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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rattle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Polamalu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Rattle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Polamalu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rattle lands a jab.
Rattle throws out a powerful jab.
Rattle cracks Polamalu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Polamalu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rattle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Polamalu defends well.
Polamalu wants to control from the top but Rattle keeps moving.
Rattle wants to get back to his feet but Polamalu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Polamalu trying to control but Rattle is working from the bottom.
Polamalu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rattle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Polamalu has Rattle in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polamalu is keeping the position for now.
Rattle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Polamalu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rattle, into his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rattle 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polamalu wants to control from the top but Rattle keeps moving.
Polamalu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rattle dives on top into guard.
Rattle advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polamalu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rattle.
Polamalu is trying to control Rattle's posture but Rattle avoids it.
Rattle scoring with punches from side control.
Polamalu struggling a bit here.
Rattle trying to control the position but Polamalu is working away.
Rattle working away.
Rattle is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Polamalu is trying to escape and Rattle transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Polamalu is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rattle! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Rattle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jeff monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Navinho Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jeff monsoon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Navinho Vasquez's chin.
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230 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jeff monsoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Navinho Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
monsoon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
monsoon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vasquez's half guard.
monsoon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
monsoon wants to pass to mount but Vasquez is defending the position.
monsoon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
monsoon wants to control but Vasquez is keeping him busy.
monsoon is pressing down on Vasquez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vasquez is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
monsoon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vasquez has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
monsoon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vasquez tries to clinch up but monsoon circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but monsoon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
monsoon misses with a takedown attempt - Vasquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vasquez tries to clinch there but monsoon circles away.
monsoon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasquez circles away.
monsoon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
monsoon 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.
monsoon wants to control from the top but Vasquez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
monsoon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vasquez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but monsoon is controlling him well.
monsoon is looking to take a break and control but Vasquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
monsoon swings around for an armbar but Vasquez sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into monsoon's guard.
Vasquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with monsoon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
monsoon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
monsoon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
monsoon has a closed guard, preventing Vasquez from standing up.
monsoon working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
monsoon is looking for a triangle but Vasquez pushes his legs off easily.
monsoon has an active guard here but Vasquez has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
monsoon has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Vasquez. Oh but monsoon has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Vasquez goes limp - he's gone! monsoon jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). jeff monsoon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eero Elo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pung Rundgung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rundgung comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bullsonparade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pung Rundgung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eero Elo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pung Rundgung!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elo throws out a loose jab but Rundgung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elo tries to clinch there but Rundgung circles away.
Elo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Elo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rundgung is trying to get back to half guard.
Rundgung being controlled for a moment.
Elo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Elo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rundgung to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rundgung misses with a wild body shot.
Elo misses with a kick to the body.
Rundgung is looking to clinch.
Elo leaves Rundgung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Elo throws a head kick that half lands.
Elo moves into the clinch.
Elo misses with a knee strike.
Elo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rundgung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rundgung jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Elo walks away with a smile on his face. Rundgung gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Elo avoids the body shot from Rundgung.
Rundgung blocks a head kick by Elo.
Elo clinches but Rundgung breaks the clinch
and Elo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rundgung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Elo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elo misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rundgung shoots in but no luck this time.
Eero Elo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pung Rundgung.
Elo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Rundgung.
Elo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rundgung tries to improve position but can't.
Elo controlling from side mount.
Rundgung prevents Elo from improving position.
Elo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rundgung manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo controlling the action here.
Rundgung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rundgung holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Elo stands up and beckons Rundgung to join him on the feet.
Elo throws a head kick that misses.
Elo closes the distance but Rundgung moves to the side
and Rundgung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rundgung stuffs the takedown.
Rundgung defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elo.
Eero Elo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rundgung misses with the combination.
Elo moves into the clinch.
Rundgung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Elo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rundgung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Elo stops a takedown attempt from Rundgung.
Rundgung looks gassed!
Elo lands an elbow just above Rundgung 's eye.
Elo prevents the takedown attempt.
Elo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rundgung.
Elo jumps into guard, dragging Rundgung to the mat.
Elo keeping moving, preventing Rundgung from controlling successfully.
Elo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Elo controlling Rundgung's posture.
Rundgung preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Elo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rundgung circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rundgung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elo tries to clinch but Rundgung moves away
and Rundgung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eero Elo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rundgung counters with a head kick.
Elo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rundgung, as that shot connected.
Rundgung tries to clinch but Elo moves out of range.
Elo throws a head kick that misses.
Rundgung shoots in for a takedown but Elo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A cross from Rundgung lands.
Elo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elo throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Elo.
Elo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rundgung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rundgung avoids it really well and circles away.
Elo fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elo tries to clinch but Rundgung moves away
and Rundgung counters with a nice uppercut.
Rundgung lands a head kick!
Elo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rundgung looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Elo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rundgung struggling a bit here.
Rundgung manages to work his way to half guard, despite Elo's best efforts.
Rundgung is breathing heavily.
Elo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Elo wants to pass the guard but Rundgung is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rundgung sizes up Elo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rundgung steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Elo. That one must have hurt.
Elo wants to clinch but Rundgung slips to the side
and Rundgung counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Elo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eero Elo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rundgung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elo has closed the distance and engaged Rundgung in a clinch.
Rundgung blocks an elbow strike.
Elo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Elo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rundgung has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Elo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rundgung drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Elo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rundgung tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Elo smiles and moves away.
Rundgung looks to land a combination but Elo avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo closes the distance and clinches up with Rundgung, looking for a takedown. Elo pushes Rundgung against the cage but Rundgung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rundgung tries to clinch there but Elo circles away.
Elo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rundgung to the mat! Rundgung manages to get full guard.
Elo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rundgung throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rundgung has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Elo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rundgung.
Elo advances to full mount.
Elo controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rundgung can't escape the position.
Elo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Elo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rundgung throws a right and a left that Elo avoids nicely.
Elo moves out of range of the body kick.
Elo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elo swings for the body but Rundgung moves out of range.
Elo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rundgung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elo moves into range and clinches up with Rundgung.
Rundgung drops down looking for an ankle pick but Elo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Elo moves into the clinch.
Elo tries to land knees in the clinch but Rundgung avoids the damage to the body.
Elo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rundgung's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Elo blocks an elbow strike from Rundgung.
Rundgung avoids a wild elbow strike from Elo.
Elo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rundgung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rundgung displaying some good clinch control by pressing Elo up against the cage.
Elo tries a knee to the head but Rundgung blocks it.
Rundgung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elo misses with an elbow over the top.
Elo jumps guard.
Rundgung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Elo is pulling down on Rundgung's head. It's preventing any offense from Rundgung, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rundgung slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rundgung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rundgung wants to control from the top but Elo keeps moving.
Rundgung lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rundgung postures up in Elo's guard and throws a big left but Elo blocks it.
Elo keeping moving, preventing Rundgung from controlling successfully.
Eero Elo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elo controlling from the full 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eero Elo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Elo tries to clinch up but Rundgung circles away and keeps his distance.
Elo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rundgung swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rundgung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rundgung shoots in looking for a takedown. Elo tries to sprawl out of it but Rundgung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Elo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Elo throws a sloppy head kick
and Elo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elo throws a sloppy head kick and Rundgung moves out of range easily.
Elo rushes Rundgung and presses him up against the cage.
Elo tries to land a knee to the head but Rundgung blocks with his arms.
Elo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rundgung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rundgung on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pung Rundgung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rundgung tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Elo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eero Elo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pung Rundgung.
Rundgung tries to land knees in the clinch but Elo avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rundgung takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Pung Rundgung has been cut.
Elo tries a knee to the head but Rundgung blocks it.
Elo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rundgung blocks it with crossed arms.
Elo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Eero Elo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rundgung misses with an elbow strike.
Rundgung lands a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eero Elo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Elo, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eero Elo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Sheeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steven maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheeks comes to the cage accompanied by Heman "What makes A man". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrett Sheeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, steven maxwell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheeks's corner calls for a 1-2. Sheeks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like steven maxwell has been cut.
Sheeks misses with an uppercut. maxwell saw that one coming.
maxwell misses with a takedown attempt - Sheeks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
maxwell defending well as Sheeks loads up on a big left hand.
Sheeks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract maxwell.
maxwell defending well as Sheeks loads up on a big left hand.
Sheeks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. maxwell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
maxwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sheeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but maxwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sheeks wants to clinch.
maxwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheeks fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheeks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sheeks connects with a nice looking jab.
Sheeks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by maxwell.
Sheeks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but maxwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheeks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
maxwell avoids the body shot from Sheeks.
Sheeks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but maxwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheeks is looking to clinch.
Sheeks thows a left - swing and a miss!
maxwell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That has opened up steven maxwell's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheeks scores with a nice right hand.
maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Sheeks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maxwell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
maxwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
maxwell stops Sheeks from getting back to his feet.
maxwell working Sheeks over with strikes.
maxwell looks gassed!
maxwell stops Sheeks from getting back to his feet.
maxwell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
maxwell stops Sheeks from getting back to his feet.
maxwell throwing shots but Sheeks is blocking nicely.
maxwell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sheeks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheeks.
maxwell slips a straight right by Sheeks.
Sheeks lands with an uppercut that bounces maxwell off the cage and back into rage.
The cut above steven maxwell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
maxwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sheeks.
Garrett Sheeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheeks thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but maxwell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheeks loads up on a big right hand but maxwell slips the punch.
Sheeks thows a body shot but no joy.
Sheeks is looking to clinch.
A jab from Sheeks does it's job there.
maxwell ducks under a wild hook from Sheeks.
Some wild striking there from Sheeks.
Sheeks scores with a crisp jab that stopped maxwell in his tracks.
steven maxwell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sheeks throws a series of punches but maxwell avoids them all with ease.
Sheeks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at steven maxwell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Garrett Sheeks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zygor Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zygor Bane!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane scores with a takedown into Graham's guard.
Graham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graham can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bane controls the pace.
Graham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bane defends it easily.
Bane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Graham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Graham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane thows a big elbow that misses.
Bane content to stall in guard here.
Graham keeping full guard, as Bane tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bane controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Zygor Bane just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graham misses with a takedown
and Bane counters with a single leg into guard. Graham didn't expect that.
Graham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Bane looking to pass the guard.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Bane from controlling successfully.
Graham working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bane has passed into half guard!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bane's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Graham actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Bane 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.
Bane lands with a punch from half guard.
Bane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Graham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ground and pound from Bane.
Still in half guard, Bane seems content to control.
Bane drops an elbow to the side of Graham's head.
Bane is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bane controlling the pace for now.
Bane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Despite being in the dominant position, Zygor Bane just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bane shoots and misses
and Graham counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bane's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zygor Bane 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bane.
Bane is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bane scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Graham to see if he's OK.
Graham tries to bench press Bane off him but Bane keeps the position.
Graham is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bane off and has taken his back!
Bane trying to control the hands but Graham won't let him.
Bane is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Graham gets his way!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham is not going to allow Bane to sit and survive in this position.
Bane is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bane is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Graham off. It looks like it's working - Graham slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Bane displaying calm under pressure there.
Bane moves into range and clinches up with Graham.
A shot in the inside from Bane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane lands a shot to the body.
Bane turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bane manages to end up in side control.
Graham being controlled for a moment.
Zygor Bane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that Bane has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane advances to full mount.
Bane controlling the position easily from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Zygor Bane just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Graham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bane counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bane is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bane trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Graham working for a triangle but Bane defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Graham working for submissions but it's allowed Bane to get to half guard.
Graham has hold of Bane's hands but Bane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bane passes to side control.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zygor Bane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bane fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bane is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Graham misses with a takedown
and Bane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Graham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Graham has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bane is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Graham.
Bane is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Graham will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, Zygor Bane just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bane working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Graham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bane is looking for a kimura here.
Bane slows the pace down in half guard.
Graham has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bane escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bane!
Bane looks up at the clock and then as Graham takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bane smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is trying to get back to half guard.
Bane advances to full mount.
Bane controlling his opponent.
Graham regains half guard.
Zygor Bane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graham looking for submissions off his back.
Graham actively working from the bottom here.
Bane seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham won't allow Bane to pass to mount.
Graham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bane pulls his head out easily.
Bane keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andy Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Zygor Bane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bane 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 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zygor Bane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Wells (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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275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Wells!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dawkins.
Wells throws a looping overhand right but Dawkins ducks down to avoid it.
Dawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wells manages to avoid it.
Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wells takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Aiden Wells has been cut.
Wells misses with a wild combination.
Dawkins lands a jab.
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!
Wells throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wells throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Dawkins.
Dawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Wells circles away.
Wells misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dawkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dawkins lands a left and a right that send Wells crashing to the mat, dazed. Dawkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tim Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells looks gassed!
Dawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawkins clobbers Wells with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dawkins tries to clinch up.
Wells misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells misses with a two punch combination.
Wells avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawkins sizes up Wells with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wells misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dawkins misses with a few strikes there.
Dawkins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dawkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wells counters with a straight right hand.
Wells looks to throw the jab but Dawkins is out of range.
A nice combination there by Dawkins.
That has opened up Aiden Wells's cut even more.
Dawkins tries to clinch but Wells moves out of range.
Dawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wells takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dawkins rushes Wells and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wells takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Dawkins.
Wells jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dawkins walks away with a smile on his face. Wells gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wells avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Dawkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins scores with a head kick.
The cut above Aiden Wells's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dawkins lands a nice shot that snaps Wells's head back.
Wells is rocked!
Dawkins cracks Wells with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dawkins has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wells to stand back up!
Wells is still on wobbly legs! Can Dawkins finish him?
Dawkins closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wells! Dawkins dives in looking to finish! Wells is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Dawkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Rua will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Rua!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Rua.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Rua throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Fist is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mario Rua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Steinburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steinburger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Throw the Jew down the well. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Steinburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nogueira trying to control the action but Steinburger is working from the bottom.
Steinburger is trying to control Nogueira's posture but Nogueira avoids it.
Steinburger is trying to get back to half guard.
Nogueira wants to control but Steinburger is keeping him busy.
Nogueira controls the position.
Steinburger is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Nogueira stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Steinburger.
Nogueira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Steinburger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nogueira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger wants to stand but Nogueira is controlling the position.
Steinburger can't keep his opponent in guard - Nogueira advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nogueira prevents Steinburger from standing back up.
Nogueira is thwarting Steinburger's attempts to control the position.
Steinburger tries to kick Nogueira off but Nogueira keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steinburger avoids it really well and circles away.
Nogueira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steinburger tries to avoid it but Nogueira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steinburger to the ground. Steinburger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira scores with a takedown into Steinburger's guard.
Steinburger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steinburger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nogueira preventing the sweep.
Nogueira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira advances to half guard.
Nogueira stalling.
Steinburger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nogueira on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger is in trouble now - Nogueira has advanced to mount!
Steinburger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steinburger tries to get out of the position.
Nogueira can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steinburger is looking to escape.
Nogueira controlling his opponent.
Nogueira jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Steinburger manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steinburger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nogueira throws a body punch but Steinburger moves out of range.
Steinburger throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steinburger but Steinburger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steinburger throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Steinburger.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Steinburger.
Nogueira closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nogueira lands in his opponent's guard.
Steinburger looking for a sweep. Not yet Steinburger, not yet.
Nogueira advances position into side control!
Steinburger is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Steinburger tries to improve position but can't.
Nogueira advances to mount.
Steinburger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nogueira is landing with some decent strikes but Steinburger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nogueira looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steinburger wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nogueira prevents Steinburger from getting the reversal.
Nogueira controlling from mount.
Steinburger tries to hold on but Nogueira postures up.
Steinburger takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nogueira looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Steinburger is trying to stand.
Nogueira controlling from the full mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricardo Nogueira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steinburger tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Nogueira throws a big shot that misses.
Steinburger misses with a head kick.
Nogueira gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Nogueira seems content to control.
Steinburger is looking for a sweep. Nogueira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nogueira with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Nogueira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Steinburger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steinburger stuffs the takedown.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nogueira uses his free foot to push down on Steinburger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Steinburger.
Steinburger wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Steinburger can't escape the position.
Steinburger is squirming around, avoiding Nogueira's attempts to control the action.
Nogueira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira controlling his opponent.
Steinburger is squirming around, avoiding Nogueira's attempts to control the action.
Nogueira controlling the pace for now.
Nogueira is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Steinburger is surviving well by controlling Nogueira's body position as best he can.
Steinburger is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Steinburger is working hard here to advance position.
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steinburger tries to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Steinburger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nogueira seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinburger is trying to get back to full guard.
Nogueira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nogueira tries to pass to full mount but Steinburger defends it.
Ricardo Nogueira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steinburger tries to roll over but Nogueira keeps him under control.
Nogueira looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Nogueira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ricardo Nogueira just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steinburger throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Steinburger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Steinburger.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nogueira is defended easily by Steinburger.
Charles Steinburger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Nogueira.
Steinburger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nogueira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steinburger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles Steinburger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nogueira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steinburger circles away.
Steinburger misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Nogueira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nogueira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Nogueira!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between spankda yank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yank's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, do it. Sampson has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, spankda yank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bart Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yank displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sampson.
Sampson feints and as yank raises his hands in defense, Sampson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now yank is on top in guard.
Sampson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sampson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from yank.
yank trying to control the position from guard on top but Sampson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yank stands up over Sampson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
yank trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
yank 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.
yank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
yank landing some decent shots from guard.
yank lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson wants to sweep but no luck.
yank works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sampson is in trouble now - yank has advanced to mount!
Sampson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
yank landing strikes from the mount and Sampson is in trouble!
yank scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sampson?
Sampson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sampson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
yank putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
yank looking to finish Sampson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sampson!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, yank cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampson tries to reverse the position but yank maintains control.
Sampson looks gassed!
yank working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sampson is rocked!
yank pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sampson is still in real trouble! Can yank finish him?
yank looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sampson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). spankda yank!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yassir Morabet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yassir Morabet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Howard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morabet drives through and clinches with Howard against the cage.
Morabet gets underhooks to prevent Howard's takedown attempt.
Howard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morabet lands a knee to the head.
Howard has Morabet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morabet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morabet breaks the clinch.
Morabet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morabet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morabet wants it to stay on the feet.
Yassir Morabet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Howard.
Morabet throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Howard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Howard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Howard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morabet can't escape the position.
Morabet tries to lock up and control but Howard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Howard working for a guillotine from mount but Morabet is in no mood to give up.
Howard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morabet manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard wants to control but Morabet is keeping him busy.
Howard remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Howard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morabet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Howard laying and praying for a moment but Morabet takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morabet is trying to control but can't.
Howard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morabet does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Howard wants to pass the guard but Morabet is defending well.
Howard is trying to control the action in half guard but Morabet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morabet wants to control but Howard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morabet tries to kick Howard off but Howard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Howard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
Morabet stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morabet wants it to stay on the feet.
Howard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morabet as he avoids it easily.
Morabet is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt - Morabet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morabet throws a head kick but Howard moves out of range.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Howard or perhaps it was just good defense by Morabet which made him look bad.
Morabet scores with a push kick.
Howard looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Morabet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morabet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morabet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morabet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morabet tries to close the distance and clinch but Howard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Howard fails with the takedown.
Morabet gets a clinch.
Morabet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morabet breaks the clinch.
Howard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Ryan Howard has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morabet gets a clinch.
Howard tries for a takedown but Morabet manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morabet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morabet landing knees to the head.
Morabet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Morabet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morabet gets a clinch.
Morabet stops a takedown attempt from Howard.
Morabet working Howard over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yassir Morabet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Howard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Morabet defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Howard.
Morabet tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
Morabet is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Morabet tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Morabet slaps away a takedown attempt from Howard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Howard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morabet circles away.
Yassir Morabet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Howard.
Morabet lands a head kick!
Morabet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morabet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Howard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Howard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morabet walks away with a smile on his face. Howard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Morabet.
Morabet throws a head kick that misses.
Morabet keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morabet doesn't manage to clinch there - Howard circles away.
Ryan Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morabet is fending him off so far but Howard persists. Nope, Morabet circles away and we're back to standing.
Howard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morabet but Morabet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morabet lands a head kick!
Morabet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Howard is working for takedown but Morabet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Morabet misses with a knee strike.
Morabet prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Morabet - that landed with a thud.
Morabet stops a takedown attempt from Howard.
Morabet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Morabet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yassir Morabet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morabet is looking to clinch but Howard is avoiding it.
Howard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Morabet wants to clinch.
Morabet moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morabet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morabet connects with a knee to the head.
Morabet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morabet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Howard misses with a double jab
and Morabet counters with a body kick.
Morabet lands a high kick!
Morabet stuffs the takedown attempt from Howard. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard tries to keep at a distance but Morabet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morabet connects with a knee to the head.
Howard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Howard trying to control the action but Morabet is working from the bottom.
Howard is pressing down on Morabet's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morabet is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morabet holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard trying to control from Morabet's half guard. Morabet has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Morabet can't keep his opponent in guard - Howard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Howard wants to free his trapped foot but Morabet is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Howard uses his free foot to push down on Morabet's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Morabet.
Morabet manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Howard works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morabet is squirming around, avoiding Howard's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yassir Morabet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Howard's cut.
That's time! Morabet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morabet tries to clinch up.
Howard has a takedown stuffed.
Morabet tries to clinch there but Howard circles away.
Howard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Howard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morabet swivels and escapes.
Morabet tries to clinch but Howard is having none of it.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morabet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yassir Morabet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Howard.
Howard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morabet sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Howard somewhat.
Morabet throws a sloppy head kick and Howard moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morabet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morabet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Howard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morabet throws a head kick that misses.
Howard scores with a takedown into Morabet's guard.
Morabet wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morabet keeping moving, preventing Howard from controlling successfully.
Morabet wants to stand but Howard is controlling the position.
Morabet keeping moving, preventing Howard from controlling successfully.
Howard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morabet has his hands on Howard's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Howard connects with a couple of short punches.
Howard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Howard trying to control but Morabet is working from the bottom.
Howard tries to free his leg and advance position but Morabet is retaining full guard.
Howard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Howard trying to move into half guard but instead Morabet has managed to sweep!
Ryan Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morabet looking to sit in guard and control but Howard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Howard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Morabet manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Howard has Morabet in his guard.
Howard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morabet is aware though and is defending well.
Howard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Howard wants to sweep here but Morabet controlling him for the moment.
Howard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morabet trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morabet thows a big elbow that misses.
Howard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morabet is aware though and is defending well.
Howard 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.
Morabet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morabet stands and steps away. Howard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morabet throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Morabet misses with a head kick.
Morabet tries to clinch up.
Howard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morabet pinned against the cage. Morabet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yassir Morabet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Howard.
I think Morabet has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yassir Morabet!
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