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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emils Heartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Astley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heartman comes to the cage accompanied by Bandoleros. Astley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Never Gonna Give You Up Hip-Hop Beat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Emils Heartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Astley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartman clinches with his opponent.
Astley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heartman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heartman stalling in the clinch but Astley improves position.
Astley tries for a takedown but Heartman manages to get underhooks.
Astley jumps guard.
Heartman wants to stand and escape but instead Astley has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Astley stands and throws Heartman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Astley moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Astley decides to stand back up.
Heartman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heartman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Astley's waist but Astley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Heartman off to one side.
Heartman is breathing heavily.
Heartman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Emils Heartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heartman misses with the combination.
Heartman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Astley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heartman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heartman throws a wild body kick that Astley sees coming a mile off.
Astley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Astley gets a takedown into half guard.
Astley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Heartman is looking to improve his position.
Astley content to control rather than advance.
Heartman wants to improve his position but Astley is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astley stands up out of the half guard.
Heartman punishes Astley's body with a nice straight punch.
Astley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Astley fails with the takedown
and Heartman counters with a left and a right that stings Astley.
Emils Heartman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Astley.
Heartman tries a head kick but it misses.
Astley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Heartman circles away.
Heartman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Astley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Astley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Heartman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astley is taking a breather. Heartman 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.
Astley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Heartman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heartman tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Astley 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.
Heartman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Astley 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Astley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heartman is looking to escape.
Heartman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Astley takes one to the side of the head.
Heartman cracks Astley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heartman.
Heartman has Astley up against the cage in a clinch.
Astley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heartman is keeping busy.
Heartman manages to break the clinch.
Heartman lands a head kick. Astley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Heartman misses with a low kick as Astley jumps back.
Astley moves out of range of the body kick from Heartman.
Heartman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Astley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Heartman tries to reverse the position but Astley maintains control.
Astley controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Astley lands a nice shot to the head.
Astley controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Astley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Astley gets a takedown into half guard.
Astley slips a nice elbow through Heartman's hands, connecting with Heartman's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Astley in particular looking to stall.
Astley stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Heartman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Astley gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Astley just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heartman pushes Astley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Astley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Astley works to advance to full mount. Heartman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Heartman tries to hold on but Astley pushes him away.
Astley controlling from the full mount.
Heartman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heartman is working hard here to advance position.
Astley landing punches.
Astley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Heartman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Astley controlling his opponent.
Rick Astley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Heartman trying desperately to get to his feet.
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.
Heartman is working to get back to half guard.
Heartman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Astley cracks Heartman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Heartman is squirming around, avoiding Astley's attempts to control the action.
Heartman is looking to improve his position but Astley isn't that keen on the idea.
Heartman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Astley controlling the position easily from mount.
Heartman is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Astley.
Astley looking to control but Heartman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Astley landing strikes from the mount.
Astley trying to control but Heartman is having none of it.
Heartman trying desperately to get to his feet.
Astley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Heartman is trying to stand.
Heartman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Astley on the ground.
Heartman tries to reverse the position but Astley maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Astley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Heartman?
Astley avoids the attempt from Heartman to control.
Astley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Heartman's face.
Heartman can't escape the position.
Astley looking to control but Heartman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Heartman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Astley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Heartman hang on?
Astley looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Astley 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. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Heartman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heartman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Astley counters with a head kick. That will keep Heartman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Heartman is looking to clinch.
Heartman is looking to land body kicks.
Astley has Heartman up against the cage in a clinch.
Heartman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heartman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Astley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Heartman's guard.
Astley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Astley gets to his feet. Heartman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Astley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Astley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Astley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Astley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Heartman, up you get!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Astley.
Heartman clinches.
Astley is working for takedown but Heartman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heartman manages to break the clinch.
Heartman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Astley counters with a takedown into side control.
Heartman is trying to improve his position.
Heartman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Astley.
Astley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Heartman tries to improve position but can't.
Astley stands up and beckons Heartman to his feet.
Heartman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astley has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Astley.
Astley lands with a left to the head.
Heartman stalling in the clinch but Astley improves position.
Heartman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Astley.
Emils Heartman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Astley.
Astley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heartman.
Heartman looks to clinch
and Astley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heartman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Astley backs up against the cage.
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!
Astley throws a nice head kick!
Astley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Heartman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Astley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Astley.
Astley passes Heartman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Astley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Astley prevents Heartman from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astley prevents Heartman from standing back up.
Astley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Astley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heartman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Astley.
Astley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Astley stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Heartman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Astley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heartman manages to break the clinch.
Astley misses with a takedown
and Heartman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Astley blocks a leg kick.
Astley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Heartman!
Astley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astley controlling the pace for now.
Astley landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Heartman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Heartman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Astley trying to control but Heartman is having none of it.
Astley looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Astley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Astley 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Astley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luna Lovelace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovelace has chosen The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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, Randy Allen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luna Lovelace!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Allen . No joy for Lovelace on that attempt.
Allen throws a right hand that Lovelace ducks under and follows up with a left that Lovelace also avoids with ease.
Lovelace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lovelace closes this distance looking for a takedown but Allen circles away.
Randy Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luna Lovelace.
Allen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lovelace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lovelace wants to clinch
and Allen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allen .
Lovelace trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lovelace wants to sweep but no luck.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lovelace is looking for a triangle but Allen pushes his legs off easily.
Lovelace 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.
Lovelace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lovelace trying to pass the guard but Allen defending well.
Lovelace looks gassed!
Allen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lovelace is keen to just control but Allen is a slippery customer.
Allen tries to roll over but Lovelace keeps him under control.
Lovelace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Allen wants to improve his position but Lovelace is controlling well.
Allen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lovelace shoots and misses
and Allen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Allen .
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lovelace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Lovelace is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lovelace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lovelace keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen has gone for a leg lock! Lovelace slips out almost immediately though and dives into Allen 's guard.
Allen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lovelace is one step ahead there.
Lovelace distracts Allen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Allen wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lovelace has passed into half guard!
Lovelace wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Allen is pressing down on Lovelace's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lovelace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allen wants to control the position but Lovelace says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Allen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Allen is looking to control Lovelace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Allen avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace is tying to control. Allen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lovelace is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Allen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lovelace tries to free his leg and advance position but Allen is retaining full guard.
Allen pushes Lovelace off and scrambles back to his feet.
Allen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Allen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lovelace slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lovelace wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelace lands some shots froms side control.
Allen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lovelace working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovelace looks up at the clock and then as Allen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lovelace smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randy Allen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lovelace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lovelace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lovelace thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Allen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen gets the takedown into side control.
Lovelace is trying to control Allen 's posture but Allen avoids it.
Allen working the ground and pound but Lovelace is defending the strikes.
Allen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen looking to control but instead Lovelace has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelace is doing well to control the position and prevent Allen from advancing to side control.
Lovelace missing with punches from the bottom.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lovelace keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovelace moves into full guard.
Lovelace looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
Lovelace looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
Lovelace working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
Lovelace pulls Allen in close to prevent any damage.
Lovelace keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
Lovelace striking from the bottom here.
Lovelace lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Allen !
Lovelace is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Allen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lovelace connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Allen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelace dominating with strikes here.
Oh Allen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovelace scoring with strikes but Allen is staying in there.
Lovelace lands a big shot there that rocks Allen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lovelace looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Allen taking shots to the head.
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!
Allen is trying to reverse the position but instead Lovelace has taken his back - oops!
Allen covers up after that shot from Lovelace.
Luna Lovelace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lovelace cracks Allen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Allen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Lovelace has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
I really don't envy Allen right now.
Lovelace is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Allen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lovelace has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Allen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Lovelace.
Lovelace looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Allen taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luna Lovelace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Mourinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
Granite 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Mourinho!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mourinho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Mourinho shows good takedown defense.
Mourinho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mourinho takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mourinho connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Mourinho controlling the position.
Mourinho's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mourinho stands up and beckons Jones to his feet.
Mourinho shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mourinho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mourinho tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Mourinho tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mourinho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones scores a takedown into full mount!
Jones prevents Mourinho from getting the reversal.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones misses with a head shot.
Mourinho is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Mourinho gets back to half guard.
Mourinho trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Jones throwing shots but Mourinho is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling away here and it's allowed Mourinho to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Mourinho is retaining full guard.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mourinho wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Mourinho controlling the position.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mourinho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Mourinho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mourinho drops Jones with a right and a left! Mourinho comes rushing in but Jones regains his composure and manages to keep Mourinho in guard.
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Lucas Jones has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mourinho puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mourinho is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mourinho stands up and beckons Jones to join him on the feet.
Mourinho throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Mourinho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mourinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Mourinho works to full guard.
Mourinho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Mourinho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mourinho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mourinho takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Mourinho keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Mourinho away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mourinho gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mourinho stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Some wild striking there from Mourinho.
Mourinho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mourinho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mourinho controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Mourinho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Mourinho.
Good leg kick by Mourinho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Mourinho shows good takedown defense.
Mourinho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mourinho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones moves out of range as Mourinho throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mourinho pinned against the cage. Mourinho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mourinho has a takedown stuffed.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Mourinho.
Mourinho closes the distance and clinches.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mourinho pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Mourinho sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mourinho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jose Mourinho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lucas Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones trying to control but Mourinho is having none of it.
Mourinho wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Mourinho bucks and avoids them well.
Mourinho wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones throws a wild left hand from mount and Mourinho manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Mourinho is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mourinho avoid being mounted?
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mourinho as he jumps to the side.
Mourinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mourinho tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mourinho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mourinho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Oooh a lovely combination from Mourinho sends Jones down but not out. Mourinho dives into side control looking to finish.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mourinho takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pushing Mourinho's head away, looking to escape. Mourinho manages to hold on to the position though.
Mourinho controlling the position.
Mourinho creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mourinho controlling the position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jose Mourinho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mourinho managing to control the position.
Jones postures up.
Jose Mourinho has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mourinho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mourinho wants to sweep but no luck.
Mourinho controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Mourinho.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mourinho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mourinho.
Jones shoots and misses
and Mourinho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mourinho.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mourinho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mourinho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Mourinho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Mourinho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lucas Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mourinho takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mourinho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mourinho prevents the takedown attempt.
Mourinho taking a breather.
Mourinho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Mourinho is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mourinho down to the mat. Mourinho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mourinho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mourinho passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mourinho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones strikes from the bottom but Mourinho passes into mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Mourinho controlling from mount.
Mourinho prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Mourinho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mourinho controlling the pace for now.
Jones can't escape the position.
Mourinho controlling his opponent.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mourinho lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones is trying to stand up.
Mourinho controlling from the full mount.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones regains half guard.
Mourinho is tying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Mourinho has control of the leg.
Mourinho is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jose Mourinho just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mourinho has managed to clinch.
Mourinho is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Mourinho into the cage.
Mourinho is trying to break free.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mourinho pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mourinho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mourinho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mourinho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mourinho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mourinho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mourinho scores with a nice right hand.
Mourinho tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Mourinho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Mourinho throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Mourinho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mourinho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Mourinho counter with a right hand.
Mourinho shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mourinho throws a left that rocks Jones and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mourinho dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Jones regain composure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mourinho takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lucas Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mourinho working the ground and pound.
Mourinho takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Mourinho slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Mourinho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mourinho 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 Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Mourinho!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colm Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shelton Lane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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186 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Colm Quinn !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shelton Lane!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinn gets a clinch.
Lane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quinn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quinn is trying to break free.
Lane successfully pulls guard.
Quinn wanted to stand there but Lane had control of the position.
Lane working for a triangle but Quinn defends it easily.
Quinn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane wants to control the position but Quinn says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lane gets full guard.
Quinn slips nicely into half guard.
Lane is trying to stand.
Quinn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lane!
Quinn lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quinn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lane holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Quinn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Quinn goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lane is on top in guard.
Quinn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane passes Quinn 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Quinn keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Quinn is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Lane pulls his head out easily.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
Quinn wants to get back to his feet.
Lane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Quinn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Quinn is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lane is looking to take a break and control but Quinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quinn trying to control here.
Lane seems to be working for a kimura but Quinn defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Quinn tries a head kick but it misses.
Lane avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colm Quinn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lane blocks a head kick by Quinn .
Quinn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lane as he jumps to the side.
Lane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Quinn 's head.
Lane closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Quinn throws a strike from the bottom but Lane passes into side control!
Lane trying to control the position but Quinn is working away.
Quinn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lane actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Quinn there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn wants to take a breather but Lane is having none of it.
Quinn content to control rather than advance.
Quinn stands up and beckons Lane to join him on the feet.
Quinn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lane counters with a takedown into side control.
Quinn tries to buck Lane off but Lane is having none of it.
Lane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lane goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Quinn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lane's guard! Nice work there by Quinn !
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.
Quinn 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.
Lane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Quinn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane keeping moving, preventing Quinn from controlling successfully.
Quinn throwing strikes but missing.
Lane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quinn advances position into side control!
Lane is looking to regain half guard here but Quinn keeps moving and retains side control.
Quinn just content to control the position.
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.
Quinn trying to control the position but Lane is working away.
Lane is looking for a sweep.
Quinn stands up and beckons Lane to his feet.
Quinn throws a sloppy head kick and Lane moves out of range easily.
Quinn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lane's waist but Lane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quinn off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colm Quinn . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lane forces Quinn back against the cage and clinches.
Lane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quinn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lane's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shelton Lane 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. This is the final round!
Quinn closes the distance and clinches.
Lane has picked Quinn up - he's going for a ride! Lane dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Quinn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Quinn .
Quinn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lane puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Quinn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lane drops back, looking for a kneebar! Quinn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Quinn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Quinn !
Quinn just content to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn is looking to take a break and control but Lane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quinn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lane to his feet.
Lane tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quinn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Quinn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lane is trying to get back to full guard.
Lane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Quinn 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Quinn 's back!
The referee is taking a good look at Quinn as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lane!
Quinn trying to control the action but Lane just sinks the hooks in.
Quinn prevents Lane from getting a body triangle.
Lane is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Quinn is defending well though. Lane let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lane working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Quinn is doing well to defend. Lane seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Quinn is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shelton Lane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theirry Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Theirry Henry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bailey.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Bailey gets a clinch.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Henry or perhaps it was just good defense by Bailey which made him look bad.
Henry throws a series of punches but Bailey moves out of range.
No joy there for Henry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henry misses with a two punch combination.
Henry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bailey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bob Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Bailey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Bailey.
Bailey misses with the combination.
Bailey misses with a two punch combination.
Henry fails to land with a series of punches.
Bailey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Bailey clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Henry tries to pull guard but Bailey won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theirry Henry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bailey swinging wilding here.
Henry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Bob Bailey has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
Bailey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailey misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Bailey finds it's target.
Bailey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bailey.
Bailey rushes Henry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henry is breathing heavily.
Bailey kicks Henry off and gets to his feet.
Bailey pushes Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bailey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bailey lands a body shot.
Bailey slips a jab and a cross from Henry.
Bailey misses with a wild combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Bailey as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bailey showed some decent athleticism there.
Henry is trying to stand back up but Bailey is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey decides to stand and escape the position.
Henry connects with a body shot.
Henry closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Henry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bailey to his feet.
Bailey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bailey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bailey throws a combination that misses
and Henry counters with a two punch combo.
Bailey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bailey duly obliges.
Bailey instigates a clinch.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Bailey moves out of range of the body kick.
Bailey has managed to clinch.
Bailey breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Bailey there.
Henry is rocked!
Bailey lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henry backs up against the cage.
Oh Henry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bailey dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Henry has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bob Bailey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Supadupa Superman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Supadupa Superman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Johnny Fairtex has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Supadupa Superman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Superman avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Superman fails with the takedown.
Superman avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Superman fails with a takedown attempt.
Superman blocks a jab.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Superman shoots in but Fairtex avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnny Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Supadupa Superman.
Superman misses with a left hand
letting Fairtex counter with a right hand.
Fairtex scores with a nice right hand.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Superman shoots and misses
and Fairtex counters with an outside leg kick.
Superman looks gassed!
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Supadupa Superman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex connects with a high kick.
It looks like Supadupa Superman has been cut.
Fairtex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Superman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fairtex throws the kick towards the body but Superman avoids it.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Superman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Superman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Superman misses with a takedown
and Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex can't break the clinch.
Superman managing to block the knees to the body from Fairtex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fairtex fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Superman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Superman tries to clinch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Superman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Superman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fairtex is fending him off so far but Superman persists. Nope, Fairtex circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnny Fairtex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Superman misses with a two punch combination.
Superman shoots and misses
and Fairtex counters with a nice kick to the body.
Superman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fairtex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Fairtex breaks from the clinch.
Fairtex clinches.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Superman connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superman avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex ducks right into an uppercut from Superman.
Superman shoots in but no luck this time.
Fairtex lands a head kick!
Superman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fairtex counters with a nice low kick that buckles Superman's knee momentarily.
Fairtex lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Superman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fairtex keeps the fight on the outside.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Superman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Superman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairtex as he jumps to the side.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Fairtex lands but Superman takes it in his stride.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Superman moves out of range.
Fairtex throws a lazy head kick
and Superman counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Fairtex swats away the attempt to clinch by Superman.
Superman takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Fairtex. No joy for Superman on that attempt.
Superman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fairtex pushes Superman away with a front kick.
Superman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Supadupa Superman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Superman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Fairtex as Superman shoots in.
Fairtex throws a sloppy head kick and Superman moves out of range easily.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Superman moves out of range.
Fairtex pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Superman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fairtex is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Superman.
Superman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fairtex's waist but Fairtex gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Superman off to one side.
Johnny Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Supadupa Superman.
Superman avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fairtex gets through Superman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex lands an elbow that stopped Superman in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Superman is breathing heavily.
Fairtex stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
That has opened up Supadupa Superman's cut even more.
Superman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Superman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fairtex prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex breaks from the clinch.
Superman avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Superman fails with a takedown attempt.
Superman digs a good hook to Fairtex's body.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Superman closes the distance but Fairtex moves to the side
and Fairtex counters with a nice uppercut.
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Superman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fairtex instigates a clinch.
Fairtex wants to get back to striking at distance but Superman won't allow it.
Fairtex prevents Superman from breaking the clinch.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Superman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Superman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
Superman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fairtex manages to break the clinch.
Superman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fairtex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Superman shoots in for a takedown but Fairtex shows good takedown defense.
A solid body kick from Fairtex.
Superman tries to clinch up but Fairtex circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Superman moves out of range.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Johnny Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex misses with a few strikes there.
Fairtex misses with a series of wild punches.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fairtex.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches.
Superman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Superman fails to pull guard.
Superman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Superman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairtex manages to break the clinch.
Superman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fairtex. Fairtex obviously looking to wear him down.
Fairtex drives through and clinches with Superman against the cage.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex throws a nice head kick!
Superman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fairtex can pounce on him.
Fairtex scoring well with a low kick there.
Fairtex tries to score with a low kick but Superman moves his leg out of the way.
Fairtex is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Superman shoots in but no luck this time.
Fairtex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Superman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Superman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fairtex's waist but Fairtex gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Superman off to one side.
Superman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Superman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fairtex prevents it.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Superman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Superman tries to clinch but Fairtex moves away
and Fairtex moves into the clinch.
Superman has Fairtex pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fairtex manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Superman lands a hook that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Superman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fairtex avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fairtex stops a takedown attempt from Superman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex has Superman pushed against the cage.
Fairtex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Superman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Fairtex dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Supadupa Superman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Superman tries to keep at a distance but Fairtex has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fairtex has Superman pushed against the cage.
Superman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairtex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Superman can do to turn this around?
Fairtex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Superman letting Fairtex take a breather here.
Fairtex breaks from the clinch.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Fairtex throws a body punch but Superman moves out of range.
Superman fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fairtex throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Superman avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Superman has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Superman shoots in for a takedown but Fairtex shows good takedown defense.
Johnny Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Supadupa Superman.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Superman lands a high kick!
It looks like Johnny Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex misses with a wild body shot.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Superman moved away.
Superman clinches but Fairtex breaks the clinch
letting Fairtex counter with a right hand.
Superman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fairtex cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Superman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superman wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
Superman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fairtex lands a damaging elbow.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Superman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a right hand that Superman ducks under and follows up with a left that Superman also avoids with ease.
Fairtex throws a lazy head kick
and Superman counters with a single leg into guard. Fairtex didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Fairtex tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Superman wants to stand but Fairtex is controlling his posture from full guard.
Superman trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
Superman 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Superman pushing down on Fairtex's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Superman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Superman.
Fairtex is rocked!
Fairtex tries to lock up and control but Superman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Superman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Fairtex is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnny Fairtex's cut is getting worse.
Fairtex is looking to get to half guard.
Fairtex tries to lock up and control but Superman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fairtex seems to have got his legs back now.
Superman with the ground and pound from mount.
Fairtex is looking to improve his position but Superman isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fairtex sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fairtex is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Fairtex throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Superman prevents Fairtex from standing back up.
Fairtex is looking to control Superman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fairtex avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairtex looks like he's trying to stand up.
Supadupa Superman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairtex holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Supadupa Superman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fairtex 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Fairtex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Heinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heinski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rare Ol' Times. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Heinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Knut Grepp!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Heinski as Grepp shoots in.
Grepp looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grepp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Heinski pinned against the cage. Heinski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dave Heinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Knut Grepp.
Heinski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grepp actively working from the bottom here.
Grepp tries to roll over but Heinski keeps him under control.
Heinski wants to stand up but Grepp has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Grepp is trying to get back to full guard.
Grepp looks gassed!
Grepp is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Heinski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Heinski's back!
Heinski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grepp on the ground.
Grepp is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Heinski knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Heinski for a finish.
Heinski defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Grepp's arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heinski holding both Grepp 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grepp has got one arm under Heinski's chin. This could be trouble... Heinski trying to control the other hand but Grepp gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Heinski has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Knut Grepp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Rourke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rourke but Rourke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sagat tries to clinch but Rourke is having none of it.
Rourke throws a head kick that misses.
Bob Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rourke misses with a looping left.
Rourke misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Rourke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Rourke as Sagat shoots in.
Rourke misses with a double jab
and Sagat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sagat fails with a takedown attempt.
Mickey Rourke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sagat.
Sagat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rourke throws a combination that misses
and Sagat counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rourke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sagat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sagat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Sagat does no damage.
Sagat fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke tries to clinch up
and Sagat counters by clinching up.
Rourke prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rourke can't break the clinch.
Sagat is working for takedown but Rourke is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sagat looks gassed!
Rourke lands a nice uppercut.
Rourke gets underhooks to prevent Sagat's takedown attempt.
Rourke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sagat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rourke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice takedown defense from Rourke. No joy for Sagat on that attempt.
Sagat throws a combination that misses
and Rourke counters with a nice uppercut.
Sagat keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sagat throws a combination that misses
enabling Rourke to counter with a crisp jab.
Sagat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rourke but Rourke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat fails with a takedown attempt.
Mickey Rourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke stuffs the takedown attempt from Sagat. Sagat gets slowly back to his feet.
Rourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sagat throws a combination. Rourke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Mickey Rourke has been cut.
Rourke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sagat counters by clinching up.
A right hook to the body lands for Sagat.
Sagat breaks from the clinch.
Rourke keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagat instigates a clinch.
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!
Rourke has had enough of the clinch but Sagat keeps him there for the moment.
Rourke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sagat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rourke counters with a two punch combo.
Rourke dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
Sagat gets a clinch.
Sagat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rourke wants to break free but Sagat has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sagat throws a nice looking combination but Rourke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rourke misses with a wild combination.
Sagat instigates a clinch.
Rourke has had enough of the clinch but Sagat keeps him there for the moment.
Rourke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rourke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rourke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sagat.
Sagat postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sagat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rourke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sagat wants to improve his position but Rourke is controlling well.
Sagat is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat is trying to control but can't.
Sagat is looking to improve his position.
Rourke wants to stand up but Sagat has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sagat is trying to stand back up but Rourke is controlling him
Rourke controlling the action here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sagat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Sagat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat tries to clinch but Rourke is having none of it.
Rourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rourke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sagat has closed the distance and engaged Rourke in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bob Sagat will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mickey Rourke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sagat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rourke counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Rourke looks at the referee who does nothing so Rourke lands a crushing right that sends Sagat to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Rourke!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Matt Flynn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Collins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn connects with a nice cross there... Collins is looking wobbly and Flynn recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Collins to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Flynn jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Flynn!
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
13% |
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