out of range.
Thiago drops his hands momentarily and Randaberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Randaberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Randaberg connects with a jab.
Randaberg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Randaberg scores with a nice head shot.
Thiago tries to clinch up but Randaberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Randaberg there.
Thiago misses with a looping left.
Nice sprawl there from Thiago as Randaberg shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago misses with a body shot
and Randaberg counters with a one-two to the body.
Thiago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Randaberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Randaberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thiago momentarily.
Randaberg scores with the left hand. Thiago knows he should have avoided that one.
Randaberg scores with a shot to the body.
Randaberg throws a right hand that Thiago ducks under and follows up with a left that Thiago also avoids with ease.
Randaberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thiago throws a head kick but Randaberg moves out of range.
Randaberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Randaberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thiago darts in trying to clinch
and Randaberg counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Randaberg dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Thiago misses
and Randaberg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Randaberg scores with a hook.
Thiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randaberg.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses
enabling Randaberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Thiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Randaberg, pushing him back against the cage.
Randaberg manages to break the clinch.
Randaberg misses with a looping left.
Thiago throws a head kick but Randaberg moves out of range.
Thiago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Randaberg counters with a nice body shot.
Thiago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Randaberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randaberg avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Thiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago throws a head kick but Randaberg moves out of range.
Randaberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Randaberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thiago stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thiago on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Randaberg cracks Thiago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thiago takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Randaberg scores with a hook.
Randaberg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Randaberg avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Randaberg lands a two punch combo.
Randaberg throws a hook but Thiago avoids it easily.
Randaberg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Randaberg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thiago backs up against the cage.
Randaberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randaberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Randaberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick by Thiago misses
and Randaberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Thiago gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Randaberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thiago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Randaberg.
Thiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randaberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Randaberg scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Randaberg is defended easily by Thiago.
Thiago throws a lazy head kick
and Randaberg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randaberg blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago walks into a jab.
Thiago tries a head kick but it misses.
Randaberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Randaberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Randaberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Randaberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randaberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thiago clinches but Randaberg breaks the clinch
and Randaberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randaberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thiago.
Rodrigo Thiago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randaberg avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Thiago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Randaberg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Randaberg avoids the head kick by Thiago.
Randaberg lands with a right hand.
Randaberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thiago can do to turn this around?
Thiago takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thiago looks to clinch
and Randaberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Randaberg.
Rodrigo Thiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Randaberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Randaberg scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thiago darts in trying to clinch
and Randaberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Randaberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Randaberg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Ricky Randaberg!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Ricky Randaberg!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ricky Randaberg!
Ricky Randaberg wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolan comes to the cage accompanied by The worlds greatest. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Dolan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Teddy Sean!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dolan.
Dolan is looking to clinch but Sean is avoiding it.
Sean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dolan clinches.
Dolan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sean's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dolan.
Dolan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dolan misses with some punches.
Dolan tries to pull guard but Sean won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Dolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolan misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sean.
Dolan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sean smiles and moves away.
Dolan blocks a jab.
Dolan misses with a looping right.
Dolan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sean.
Sean throws a lazy right hand but Dolan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolan tries to clinch up but Sean circles away and keeps his distance.
Teddy Sean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sean throws a looping overhand right but Dolan ducks down to avoid it.
Sean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dolan has time to react.
It looks like Mick Dolan has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Sean as he connects with a hook.
Dolan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dolan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dolan tries to pull guard but Sean holds him up against the cage and eventually Dolan drops back down to his feet.
Dolan swings wildly with an uppercut but Sean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dolan working aggressively here.
Dolan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dolan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dolan has Sean pressed against the cage, preventing Sean from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dolan fails to land.
Dolan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dolan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sean tries to free his leg and advance position but Dolan is retaining full guard.
Dolan has his foot on Sean's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sean works his way back into a safe position though.
Dolan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dolan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sean escapes and throws Dolan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sean trying to control the action but Dolan is working from the bottom.
Sean decides to stand back up. Sean steps back and let's Dolan get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dolan.
Sean misses with a leg kick.
Sean wants to clinch
and Dolan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dolan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dolan.
Sean misses with a body shot.
Dolan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sean is trying to defend but Dolan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dolan is working for a kimura here but Sean manages to reverse the position and he's now in Dolan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolan pulls Sean in close to prevent any damage.
Dolan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sean gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dolan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sean is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Sean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Dolan's cut.
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.
Sean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dolan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dolan closes the distance but Sean moves to the side
and Dolan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dolan fails with the takedown.
Sean misses with a body shot.
Sean throws a head kick but Dolan moves out of range.
Sean throws an overhand right that lands on Dolan's shoulder, as Dolan tries to avoid the shot.
Sean misses with a straight left.
Sean misses with a double jab
and Dolan moves into the clinch.
Sean wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Dolan on the inside.
Dolan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dolan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dolan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Dolan as the two fighters clinch.
Sean prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sean is trying to force a seperation but Dolan has the dominant position.
Dolan scores with a shoulder strike.
Sean blocks an uppercut.
Dolan pulls guard.
Dolan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sean is one step ahead there.
Dolan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dolan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sean stacks Dolan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sean!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolan tries to bench press Sean off him but Sean keeps the position.
Dolan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sean's best efforts.
Dolan missing with punches from the bottom.
Dolan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dolan tries to roll over but Sean keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sean looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sean is thwarting Dolan's attempts to control the position.
Dolan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dolan working a defensive guard here.
Sean preventing the sweep.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sean pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dolan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Dolan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Sean misses
and Dolan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sean thinking.
Dolan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dolan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mick Dolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sean looks to throw the jab but Dolan is out of range.
Sean looks to land a combination but Dolan avoids it well.
Sean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dolan moves away from the strike by Sean.
Sean catches Dolan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sean lands with a right that hurts Dolan. Dolan looks to clinch but Sean throws a short knee that drops Dolan. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Teddy Sean!
Teddy Sean is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giril Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovalenko comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Grinder. Dyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Viva La Vida. Giril Kovalenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Dyer's chin.
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Giril Kovalenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Dyer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko misses with a hook. Dyer ducked under it nicely.
Dyer throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalenko misses with a wild body shot.
Kovalenko blocks a head kick by Dyer.
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dyer takes one to the side of the head.
Kovalenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kovalenko prevents Dyer from standing back up.
Kovalenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kovalenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dyer is looking to escape.
Kovalenko with shots to the head and body - Dyer looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Kovalenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dyer won't allow Kovalenko to pass to mount.
Kovalenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kovalenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kovalenko wants to take a breather but Dyer is having none of it.
Dyer looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kovalenko winds up and cracks Dyer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kovalenko throwing shots but Dyer is blocking nicely.
Kovalenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kovalenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Kovalenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer wants to get back to full guard.
Kovalenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dyer wants to get back to his feet.
Kovalenko is looking to advance position but Dyer won't allow it.
Dyer is trying to stand up here but Kovalenko is controlling him well.
Kovalenko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kovalenko working Dyer over with strikes here.
Dyer is looking to improve his position but Kovalenko isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kovalenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Shawn Dyer has been cut.
Kovalenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dyer is rocked!
Kovalenko connects with a bit shot that sees Dyer covering up! More strikes from Kovalenko and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kovalenko is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giril Kovalenko!
Giril Kovalenko retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Austin Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Pritchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. Pritchett has chosen Protect your neck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Campbell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Pritchett!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell swings for the body but Pritchett moves out of range.
Campbell moves away from the strike by Pritchett.
Campbell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pritchett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Campbell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Campbell really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Campbell walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pritchett circles away quickly and effectively.
Pritchett throws a front kick aimed at Campbell's knee but Campbell avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pritchett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Campbell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Campbell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pritchett tried to score with a low kick but Campbell checks it.
The fighters circling - Pritchett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campbell lands with a hook. Pritchett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Campbell misses with the combination.
Pritchett tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.
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.
Pritchett looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
Campbell defending well as Pritchett loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell moves away from the strike by Pritchett.
Pritchett misses with a shot to the body
and Campbell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pritchett!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Campbell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Campbell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Campbell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Pritchett looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Campbell unloading with bombs!
Pritchett is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Campbell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Campbell looking to secure an arm triangle but Pritchett defends it well.
Campbell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pritchett because Campbell loaded up on that one.
Campbell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pritchett hang on?
Campbell working Pritchett over with strikes here.
Pritchett is looking to get to half guard.
Campbell breaks from Pritchett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Pritchett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Campbell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pritchett looks gassed!
Pritchett tries to reverse the position but Campbell maintains control.
Campbell with a couple of short strikes.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Pritchett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount.
Campbell looking to finish Pritchett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pritchett!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell prevents Pritchett from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pritchett in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Campbell 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.
Pritchett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pritchett looks to land a left hand but Campbell moved out of range nicely.
Campbell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pritchett circles away quickly and effectively.
Campbell with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
Pritchett on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Pritchett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell with the ground and pound but Pritchett regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Campbell lands strikes from half guard.
Campbell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Campbell throws a strike but Pritchett avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pritchett is trying to keep Campbell in close.
Campbell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Campbell stands up over Pritchett, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Campbell 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.
Campbell with a nice head shot there.
Campbell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett has his foot on Campbell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Campbell works his way back into a safe position though.
Pritchett is breathing heavily.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Campbell controlling from the top position.
Campbell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Campbell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Pritchett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Campbell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campbell connects with a couple of short punches.
Campbell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pritchett looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campbell is one step ahead there.
Campbell throws a big right hand that misses.
Campbell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell works over Pritchett with some ground and pound from guard.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pritchett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a solid left hand.
Campbell chips away with some ground and pound.
Austin Campbell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Campbell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Campbell thows a big elbow that misses.
Campbell throwing strikes from guard but Pritchett blocks nicely.
Campbell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Campbell 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.
Pritchett ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
Pritchett misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Pritchett misses the target.
Campbell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pritchett!
Campbell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pritchett tries to reverse the position but Campbell maintains control.
Pritchett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pritchett?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell raining down shots from the mount!
Pritchett tries to lock up and control but Campbell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pritchett can do to turn this around?
Campbell unloading with bombs!
Pritchett is bucking up trying to escape but Campbell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Campbell lands a big shot there that rocks Pritchett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pritchett defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Campbell.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell wants to control the pace but Pritchett is squirming around nicely.
Pritchett is in a horrible position here. Campbell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount and Pritchett is in trouble!
Campbell lands a big shot there that rocks Pritchett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Campbell dominating with strikes here.
Campbell landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pritchett tries to reverse the position but Campbell maintains control.
Campbell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Campbell with a couple of short strikes.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount and Pritchett is in trouble!
Pritchett taking shots to the head.
Campbell lands a big shot there that rocks Pritchett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell landing strikes from the mount.
Campbell looking to finish Pritchett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pritchett!
Campbell raining down shots from the mount!
Campbell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Campbell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Campbell is landing with some decent strikes but Pritchett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Campbell looking to finish Pritchett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pritchett!
Pritchett is in a horrible position here. Campbell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pritchett is rocked!
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pritchett is still in real trouble! Can Campbell finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a big shot there that rocks Pritchett but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Campbell wants to finish this one by submission but Pritchett is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Campbell.
Pritchett seems to have recovered his senses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell prevents Pritchett from getting the reversal.
Campbell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pritchett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Campbell landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell with shots to the head and body - Pritchett looks very uncomfortable down there.
Campbell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Campbell clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pritchett was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell.
Campbell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pritchett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pritchett.
Campbell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pritchett.
Pritchett is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Campbell counters with a nice uppercut.
Pritchett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pritchett tries to land a leg kick but Campbell saw it coming and moves away.
Campbell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Pritchett dodges it nicely.
Pritchett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Campbell pulls his head out easily.
Campbell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pritchett defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell winds up and cracks Pritchett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pritchett has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pritchett's head.
Campbell trying to control from half guard but Pritchett is working away.
Pritchett actively working from the bottom here.
Campbell controlling the action here.
Campbell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pritchett tries to get to full guard but Campbell has control of the leg.
Pritchett has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campbell wants to control but Pritchett is keeping him busy.
Campbell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pritchett's head.
Pritchett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Campbell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pritchett is staying active underneath Campbell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pritchett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
A slow jab from Campbell misses its intended target.
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a good jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An inside leg kick from Pritchett misses.
Pritchett thumps Campbell with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Campbell had his way with Chris Pritchett in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pritchett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Campbell.
Pritchett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pritchett throws a series of punches but Campbell moves out of range.
Pritchett throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Campbell is defended easily by Pritchett.
Chris Pritchett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell 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.
Pritchett is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell won't allow Pritchett to sweep him here.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pritchett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Campbell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Campbell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pritchett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Campbell lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Campbell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campbell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pritchett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Campbell controls the pace.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Pritchett keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campbell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Campbell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pritchett's head.
Pritchett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Pritchett keeps moving.
Campbell landing with the ground and pound.
Pritchett has momentary wrist control but Campbell slips an elbow through the middle.
Campbell trying to control but Pritchett is working from the bottom.
Campbell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pritchett throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Campbell escapes and throws Pritchett's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chris Pritchett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Campbell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pritchett some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell working the body and head with strikes.
Campbell working the ground and pound.
Campbell lands an elbow.
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a big right hand but Pritchett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Campbell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pritchett to see if he's OK.
Campbell looks up at the clock and then as Pritchett takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Campbell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Campbell cracks Pritchett with a big right hand but Pritchett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Campbell working the ground and pound.
Austin Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Campbell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Campbell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Austin Campbell!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Austin Campbell!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Austin Campbell!
Austin Campbell wins by unanimous decision!
Austin Campbell retains his lightweight title!
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RATING
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